Bryantch

I am looking to purchase a set of 18" Sport Rims for my new-to-me (on a transport truck as I type) 2005 CDI.

I found these:

https://www.wheelership.com/store/br...rim-65432.html

but also saw somewhere that the factory rims are two different widths. I havent found a set of used OEM rims to the aftermarket seams to be the best option.

Can someone please point me in the right direction. Also need tire sizes.

Going for this look:

Thanks in advance!

kajtek1

I had 18" rims 9" wide with ET37 on our car just fine. The car originally come on 16" rims I think 7" while I bought Sport rims who are 17" and 7.5".
The bigger ET you are looking at will make the wheels going more under the car, so you can play with it a bit.
Per my experience W211 has huge space in wheel wells.

cetialpha5

The 8.5 rims are for the 245/40/18 tires which is the stock tire size on my car and the same style rim. The 9 inch rims were for the RWD models where they used a bigger tire in the rear and the 245/40/18 in the front. My only suggestion is to stick with the 8.5 tires, you'll be able to rotate the tires and they will last longer. If you get the staggered setup which is the 8.5 up front and the 9.0 in the rear, they will probably wear out twice as quick. There used to be a big debate as to which ones were better, the Michelin A/S 3 and the Continential DWS were two that got mentioned a lot. I think the consensus was that the Michelin's are a little better, they have a higher load factor, like 97 Y whereas the Continentals were more like 93 and tended to pop more often. However some people said that the Continentals got reformulated so that issue may have gone away.

Bryantch

Thank you both! I will be ordering the 18x8's !

Does the car I used as an example above look to be lowered at all?

kajtek1

You can stick your hand on the top of the tires on this car.
I would think they lifted Airmatic to present wheels better.