New wheels for the E500? Have questions/Want Opinions
05-23-2006, 09:11 AM
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New wheels for the E500? Have questions/Want Opinions
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So I think I'm gonna put some new shoes on my E. I've narrowed it down to two choices. One is a MRR GT1 in silver and the other is a Axis Matrix in gunmetal. I would want 18" staggered to get an aggressive look but don't want to upset the ride, either. I do have a couple of questions though:
1. Is setting Airmatic to Sport 2 enough to lower to get rid of fender gap?
2. Does anyone have any experience with either of these wheels?
3. If so, where did you get them and price paid
4. Will I need to re-align the car once I upsize the wheels?
And now for the opinions....
From my sig, you can see that the car is Brilliant Silver but I have recently added tint to keep things a bit cooler inside during the summer.
So I think I'm gonna put some new shoes on my E. I've narrowed it down to two choices. One is a MRR GT1 in silver and the other is a Axis Matrix in gunmetal. I would want 18" staggered to get an aggressive look but don't want to upset the ride, either. I do have a couple of questions though:
1. Is setting Airmatic to Sport 2 enough to lower to get rid of fender gap?
2. Does anyone have any experience with either of these wheels?
3. If so, where did you get them and price paid
4. Will I need to re-align the car once I upsize the wheels?
And now for the opinions....
From my sig, you can see that the car is Brilliant Silver but I have recently added tint to keep things a bit cooler inside during the summer.
05-23-2006, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Benz-O-Rama
1. Is setting Airmatic to Sport 2 enough to lower to get rid of fender gap?
2. Does anyone have any experience with either of these wheels?
3. If so, where did you get them and price paid
4. Will I need to re-align the car once I upsize the wheels?
2. Does anyone have any experience with either of these wheels?
3. If so, where did you get them and price paid
4. Will I need to re-align the car once I upsize the wheels?
1. the airmatic sport 2 will not get rid of the fender gap. At least, not to a point where it's one or 2 fingers.
2. Not sure
3. Not sure
4. alignment is good for your tires. get yo wheels, slam your car, get an alignment. typical scenario.
My friend had axis rims on his accord. they seemed okay.
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05-23-2006, 04:47 PM
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Yeah, I think I'm leaning toward the MMR's. I'm a bit worried about upsizing the wheels without lowering though.
Has anybody upgraded to 18 inch wheels withouth lowering? Does it give you that 4X4 look that I can't stand? I really want to lower only if I have to. Don't want to disturb the silky smooth ride of this car.
Has anybody upgraded to 18 inch wheels withouth lowering? Does it give you that 4X4 look that I can't stand? I really want to lower only if I have to. Don't want to disturb the silky smooth ride of this car.
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Love the Matrix......Look at mine
Here's a look at my 05' E500 with the Axis Matrix wheels - staggered 19x9.5 and 19x8 with 275 30's in back and 245 35's up front - I love the look ! (Still a noticeable gap as you can see though......
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Originally Posted by mmgrad
so what wheels did u end up getting... post pics please...
I'm having trouble getting the fronts mounted. It looks like there is a little dust cap on the end of the hub and it has a lip on it. This lip prevents the wheels from fitting flush with the hub in the front only. I removed this dust cap and the wheels will fit flush, but then they won't clear the calipers. So, I'm gonna have to order some spacers. I'll post pics as soon as they come in.
