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Here are the specs I'm going with and keeping my fingers crossed;
Fronts = 20x8.5 ET43 w/ 245/30/20 Hankook V12's
Rears = 20x10 ET54 w/ 275/30/20 Hankook V12's
I know the rears should be 25 to match the original diameter, but I'm an old man and I need a little cushion.
If the rears turn out to be too tall for my lowered stance, I will have to roll fenders and raise her up a bit, or swap out tires and hope the airmatic is enough cushioning for my rear.
Fronts = 20x8.5 ET43 w/ 245/30/20 Hankook V12's
Rears = 20x10 ET54 w/ 275/30/20 Hankook V12's
I know the rears should be 25 to match the original diameter, but I'm an old man and I need a little cushion.
If the rears turn out to be too tall for my lowered stance, I will have to roll fenders and raise her up a bit, or swap out tires and hope the airmatic is enough cushioning for my rear.
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Here are the specs I'm going with and keeping my fingers crossed;
Fronts = 20x8.5 ET43 w/ 245/30/20 Hankook V12's
Rears = 20x10 ET54 w/ 275/30/20 Hankook V12's
I know the rears should be 25 to match the original diameter, but I'm an old man and I need a little cushion.
If the rears turn out to be too tall for my lowered stance, I will have to roll fenders and raise her up a bit, or swap out tires and hope the airmatic is enough cushioning for my rear.
Fronts = 20x8.5 ET43 w/ 245/30/20 Hankook V12's
Rears = 20x10 ET54 w/ 275/30/20 Hankook V12's
I know the rears should be 25 to match the original diameter, but I'm an old man and I need a little cushion.
If the rears turn out to be too tall for my lowered stance, I will have to roll fenders and raise her up a bit, or swap out tires and hope the airmatic is enough cushioning for my rear.
I will be switching to /35/front and /30/rear on my next set.
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I didn't know what a P40 looked like so I had to look it up... hahhahah
So many wheel designs look like these now, I wonder who originated it, most likely the oldest, which as far as I remember BBS, but I could be totally off.
Since these wheels have only been out for a couple of years I would think of them as copies of someone else's design.
What is new to these wheels is how they are made, rotary forged/flow cast.... don't know if I fully believe in the tech yet or if it is just marketing hype, but I thought I would give it a shot. It is suppose to be stronger and lighter than a typical cast wheel. I just wish I had a scale big enough to weight it, the one in my bathroom just aint cutting it... LOL
So many wheel designs look like these now, I wonder who originated it, most likely the oldest, which as far as I remember BBS, but I could be totally off.
Since these wheels have only been out for a couple of years I would think of them as copies of someone else's design.
What is new to these wheels is how they are made, rotary forged/flow cast.... don't know if I fully believe in the tech yet or if it is just marketing hype, but I thought I would give it a shot. It is suppose to be stronger and lighter than a typical cast wheel. I just wish I had a scale big enough to weight it, the one in my bathroom just aint cutting it... LOL
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A few different ones
I didn't know what a P40 looked like so I had to look it up... hahhahah
So many wheel designs look like these now, I wonder who originated it, most likely the oldest, which as far as I remember BBS, but I could be totally off.
Since these wheels have only been out for a couple of years I would think of them as copies of someone else's design.
What is new to these wheels is how they are made, rotary forged/flow cast.... don't know if I fully believe in the tech yet or if it is just marketing hype, but I thought I would give it a shot. It is suppose to be stronger and lighter than a typical cast wheel. I just wish I had a scale big enough to weight it, the one in my bathroom just aint cutting it... LOL
So many wheel designs look like these now, I wonder who originated it, most likely the oldest, which as far as I remember BBS, but I could be totally off.
Since these wheels have only been out for a couple of years I would think of them as copies of someone else's design.
What is new to these wheels is how they are made, rotary forged/flow cast.... don't know if I fully believe in the tech yet or if it is just marketing hype, but I thought I would give it a shot. It is suppose to be stronger and lighter than a typical cast wheel. I just wish I had a scale big enough to weight it, the one in my bathroom just aint cutting it... LOL
To find out the weight ... First weigh yourself on your scale than stand on the scale while holding the wheel
Also as far as the speedo .. what is the actual concern ... is your overall diameter the same ... if so you will have no problemn with the speedometer, have you used the tire calculator (see link below)
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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Unfortunately, 245/35-20 (unlike W211) will not fit W212 "sport" sedan. When I tried fitting 245/35-20 Summitomo HTRZ III (26.7" diameter tire) on a 20x8.5 ET32 wheel, the tire was firmly in contact with lower pearch.The highest diameter tire you can safely use is 235/35-20 (26.3") which does not have enough load capacity for W212 (you can probably still use it with air pumped to 45lbs), so the largest diameter tire (with acceptable load carrying rating) for front would be 255/30-20 (26.0") which fits perfectly.
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Haven't seen you on the boards much lately, I was going to see if I could check out your car before I actually tried this wheel experiment since I went with your lowering advice. I am really scared of rubbing issues, but Joe at Trinity Autosports is fairly confident it will work out just fine.
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Ryden wins! Yes sir they are. Not that it was a contest or anything.
Haven't seen you on the boards much lately, I was going to see if I could check out your car before I actually tried this wheel experiment since I went with your lowering advice. I am really scared of rubbing issues, but Joe at Trinity Autosports is fairly confident it will work out just fine.
Haven't seen you on the boards much lately, I was going to see if I could check out your car before I actually tried this wheel experiment since I went with your lowering advice. I am really scared of rubbing issues, but Joe at Trinity Autosports is fairly confident it will work out just fine.
Still loving the ride on mine. no complaints
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Any recent changes to your car?
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shots of coupe with same rims
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Maybe its an Airmatic only thing? But you can in fact run 35's up front for sure.
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I've read people using 235/35-20 and even 225/35-20 (this last size is insane - completely incorrect - too small for W212), but not 245/35-20.
One guy here (forgot who) "modified" the pearch by hammering at it enough to "fit" (K-A even commented that he'll never buy a used car again), tried 245/35-20 for a bit, but soon after said he's switching to 245/30-20 (or 235/35-20) as he was still getting rubbing issues. Believe me, if 245/35-20 would properly fit upfront, I would be running 20s in a second.
People, does anyone realy run 245/35-20 upfront on W212? Do not hold back, please speak out if you do.
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Try 245/35-20 upfront first yourself, then tell me if it fits without rubbing (that is if front wheels will turn at all, its that bad, yes). If someone said they use it with stock pearch, and have no rubbing issues - and I will go on a limb here - that's a lie.
I've read people using 235/35-20 and even 225/35-20 (this last size is insane - completely incorrect - too small for W212), but not 245/35-20.
One guy here (forgot who) "modified" the pearch by hammering at it enough to "fit" (K-A even commented that he'll never buy a used car again), tried 245/35-20 for a bit, but soon after said he's switching to 245/30-20 (or 235/35-20) as he was still getting rubbing issues. Believe me, if 245/35-20 would properly fit upfront, I would be running 20s in a second.
People, does anyone realy run 245/35-20 upfront on W212? Do not hold back, please speak out if you do.
I've read people using 235/35-20 and even 225/35-20 (this last size is insane - completely incorrect - too small for W212), but not 245/35-20.
One guy here (forgot who) "modified" the pearch by hammering at it enough to "fit" (K-A even commented that he'll never buy a used car again), tried 245/35-20 for a bit, but soon after said he's switching to 245/30-20 (or 235/35-20) as he was still getting rubbing issues. Believe me, if 245/35-20 would properly fit upfront, I would be running 20s in a second.
People, does anyone realy run 245/35-20 upfront on W212? Do not hold back, please speak out if you do.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...black-car.html
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I know a couple of people here as well that do, it really depends on the offset you run. The less aggressive offsets can do it for sure, 255/35/20 and you might be pushing it. I too remember the thread about the guy hammering in his strut, the reason also was because he was using his w211 setup on his w212.
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I know a couple of people here as well that do, it really depends on the offset you run. The less aggressive offsets can do it for sure, 255/35/20 and you might be pushing it. I too remember the thread about the guy hammering in his strut, the reason also was because he was using his w211 setup on his w212.
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OK I see it. He's running Conti Extreams which are even higher by 1/10 of an inch that Sumitomo's I tried - specs are 26.8" on 8.5 wide wheel. Wheel width is the key here - he is using 9" wide wheel. What it does in fact is "streches" tire enough to "lower" diameter to probably 26.6".
So 245/35-20 might still be possible on 20x9 wheel, but not on 20x8.5.
Would be great to hear from FTB if he sees any gap/space between tire and pearch (unless of course that pearch was modified, then this whole argument goes out the window, as there's pleanty of room for this tire size except for that pearch).
If you do switch to 245/35-20, would love to hear from you if the fitment was successful.
