cjp69

Not sure if these are the same ones you are referring to or not, they came off a 2002 S-55, just put them on my 97 S320.

They are staggered, 18X8.5 in front, 245/45's, and 9.5's out back, 275/40's.

Bernanke

those are the same rims i have, granted in slightly cleaner condition. I need to clean mine up. They look great on silver. I like the newer body style cladding too.

cjp69

Thanks Omey, they really made the car look better compared to the "before" picture below. I Like what you have done to yours as well!

SAMM

cjp69 YOUR RIDE IS LOOKING SO GOOD WITH THE NEW RIMS. DID YOU LOWER THE CAR? MAYBE ITS THE DISTANCE OR THE SLANTED DRIVE WHERE YOU TOOK THE PICTURE? BUT IT LOOKS GREAT ON 18s, ESPECIALLY THE WIDER STAGGERED LOOK
WAITING FOR MY RIMS TO COME, LESS THAN 2 WEEKS NOW. IVE SOLD THE OTHER RIMS I PUT ON MY CAR SO I COULD GET THE NEW ONES. THAT MEANT THAT I HAVE PUT THE ORIGINAL STOCK 16s BACK ON AND I FEEL LIKE THE CAR LOOKS STUPID BECAUSE IVE GOT A BIG TWIN CHROME REMUS ROMOLUS EXHAUST ON THE CAR I NEED MY BIG WHEELS

SAMM

LETS MOVE PAST THIS AND RESPECT EACHOTHERS CARS AND OPINIONS. I DONT KNOW WHY YOU AND THE SPDRACER ARE REALLY AGGRAVATED BY OMEY'S WORK? AS I SAID BEFORE IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY THEN DO SO. IF YOU DONT THEN RESPECT THE OTHER AND KEEP THAT OPINION TO YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE DONE GOOD WORK ON YOUR RIDE THEN SHOW US YOU WONT SEE US POSTING REPLIES DISSING YOUR WORK, PROBABLY BE PRAISING YOUR EFFORTS. SO CHILL AND REALISE THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS MAKING YOU LOOK BAD. WE ARE ONLY VISITING THIS FORUM TO SHARE OUR WORK AND IDEAS. IF YOU CANT DO THAT THEN YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT A DIFFERENT FORUM.
RESPECT

Milky

CJP69 your S-Class looks great. I think that the alloys you have are AMG type I.

I have done quite a bit of asking about and had a look at lots of alloys. I have decided to look for the type II amg alloys or non-AMG replica type II as I pictured on my first question.

I have found out that the S-Class w140/v140 will take at the front; 245/45/yr18 on 8.5 and on the rear 275/40/yr18 on 9.5. or 255/45/18 on 8.5 all round.

Either way, my hunt continues for some affordable type II's and I thank you guys for your replies....even if there was a bit of squabling in the middle.
I just have to find a set now.

Cheers, Milky

Bernanke

CJP69- car is looking awesome, i really like the look, is your short wheel base or long wheel base?

cjp69

Samm,

Thanks for the compliment, I didn't lower it, it is the slanted driveway a little, plus the smaller sidewall that makes it look lower. The rears look real fat with the extra inch on the rim and the 275/40's.

cjp69

Thanks Omey, it is the LWB. I bought it last November on ebay, 125k miles, so far so good!

cjp69

Thanks Milky. I think the 255's will fit, but the 245's are actually the "right" size as far as the tire and rim being as close as possible to the same size as the original 16's, which means your speedo should be dead on. The 275/40's work out to the exact same as well, whereas the 255/45's are slighly different than stock, which may affect your speedo slightly. The 275/40's look great on the 9.5 rims, and a couple of tire shops I talked to said the 245's were too small for the 9.5's. My tires are Continental extreme sports I think, from discounttires, about $775 for the 4 of them I think.

Bernanke

I am running 245/45/18's up front and 265/35/18's in rear but in retrospect 35's are too thin and change gearing too much so speedo is of sligthly at higher speeds, but car pulls great. its a trade off.

Milky

Thanks guys for all your help.

milllx

that change of wheels makes a really big difference - looks really nice!

tyzik

Welcome to the club....does handling feel any different?

cjp69

Lookin' good Milky!!!!!!

Milky

Handling is slightly firmer than before but it still has that S-Class glide to it. I'm just so pleased with the alloys. I looked around for a set of type II AMG alloys but there as rare as chickens teeth so after seeing other pictures of the type I's on the S-Class I decided on them. Also the II's only came in 255 and I wanted the wider 275 at the back.