iforged wheels 19 for clk55 amg feedback
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thanks! I shall take some side profile shots and post em tomorrow. Any suggestions on the shake at 80???? Its really minimal really but its there........ Could it be the balancing? It was more than what it is now and I had to turn back and go back to the shop and they rebalanced all four all over again. It surely did reduce the shiver by 90% but that 10% is still there. Any suggestions?????????????????????????
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The shake should be wheel balance. Take it back to the shop that put the tires on and tell them you feel vibration adnd they should rebalance for free. OR take it to a place that has a high speed wheel balancer that applies road force when balancing the tire
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I was lookin at the pics and noticed that your spokes twist toward sthe front of the car. Did you do this on purpose? I think it would look better with the spokes twisted towards the rear. Like this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/attachm...7&d=1166396010
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Nice wheels
I got my wheels and rubber and as soon as I could get em on. I think they look stunning and the drive is fine too. Just a very very slight viberation at 80 mph and it goes away at 85. I need to fix it as soon as I can and need advice on it. Posting my pics ,please let me know if you like my way..........
How much do they weigh. Please post their weights with tires on. I was using Carlssons 18", and they were heavy as an anchor. Now that they are off for winter, car feels very light and very fast.
I do not have a good experience with aftermarket rims that are heavy and use hubcentric rings or spacers. I can totally relate to the 5-10% residual vibration that you are talking about. Even after wheel balancing, as well as extreme care in installing the spacers, I couldn't totally shake off the vibration. It became more noticeable on highway lanes frequented by heavy vehicles. I understand that lower profile tires deliver more feedback to the steering wheel, but this minute vibration is still unacceptable for the amount of money paid for these wheels.
Best of luck with solving out this problem, and I'll look forward to your progress.
Regards,
Zee
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You are absolutly right and very observent. I guess you know your thing,,,,very impressive!!!! I told the guy to do the twists backwards and did not pay attention but came back after 15 minutes only to find out he had already put them the wrong way.. Im going in back tomorrow to change the direction of the twist and to do something about the shake. I paid 400 dollars just for mounting and balancing and nitrogen but none of it was worth it,,,and these guys are suppose to be the best, a place called good roads in fort lauderdale all the rappers and movie stars send their cars there but I guess they er not good enough. They should call this place not so good roads!!!!!!!!! Yes, I plan to fix all this tomorrow.I really need to get this shiver out or I dont know what. top dollar for this???????????? not fair!!!!!!!!!!
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You are absolutly right and very observent. I guess you know your thing,,,,very impressive!!!! I told the guy to do the twists backwards and did not pay attention but came back after 15 minutes only to find out he had already put them the wrong way.. Im going in back tomorrow to change the direction of the twist and to do something about the shake. I paid 400 dollars just for mounting and balancing and nitrogen but none of it was worth it,,,and these guys are suppose to be the best, a place called good roads in fort lauderdale all the rappers and movie stars send their cars there but I guess they er not good enough. They should call this place not so good roads!!!!!!!!! Yes, I plan to fix all this tomorrow.I really need to get this shiver out or I dont know what. top dollar for this???????????? not fair!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.iforged.com/showroom/main.php?g2_itemId=1290
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Yes, Iforged are custom made rims and they should fit like a tailor made suit but since they are not hubcentric and come with hubcentric rings I now believe the experiment is already unstable and can go either way. Dont mean to scare anyone but lets face it ,,,,, the wheels should have been HUBCENTRIC,,,,,, and I promise if there is a fraction of unstablity Im gonna take them off and put them on ebay. Im like that. Will post some pics of the back wheels day after tomorrow. My fronts are on their way. No question they are a show stopper.
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hello, thanks for liking my choice . They weigh 28 lbs each and front and back somehow weigh the same and yes, thats without the rubber just the rims alone. I know what you mean I had Brabus monoblock V before these and let me tell you now the car is actually faster cause these feel so light eventhough I went from 18s to 19s and its suppose to weight more and go slower but Im in heaven. I love these wheels. One more thing , Goodyear Eagle F1 is an excelent high traction tire with low road rumble. I ran P zeros and I have run Michi Pilots and Conties but these F1s are just as good. Please let me know if you have any questions...............
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I had I-forged wheels when I forged first came out. They are the worst wheels ever. Buy the HRE, why buy a imitation for almost the same money. When I Got Mine, The dumbasses gave me the wrong offset, I had a w211 with 11.5 inch rears, they stuck out like crazy. Do yourslef a favor, hope to god someone will buy those from you, and then do what you should have done in the first place, buy some HRE's, and while your at it, smack yourself for being so stupid
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Okay blue monster, obviously your just a straight up ****ing dick head, stop talking **** on our forums you ignorant *****. You started talking **** about someone getting there car keyed in the forum, i hope your **** gets keyed. If all you can do is talk down about other people cars, you really need to get a life.
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Okay blue monster, obviously your just a straight up ****ing dick head, stop talking **** on our forums you ignorant *****. You started talking **** about someone getting there car keyed in the forum, i hope your **** gets keyed. If all you can do is talk down about other people cars, you really need to get a life.
i agree, if your gonna buy wheels, spend a few more g's and get some hre's, especially if the wheels you want are based on hre design.
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I'm currently running 19x8.5 front and 19x9.5 rear without rubbing on H&R cup kit but only running 265's in the rear. The DPE's will be 19x8.5 front and 19x10 rear. Not sure yet if I'm going with 265's or 275's out back.
