Advice on 19" wheels
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Advice on 19" wheels
Hey everyone,
I have the E55 AMG 18" wheels but after a while they just seem plane.. I was thinking of getting larger 19" wheels (OEM only, no replicas/bremma/tsw!)
Two wheels come to mind:
1) The CLS55 19" wheels
2) The SL65 19" titanuim wheels
My car is white so I used another member's photo for reference (with the CLS55 wheels) and I photoshoped the SL65 rims on it in another photo.. The last one is from a showroom that I passed by and inspired me to consider those nasty 19" SL65s
I have the E55 AMG 18" wheels but after a while they just seem plane.. I was thinking of getting larger 19" wheels (OEM only, no replicas/bremma/tsw!)
Two wheels come to mind:
1) The CLS55 19" wheels
2) The SL65 19" titanuim wheels
My car is white so I used another member's photo for reference (with the CLS55 wheels) and I photoshoped the SL65 rims on it in another photo.. The last one is from a showroom that I passed by and inspired me to consider those nasty 19" SL65s
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Check out this link
Check out this link, it has a combo of rim & tire sizes that fit!
http://www.wheelexperts.com/gallery_reg_mb_004.html
http://www.wheelexperts.com/gallery_reg_mb_004.html
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also...
I was told to go with the following:
19x8.5 - 235/35/19
19x9.5 - 265/30/19
I hear that you could go with 19x10 but it depends on the rim/offset. etc... I hear that 20's will be a pain with having to roll the fenders, avoiding pot-holes (bent rims) and rubbing..............
Look at the 2 threads:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...rims-20-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/145600-19-rims-20-a.html
19x8.5 - 235/35/19
19x9.5 - 265/30/19
I hear that you could go with 19x10 but it depends on the rim/offset. etc... I hear that 20's will be a pain with having to roll the fenders, avoiding pot-holes (bent rims) and rubbing..............
Look at the 2 threads:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...rims-20-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/145600-19-rims-20-a.html
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I thought 19" tires were eventually getting phased out? Although not entirely, but I was informed they will become more expensive. Got this from a reputable tire company.... 
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oh damn.....
Originally Posted by Mr.Gearhead
I thought 19" tires were eventually getting phased out? Although not entirely, but I was informed they will become more expensive. Got this from a reputable tire company....
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Originally Posted by bsmoove
Check out this link, it has a combo of rim & tire sizes that fit!
http://www.wheelexperts.com/gallery_reg_mb_004.html
http://www.wheelexperts.com/gallery_reg_mb_004.html
Gotta love dark rims on light-colored cars
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Originally Posted by Mr.Gearhead
I thought 19" tires were eventually getting phased out? Although not entirely, but I was informed they will become more expensive. Got this from a reputable tire company....
To me, that doesn't make sense because there are so many 19" rims out there.
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Spoke to a executive from Kauffman Tire Depot... he said they are starting to phase out odd sizes over 17". It will make the even sizes cheaper... so I am told...
Don't kill the messenger... I was looking at 19's myself.. and was swayed to 18's.....
Don't kill the messenger... I was looking at 19's myself.. and was swayed to 18's.....
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Originally Posted by Mr.Gearhead
Spoke to a executive from Kauffman Tire Depot... he said they are starting to phase out odd sizes over 17". It will make the even sizes cheaper... so I am told...
Don't kill the messenger... I was looking at 19's myself.. and was swayed to 18's.....
Don't kill the messenger... I was looking at 19's myself.. and was swayed to 18's.....
