Emad AbuKarsh

I had 2 bent rims front and rear right side this winter from an unseen pothole, and since then I couldn’t find any like mine, found below, which are not in the best condition.
the seller tells me the rims above won’t fit, and he also thinks they are from a c class while tire sizes indicate they are for an e class; that’s why I’m not sure of his opinion, and reading online I saw many people switching for the twin spokes of w213 prefacelift also found below.
do you think these would work? Because if I import them there is no return.
thanks In advance.



Current Rims

An example I found online.

S-Prihadi

I assume you are on 18" and the W213 rim/wheel is also an 18" as per photo.
Ask seller to confirm the width , the J, 8.0J or maybe 8.5J and the OFFSET or ET, usually front is ET48 if a W212.
Photo showed tires : 2 being a 45 aspect ratio and 2 other being a 40 aspect ratio, all 245/18".
So the 45 aspect ratio will be thicker side wall and that has to be for rear.

As for bolt holes the PCD, W212 or W213 is the same, it is 5 x 112

What is your exact wheel/rim size ?
The white car, that is my factory AMG style, but maybe the size is different to your car.
Example mine has 265/35-18" tire at the rear and a wider 9.0J, ET54 wheel/rim.
Front wheel/rim is 8.5J ET48 with 245/40-18" tire.

If ET is lower number, say ET43 it is okey, it means the wheel/rim will pop out of the car more by 5mm compared to an ET48 . 5mm is do-able.

Does your car comes with the front 4 pistons Brembo and 344mm disc rotor ( code 950 option )?
If it does, the AMG factory wheel has unique outward bend on the spoke to clear the fat caliper and other wheel/rim not designed to accomodate the fat caliper at same ET/Offset may hit the caliper,
case to note my aftermarket wheel BBS CHR at ET47 offset will hit the caliper, albeit ET47 is 1mm more clearance than the factory ET48. So me must use 5mm spacer to make extra 3mm clearance required.

Happy shopping and pay attention to the details I mentioned.

Emad AbuKarsh

Thank you S-Prihadi for the detailed reply, as for my car its the white one with the same factory staggered setup as yours, exact offset, tire size and rim width, it also has code 950 AMG SPORTS PACKAGE.
from wheel-size.com I learned that w213 rims came in either 8Jx18 ET43 all round or 8Jx18 Et43 front, 9Jx18 ET53 rear with 245/45/r18 and 275/40/r18 tires respectively, as I zoomed in the first picture I noticed the same tire sizes so I thought they are for an E class not a C as they think, I told them to send pictures of backside and as im wating I wanted to verify with you, would the tires also fit? Since I live in a city full of potholes.
Im glad you told me about the caliber situation, that’s what I was afraid of finding late, would the 5mm outward increase in offset counter for such clearance issue?

S-Prihadi

pot holes are my local enemies too .....
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...d-highway.html

To be honest, aspect ratio 60 on a 225 width and 16" wheel would be the most forgiving for pot holes or 245/55/17" , but again it is all speed of impact dependent.
However, code 950 AMG/Brembo brakes and its 344mm disc rotor will need minimum 18" wheel to fit, it seems from existing clearance of my 18" wheel/rim.

I don't know if there are any knock-off/fake/replica AMG wheels for that Merc wheel you are after, but do becareful just in case .


8Jx18 ET43 all round is okey, if your current wheel is the white car ( same as my original ones ).
ET43 would clear your caliper I am sure, more so these are AMG wheels so Merc knows code 950 possibility.

My BBS CHR is 8.5J of 18" all around, ET47 all.......yep 5mm spacer required for ET47 of BBS CHR, if ET43 I would NOT need spacer.... VERY probably.
My rear tire is different, rear is 255/40-18 so that I get 8-9mm extra wall height compared to original rear 265/35-18". Front the same as orginal 245/40-18".
https://tiresize.com/calculator/ My 265/35 becoming 255/40 gives me 8-9mm more sidewall height at the rear.
https://tiresize.com/calculator/ Your 265/35 becoming 245/45 gives you 13mm more sidewall height at the rear.
I hope your car is not a 4-matic. I read 4 matic CAN NOT have wheel diameter difference much, I do not know the allowed tolerance. Mine is the simple RWD.

Assuming your front suspension is the same as mine, you can't have FRONT wheel diameter ( sidewall height of 18" tire ) too much more than standard, do watch out in the future.
The tire track can hit the spring base of the strut, see below.

Above is brand new michelin pilot sport 4. 245/40-18 on BBS CHR. <3,000KM tire use.


Below is my standard AMG wheel on 245/40-18 GT Radial Champiro SX2. 0KM tire use.






Hope ur shopping turn out well yah....