which AMG rims would you prefer?
11-21-2007 | 06:17 PM
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Having original amg wheels in 19 sounds nice, but if you can afford E63 wheels those are bad ***. I have 20's right now, the ride sucks. My wife will kick my *** if I sell them so soon but I will eventually get some E63 WHEELS.
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11-22-2007 | 02:17 AM
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11-22-2007 | 01:39 PM
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11-22-2007 | 09:28 PM
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Re: Wheel Choices
I would not go with either.
The offset with the 19's would be borderline on a 211, and the older style 18wheels are kind of....dated looking. I recently sold a perfect full set of the older 18's off an 06 E55, they were candidly heavy and no bigger than the stock sizes on my 07.
Another possibility to consider: I just acquired, tried and really like the 18 inch 5 spoke 05 -07 CLS wheels. I found a new car take off set with V speed rated Michelins. They are noticeably lighter than the 07 10 spoke Sport wheels, front offset is out by 10mm, rear out by 11mm which fills out the wheel wells nicely without looking cheesy. The rear tires are also one size up at 275/35/18. Aside from improving cosmetics, they really do look factory, and are MUCH quicker and easier to clean than the 10 spokes were. No AMG logo, but they look pretty similar to the e63 wheel and go for about 1/2 the price.
I'd post pics, but my pesky PC security somehow blocks putting up pics on the forum.
The offset with the 19's would be borderline on a 211, and the older style 18wheels are kind of....dated looking. I recently sold a perfect full set of the older 18's off an 06 E55, they were candidly heavy and no bigger than the stock sizes on my 07.
Another possibility to consider: I just acquired, tried and really like the 18 inch 5 spoke 05 -07 CLS wheels. I found a new car take off set with V speed rated Michelins. They are noticeably lighter than the 07 10 spoke Sport wheels, front offset is out by 10mm, rear out by 11mm which fills out the wheel wells nicely without looking cheesy. The rear tires are also one size up at 275/35/18. Aside from improving cosmetics, they really do look factory, and are MUCH quicker and easier to clean than the 10 spokes were. No AMG logo, but they look pretty similar to the e63 wheel and go for about 1/2 the price.
I'd post pics, but my pesky PC security somehow blocks putting up pics on the forum.
11-22-2007 | 09:50 PM
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11-30-2007 | 02:28 PM
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11-30-2007 | 03:53 PM
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I need new tires so i'm considering changing to some new wheels too. My 2003 has 16" so i'm considering 17 or 18 inch wheels, but i dont want a stiff or hard ride. How is the ride with the larger wheels??
