stemags

Thanks to one of the members of the forum,I began looking into alternatives,,these caught my eye.
Ive seen them ,,delivered,under 1k for 18x8.5.

Also spoke with a person in the sales end,,he states there is no issue staggering a 4matic. However,Im not sure I want the staggered setup,not really practical switching back and forth for winter driving/summer driving.

hyperion667

Mandrus! hell yeah!

stemags

Yessir I like em,,no chrome tho,,just silver with the polished face/lip.

CEB

There are a few things to remember with staggered wheels - they bring no performance advantages on awe and they don't allow for tire rotation. Accordingly, you'll see much faster tire wear. Ask yourself if the downsides outweigh the cosmetic gain.

stemags

Certainly true,,Im not as young as I used to be and altho it takes me 1 1/4 hrs to switch them off and on(Rigid Impact gun)....who needs that hassle.

ALSO,,,the tech guy at Mandrus/TSW stated its not as harmless as was thought regarding staggered 4matic..Seems the trans axle might be affected..Who needs that headache
For practical reasons,,I might just go with the 5 spoke TSW's,,17's and the MB caps fit,no switching and they look nice I think.

hyperion667

normally I'd agree about the chrome look, until I saw this car

RNBRAD

I'll take a polish over chrome anyday, least for rims. Hyp I bets that's just polished..

stemags

Whoa,,,that is nice ,,are they 19's on there?
Yeah the problem with chrome is pitting,,,Im afraid the Northeast weather would be tuff on chrome eventually.

hyperion667

ah, I see, but wow, they look sharp eh?
are yours polished RNBRAD? they look sweet

you're probably right about the northern weather though stemags...
it's brutal up there

stemags

Oh no doubt,,super sharp indeed.Man Im leaning towards the Mandri again,,hahaaa

RNBRAD

Yea polished lip. A good polish job will be almost identical to chrome, at least for a little bit. But that's the downside of aluminum, you have to stay on top of it with some elbow grease every few months. Those are slick rims though.