Out with the cracks in with new wheels
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Out with the cracks in with new wheels
Hey all,
While taking the back wheel off to have a look at my canister shutoff valve I found 2 cracks in the wheel. The Austin roads have eaten 6 wheels since I bought my c55 2 years ago. I am looking at the Mandrus Stirling wheels like the one in the link below. I have been looking at offset calculators and various wheel websites to find a setup that will mount flush and clear the 6pot front calipers. So far I have come up with this.
Front: 18" x 8.5 x et 32
Rear: 18" x 9.5 x et 25
The fitment on the TSW/Mandrus site is et32 front and et35 rear. If I am correct the stock setup is
Front: 18" x 7.5 et 37
Rear: 18" x 8.5 et 30
From what I can figure the setup I am looking at will put the inside lip of the wheel 8mm closer than stock and the outside lip 18mm closer to the curb.
Is this sound logic?
Anyone ever run this particular wheel?
Anyone know if this setup will clear the 6pot caliper?
Any help would be great. Returning the wheels would run me 20% ($230 ish) restock fee and shipping so I want to get this right the first time.
Wheel
While taking the back wheel off to have a look at my canister shutoff valve I found 2 cracks in the wheel. The Austin roads have eaten 6 wheels since I bought my c55 2 years ago. I am looking at the Mandrus Stirling wheels like the one in the link below. I have been looking at offset calculators and various wheel websites to find a setup that will mount flush and clear the 6pot front calipers. So far I have come up with this.
Front: 18" x 8.5 x et 32
Rear: 18" x 9.5 x et 25
The fitment on the TSW/Mandrus site is et32 front and et35 rear. If I am correct the stock setup is
Front: 18" x 7.5 et 37
Rear: 18" x 8.5 et 30
From what I can figure the setup I am looking at will put the inside lip of the wheel 8mm closer than stock and the outside lip 18mm closer to the curb.
Is this sound logic?
Anyone ever run this particular wheel?
Anyone know if this setup will clear the 6pot caliper?
Any help would be great. Returning the wheels would run me 20% ($230 ish) restock fee and shipping so I want to get this right the first time.
Wheel
Last edited by insame1; Feb 1, 2018 at 01:20 PM.
