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From: DC
2002 W210 M112 | 2021 X247 M270 | 2015 Audi SQ5 | 2015 VW Golf R
2 of the wheels were bent and cracked after 6 years of ownership. I digged up my "old" set of wheels from the C203 and have them re-polished at a shop. Decided to get them mounted tonight and viola. I can see my brakes now 
They fitted perfectly on the W210 without any issue.
Washed her up tonight and snapped a few pics
I just realized they look similar to the SLR 722
They fitted perfectly on the W210 without any issue. Washed her up tonight and snapped a few pics
I just realized they look similar to the SLR 722
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From: East of the Cascades on the Mighty Columbia
2003 Mercedes E320
Boobo-oobo,
That is a beautiful 210 and even more beautiful pictures (the last two)... I've got the bottom one (in the turn) saved as the desktop background on the HDTV and it looks stunning in 1920x1080i, well done, more please?
Wipster
p.s., it looks even better on 4/20!
That is a beautiful 210 and even more beautiful pictures (the last two)... I've got the bottom one (in the turn) saved as the desktop background on the HDTV and it looks stunning in 1920x1080i, well done, more please?
Wipster
p.s., it looks even better on 4/20!
Last edited by wipster; Apr 20, 2011 at 06:09 PM. Reason: misspell
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From: Zagreb, CRO
w210 220CDI
Boobo-oobo,
That is a beautiful 210 and even more beautiful pictures (the last two)... I've got the bottom one (in the turn) saved as the desktop background on the HDTV and it looks stunning in 1920x1080i, well done, more please?
Wipster
p.s., it looks even better on 4/20!
That is a beautiful 210 and even more beautiful pictures (the last two)... I've got the bottom one (in the turn) saved as the desktop background on the HDTV and it looks stunning in 1920x1080i, well done, more please?
Wipster
p.s., it looks even better on 4/20!
I'll process some more images tonight, and post them here. If you need a high rez. image, just PM me, 900x600 image can't look too good on 1920x1080 . . .
PS: I lol'd.
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Gold Coast, Australia
W210 E320
Yes I think quite a lot of of people have been cutting their springs.
I have considered doing it too, but I'm not too keen on the idea...
I can get KSport coilovers delivered to my door (Australia) from the US for $1000 now, with the exchange rate being so good.
Pity I don't have $1000 spare at the moment though!!
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1999 E320
lowered on d2 springs and matched 36 way adjustable shocks that were collecting dust in the back of a warehouse since '08.
#1 spring pads front and rear in the photo's but i went to #2's up front today. it now sits level and doesn't scrub, though the fenders have been rolled and pulled....
wheels are euro 63's in 19x8.5 up front wrapped in 245/35/19... rears are 19x9.5 with 275/30/19's. tires are michellin sports a/s if i remember right....
car rides suprisingly well for being as low as it is. about to order sport side skirts and trying to decide what i'm going to do with the rear bumper.... then it's time for new paint to get her looking fresh again. the black grill is going away in favor for a new oem one, as is the hood ornament. mmmmmmight go back with a hood badge but i haven't decided yet as i didn't really care for it the last time i put one on.
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#1 spring pads front and rear in the photo's but i went to #2's up front today. it now sits level and doesn't scrub, though the fenders have been rolled and pulled....
wheels are euro 63's in 19x8.5 up front wrapped in 245/35/19... rears are 19x9.5 with 275/30/19's. tires are michellin sports a/s if i remember right....
car rides suprisingly well for being as low as it is. about to order sport side skirts and trying to decide what i'm going to do with the rear bumper.... then it's time for new paint to get her looking fresh again. the black grill is going away in favor for a new oem one, as is the hood ornament. mmmmmmight go back with a hood badge but i haven't decided yet as i didn't really care for it the last time i put one on.
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1999 E320
when the car is painted, i'm going to have them paint the grill and maybe i'll like it more when it matches perfectly... the black spray paint somewhat disgusts me but that may be subject to change.
the tires are definitely too big... and the wheels aren't the 35mm offset i was originally told they were which doesn't help either. i think the front is 30 and the rear is 32, but it's been so long since i bought them that i forget to be honest.
i was told that michellins are a bit bigger than the same size tire from most other manufacturers.... then a local tire guy suggested a go with a falken next time saying the same size would fit much better.... i guess i'll give that a shot in 10k miles when these tires are shot
the tires are definitely too big... and the wheels aren't the 35mm offset i was originally told they were which doesn't help either. i think the front is 30 and the rear is 32, but it's been so long since i bought them that i forget to be honest.
i was told that michellins are a bit bigger than the same size tire from most other manufacturers.... then a local tire guy suggested a go with a falken next time saying the same size would fit much better.... i guess i'll give that a shot in 10k miles when these tires are shot
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Germany
E500 estate
Change size of the tires to 225/35R19 and 255/30R19.
And use Hankook, Falken or Pirelli. All these are (with the same size) more small and thin.
Will look better and you will get more space - and that is necessary for lowering the car more and more
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1999 E320
smaller tire would mean i could actually correct the camber.... hmmmm..... i like where you are going with this!
i'm sure these tires won't last much past the end of summer.... thanks for the tire suggestions!
i'm sure these tires won't last much past the end of summer.... thanks for the tire suggestions!
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From: Pittsburgh,PA, Cambridge, Ontario, CN
2003 S210 3.8L Brabus wagon
The offset in the front has to be right on if you are using a 245x40x18 series tire. Use an ET35 rim and you can go to an 8.5 by 18 with a 245x40x18 tire with no rub and lowered by 1.75 inches. You will have only wiggle room on the backside of the tire by the bolt and no rub to the outside. Any other ET will give you issues at that size of a tire. I am not familiar with the 19 series of wheels and would not recommend it on the W210. It just does not look balanced to the car and the brake package behind it. Just my opinion. I know others here like the size. Its just that the suspension was never designed for such a large rim and leaves practically no sidewall to the tire for cushion and in order to stay in range with calibration.
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1999 E320
whether a 16" wheel or a 20" wheel, or anything in between, so long as you run the correct tire size to maintain the same overall diameter, one won't fit any better or worse than another. it's just the ride quality that we all love to sacrifice as we move up to bigger wheels and rubber band tires haha
my issues with slight rubbing is due to the improper offset, as you pointed out. 35mm would have been nice but since that wasn't an option with these wheels, I'm suckin it up and seeking other routes to fix the scrubbing. no biggie as they hardly rub, but either a machine shop will shave the wheel hubs to suck them in a couple mm's or stepping down to a 265 will do the trick
front no longer rubs after installing the eccentric bolts and correcting the caster and dialing out the toe.
my issues with slight rubbing is due to the improper offset, as you pointed out. 35mm would have been nice but since that wasn't an option with these wheels, I'm suckin it up and seeking other routes to fix the scrubbing. no biggie as they hardly rub, but either a machine shop will shave the wheel hubs to suck them in a couple mm's or stepping down to a 265 will do the trick
front no longer rubs after installing the eccentric bolts and correcting the caster and dialing out the toe.
Last edited by erikfrancin; May 30, 2011 at 03:38 PM.
