mdot949

iTrader: (1)

Do any of you fellow E43 owners have an aftermarket wheel setup on your car? I'm still on the hunt for a good set but I am having a hard time finding the perfect offsets and other examples to reference.

Please share your specs and experiences if any

getmercd

Subscribed to this. My boy is looking for wheels for his E43 lol. Both your cars look great! Any performance work done?

ua549

Here are wheel specs.

mdot949

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for the link! I have all the OEM specs and everything already though. What I am looking for is more info about anyone who has fit a set of aftermarket wheels and what width/offset they went with, and how aggressive (or conservative) the fitment is.

The only set that I was able to test fit was the HRE FF01, the specs were as follows:

20x9 et.25 245/35/20 front - The fit was fine, and it cleared the front brakes.

20x10.5 et 35 275/30/20 rear - The fit was way to aggressive and the poke was to much for my liking.

Ive seen a good amount of w213 non-amg models with aftermarket wheels but I haven't seen many E43's. So its a bit tough to find the exact specs and fitment that would work.

mdot949

iTrader: (1)

Thanks! No performance work has been done, I am pretty content with it OEM for the time being. In the future after more parts and things come out then I might be interested, but who knows

Mike@Vossen

You can build yours at www.vossen3.com and see what your E-class will look like on Vossen Wheels including our Forged Lineup.

Direct Link Below

http://vossen3d.com/?scene_Mercedes_...Sedan_AMG_2016

As an example here is our Vossen Forged HC-1


On Monday I can review specs.....

roger23

The Tire Rack seems to have a good selection....
I will need 4 for the winter, for my E43.

getmercd

lol I hear you. My buddy just had his dyno tuned and it is sweet! I was just watching the video on youtube hah can't get enough

eas43

vic viper

Non AMG and the E43 share the same chassi specs, the wheels used for a non AMG can also be fitted to a E43.
The E63 however is a different deal.

eas43

Vic, what width/offsets did you go with? Your wheels look perfectly flush. How's the ride been in 21"

vic viper

9x21 ET40 (with 5mm spacer making ET35) and 11x21 ET50, works really well, not much harsher than the stock 20"

Cao Black

FYI, here is another site where you can see the effects of changing wheel size and offsets (with or without spacers). Depending on your budget, wheel makers will do custom orders. Good luck.

https://www.willtheyfit.com

G3710

245/35/20 20x8.5
275/30/20 20x9.5

tires Hankook evo2

offset 45 front and rear

G3710

Nice set up, looks amazing!

dayjob3

Did you add the front 5mm spacer to clear the breaks or was is just for asthetics?

jhpmbusa

Which brands even make wheels as strong as oem? I am very hesitant on aftermarket wheels after going through a few sets in the past. Every pothole would bend the rims...

vic viper

Asthetics, I ordered the custom wheels before the car had arrived so I was 5mm.s out on the fronts.

dayjob3

I ordered your wheels in the same specs. Will post pics once they arrive. Thank you for the feed back. INVALUABLE!

dayjob3

Wheels are here and mounted. Needed a little tweaking but damm I like this design.

dayjob3

Still need to sort the front suspension

vic viper

Wow, looks great, kinda regret not going for the silver finish

hyperion667

I have wheels for sale

dayjob3

Thank you. You nailed the rear fitment. It couldnt be better. I should mention that my rear wheels are 10.5 not 11 inch wide. The fronts should have been et 35 because they were just touching the calipers. Instead of ordering 5 mm spacers for the front, I just shaved the calipers down 1mm were they were touching only and re painted.

I also am running eibach lowering springs. I have the AWD but purchased the RWD springs. As it sits, the front is an inch too high in my opinion. Will probably cut half or a full coil. Still waiting for things to settle. But thank you again for being the guinea pig.

vic viper

Sounds strange, the fact that you have 4-matic should make it lower up front due to the heavier front end.