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Being from the North-east with nasty winters... the pot holes eat my wheels. I'm looking for forged wheels to replace the factory alloy twin spoke design. Anyone found a nice, forged design that matches OEM ?
19" factory.
I have a set of Factory S63 10 spoke 20" staggered wheels that I am going to be selling soon. From a 2019 S63, not sure what color you want but these are black. Very stout forged factory wheel though. probably list them for 1500 or so plus shipping. No lugs or TPMS though.
Not sure on that. I had 19" AMG Alloy 10 spokes on my last S550 and they cracked twice in 3 years before I finally sold the car. On my 2019 I have had zero issues with the 20" forged units. I am running non RFT Michelins on my 2019, the exact tire I had on my S550. YMMV. I also would not run RFT tires. A pump and repair kit is all you need 99% of the time.
20"s would make the problem worse. Right now run flats on the 19's are a killer.
I have found the stock 19" twin spokes to be very solid driving in NYC. I don't know if you will find a stronger aftermarket rim. Once you go to 20's that is when everyone has issues...
Being from the North-east with nasty winters... the pot holes eat my wheels. I'm looking for forged wheels to replace the factory alloy twin spoke design. Anyone found a nice, forged design that matches OEM ?
19" factory.
I’m with you. I run on bent wheels. 19s with NRFT sound attractive. I’ve not found a wheel I like though.
When faced with this dilemma: I bought a set of Fiske ProFil 305s a simple 5-spoke design.
The fewer spokes the easier it is to clean.
Polished anodized aluminum does not show the brake dust that painted aluminum wheels do.
The wheels are about 7 pounds lighter, each, and you can feel it at the steering wheel.
{That model, ordered Jan last year, no longer appears in their web site.}
Being from the North-east with nasty winters... the pot holes eat my wheels. I'm looking for forged wheels to replace the factory alloy twin spoke design. Anyone found a nice, forged design that matches OEM ?
19" factory.
i bought a set of tsw 19" with studded winter tires from a c63 for my daily driver. its a game changer. car looks fantastic and stops on the dime.
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im in maine our roads arnt terrible but they arnt the greatest either
The whole RFT option has to be one of the biggest scams ever perpetuated by the car/tire companies. So many people have a very misplaced sense of security with these RFT tires, when there are several gotchas with this supposed solution. In my experience, there are two types of failures when it comes to passenger car tires. The first and by far most prevalent failure is a puncture from a nail or screw, the second is a catastrophic event that destroys the tire or makes it so damaged that you really cannot drive on it but this rarely if ever happens to most folks. So assuming you get a screw in your tire, with an RFT you slowly drive to the nearest tire shop where they attempt to fix the hole or replace the tire, well, it will be a fix 99% of the time because no-one stocks RFT tires in most configurations, if it cannot be repaired you are out of luck and probably waiting a week or more for the replacement tire to come in. With that same nail in the non RFT you open up your trunk and pull out a tire repair kit or tire goo or pump, whatever you prefer, and air up the tire enough to get you to the tire shop where they fix the tire or maybe you need a new one that is typically available within a day or so worst case scenario. You could also call AAA and they will come do this stuff or tow you to the shop. My point is, the experience will be somewhat the same. The issue I have with RFT tires is that they trash the lovely ride that is engineered into MB cars and they cost twice as much to replace if you can even find them. I will never own a set again.
I have ripped sidewalls open on NY roads. 0 PSI, drove 5 miles home on 0 PSI !! So run flats have their place, or a spare tire is necessary.
If you tell me to remove run flats, and don't have a spare tire solution, I'm not listening.
I have ripped sidewalls open on NY roads. 0 PSI, drove 5 miles home on 0 PSI !! So run flats have their place, or a spare tire is necessary.
If you tell me to remove run flats, and don't have a spare tire solution, I'm not listening.
To each there own but if that was my experience I would definitely carry a spare. Run flats just have two many downsides for the fraction of time that they actually provide some benefit. I would rather just fix it myself or have the car professionally towed to a tire shop to ensure that I was not doing any further damage to the car or wheel.
The whole RFT option has to be one of the biggest scams ever perpetuated by the car/tire companies. ... .
When I bought my 2016 S550 it of course had run flats. I was at first concerned about the lack of any type of spare tire. But on further reflection, I realized that in 65 years of, sometimes very spirited, driving I had exactly one blowout that required the use of a spare and that was almost 50 years ago. Tire technology has come a long way since then. Wouldn't you know, two years ago I hit a large rock in the road and split my right front tire and wheel yet I was able to drive on it to get to a safe location. So while my habitual ownership of cars with spare tires over the years makes me prefer having a spare, I have gotten my head around the concept of the run flats and don't think much anymore about the lack of a spare. I carry a can of sealer and a pump just in case though. To each his/her own. Good luck whichever way you go.
I carry a plug kit, pump and tirefit kit. I’ve never had to use the tirefit / tire fix in a can and it would likely be my last resort (stranded in the middle of nowhere with no flatbed for days). Confident enough with just that to drive cross country NYC to LA/SD and up through north east Canada with just that.
I’ve patched a few tires on other cars in the past and am confident that a plug kit and pump will get you where you need to go for any patch/tire repair. I’ve had plugs left in for a few weeks before getting a proper patch with no issue.
Totaling my commuting, leisure, and work driving mileage I do about 50k annually on terrible roads with all sorts of random debris encountered. I’ve probably had to plug and patch maybe one or two a year.
I drove 5 miles on this !! from the main highway, off the exit, all the way home. and then I dealt with it later. Something to be said about run-flats. Something to be said about Long Island roads.
Pot hole on the highway, doing 60 MPH. I filed a claim with the DOT, never got paid. Instant 0 PSI.
Here's my thoughts, the run flat saved my life. Never lost control, Tire never flatted out. So the steering wheel wasn't yanked out of my hands as if the tire immediately went flat to the ground.
Surprisingly the rim wasn't damaged, because I never drove on a flattened out tire.
So run flats have their place, but the wheels need a better material to absorb the abuse.
I drove 5 miles on this !! from the main highway, off the exit, all the way home. and then I dealt with it later. Something to be said about run-flats. Something to be said about Long Island roads.
That is about what my tire looked like. But my wheel was also cracked. Similarly I was able to drive normally at reduced speed on the split tire.
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