kamkaz

I'm considering moving from 20" AMG multispoke wheels to same wheels in 22" from a GLE AMG. Kind of a OEM++ look. My concern is I'm gonna screw my ride quality making my care uncomfortable. Any ideas? Does the ride quality change at all?

VKS400

Yes.

Mitch Alsup

If you are looking for comfort, took to 18" wheels.
{You will also get more traction.....and longer tire life.....}

kamkaz

LOL. But how uncomfortable. I just love the ride of the S-Class but I want to jazz it up a little.

Barry Jones

I've just bought a W222 and it has 20" alloys (255 front, 275 rear) and in comparison with my W221 that has 19" alloys, the ride is terrible.

As has been said, the best ride quality for an S Class is on 18" wheels as there is far more rubber between you and the road to cushion the lumps and bumps of the carriageway... My W221 was ok on it's 19" wheels, but with 20's I can feel every stone I drive over, that is not how an S Class is supposed to feel.... you are supposed to waft along, not bump and grind

kamkaz

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. Screw it. I'll go get a project car to mess with.

rakaye47

Do you have run flats?

superpop

Very bad idea, ride quality will be bad and you will be cracking rims everytime you hit a pothole. Also not sure if the offset on the GLE wheels would work.

places

If you live in an urban area forget it. You will crack rims and bust up the RF's if that's what you choose.

hyperion667

Fawk it man go for it

as.thompson

The quality of the ride will depend on the tires not the wheel diameter. Presumably you plan to install tires with reduced sidewall to keep the outer diameter close to the original diameter. That is what will make your ride quality suffer. If you were able to install tires that had an equivalent amount of sidewall as the 18 inch wheels/tires your ride would be similar. But you can't because they won't fit and would look strange even if you could make them fit.

trustz

I have set of 22" wheel and lowering module. I don't feel any uncomfortable. Maybe it's just me

as.thompson

trustz, Good to know. Your photo looks like you had to go with extremely low profile tires. Almost no sidewall. What aspect ratio are they?

trustz

Front: 255/30/22
Rear: 295/25/22

Mitch Alsup

Looks very Ghetto.

hyperion667

Not sure where you live but SO MANY car people lower their cars in southern California......and many places for that matter Just sayin'.

hyperion667

Crikey, is that really a '14? That front end looks mean AF! Mine looked nothing like that

MacMP

This is a heavy car. 22 inch wheels are ill advised for many reasons. Your car will suffer, your ride will suffer, and your wallet will suffer from the expense of repairing/replacing wheels and tires frequently.

as.thompson

Wow. Definitely not much sidewall. And the ride is OK you say. Enjoy it!

Streamliner

Nah, that ain’t ghetto. THIS is ghetto:

as.thompson

hyperion667, True that many people here lower their cars AND switch to very large diameter wheels with very low-profile tires. Some even look like wagon wheels from centuries ago. It isn't to improve handling and is only a change in appearance that actually degrades handling. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I've always thought that the idea of very large diameter wheels with super low-profile tires was strange given that Formula 1, the top of automotive performance, has for more than 25 years used 13 inch wheels and tire diameters of about 26 inches (very much like our road car tire outside diameters). Formula 1 is finally going to change to 18 inch wheels in 2021 with the tire rolling diameter staying about the same 26 inches (the reasons for the change a many and too lengthy a discussion for this forum).

superpop

The bigger issue with these giant sized wheels and lowering kits is that they remove almost all of the absorption points that the engineers designed into the car. Bottoming out the shocks and wrapping the wheel with a rubber band means that this very heavy car has no give in the suspension, with that, things start to break very fast. Usually it is wheels first but air struts and suspension parts are next. A hard enough hit can bend the frame of the car, those struts are mounted to key points in the body of the car and with nothing to give they send that energy to the frame of the car. Unless you are driving around on a sheet of glass, you are destined to have very expensive repair bills and lots of flat tires. I think the sweet spot for these cars is 19-20" wheels. I have 19" AMG wheels on my 2015 and I have already cracked one of those so I cannot imaging what it would be like with 22" wheels.

Donnymac

Attractive setup till you hit a pothole at 80 mph. Might work in a parking lot but never on a hwy.

Streamliner

I totally agree, and yet, MB will offer 21” wheels on the new S Class. ​​​​​Crazy.

trustz

It looks like I am a very lucky guy that owned three Mercedes S class and have 22" on every one of them. The 05 W220 w/ABC for three years ownership, 07 W221 w/Airmatic for two years ownership, 2014 W222 w/MBC so far owned for one year. I had replaced one hydraulic pump for 05 W220 only. No strut ever failed on my ownership. Also, my 05 A8 came with 22" wheels from the previous owner, and I owned for two years and no problem on suspension system. Am I a lucky guy or what.