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Mercedes SL63 AMG; Mercedes E63 AMG S 4matic; Mercedes C43 AMG; Mercedes S Class, Mercedes GLK
Here are 19" black wheels from my 2014 E63 on my 2009 SL63
The tires are the same size on both cars, the front wheels are 9" versus 8.5" stock on the SL 63. Rear are 9.5" on both. The E63 offset was off by 20mm so I added 20mm spacers to the rear. Front have a 10mm spacer as shown in the photo. I don't mind the look but will go back to the originals when I get back to Canada in the spring. I had damaged one of my front wheels and didn't have time to repair it prior to driving the car south for the winter. I don't mind the look though, it is a nice change and the car gets of lot of good comments.
The tires are the same size on both cars, the front wheels are 9" versus 8.5" stock on the SL 63. Rear are 9.5" on both. The E63 offset was off by 20mm so I added 20mm spacers to the rear. Front have a 10mm spacer as shown in the photo. I don't mind the look but will go back to the originals when I get back to Canada in the spring. I had damaged one of my front wheels and didn't have time to repair it prior to driving the car south for the winter. I don't mind the look though, it is a nice change and the car gets of lot of good comments.
OH MY GOD! i was starting to lose hope about responses and i see this!! thank you so much! this is exactly what i needed of a reference! i am so glad someone has already ran this set up that i am trying to do as well!
and i am glad i am right on the money as planning to add a 20mm spacers on for the rears, because the 20x10s are 48ET, with the spacers itll bring them out to a nice 28ET, which is will make it nice and flush against the fenders.
So on the fronts on yours you added a 10mm spacers which brought the 19x9 27ET to 17ET, do what are your thoughts on those? i was thinking of leaving the fronts as is without spacers because i think the 27ET is right on the money as far as fitment.
As far as tire fitments, what do think of up sizing to 265/35/19 and 295/30/20?
May you please post more photos of your SL63 on different angles please, but i am highly appreciative of you posting this photo and kindly replying to my post.
****i misunderstood, these are the E63 AMG wheels you have not the R231 SL63 19 & 20 wheels, they still look amazing though!****
Porsche guy who drives SL63 w/ perf pkg AND perf suspension
they should work with the rear spacer. But the tire sizes are dependent on the wheel, not the car. Doesnt matter what you want, you have to go by the wheel size.
The fronts should stay 255 35, and the rear 285 30 but you can always go up to 295 for that 11" If you want to push it you would go to 305, 25 on an 11" but thats only of you want to try one and see what happens, experiment
Mercedes SL63 AMG; Mercedes E63 AMG S 4matic; Mercedes C43 AMG; Mercedes S Class, Mercedes GLK
Here are some additional pictures
I agree with OKbarnett on tire and wheel size. There are some calculators available that will give you optimum tire/wheel size parameters. With respect to our vehicle I do actually think the first person who posted was also correct and the diameter will be out by about 3% but you can also use the calculator on this site to figure that out.
i think you could live without the 10mm spacer in the front. I needed it for my other wheels but left them on as they were glued to the rotor.
Porsche guy who drives SL63 w/ perf pkg AND perf suspension
Like the white car, I think those are aftmkt wheels, you may be better off to get a wheel which is the right size, than to space the wrong wheel. depends on $
Mercedes SL63 AMG; Mercedes E63 AMG S 4matic; Mercedes C43 AMG; Mercedes S Class, Mercedes GLK
Thanks OKbarnett. These are oem amg wheels but I took them from my E63 so I could get the car to Florida for the winter, hence the different offsets. I had cracked a wheel on the SL and didn't have time to repair /replace before I planned to take it down south. These wheels will go back on the E63 in the spring and I will put either the originals or the after market set I have back on this car.
I agree with OKbarnett on tire and wheel size. There are some calculators available that will give you optimum tire/wheel size parameters. With respect to our vehicle I do actually think the first person who posted was also correct and the diameter will be out by about 3% but you can also use the calculator on this site to figure that out.
i think you could live without the 10mm spacer in the front. I needed it for my other wheels but left them on as they were glued to the rotor.
Hope these help make your decision!
James
Thank you so much!
Which spacers did you use? i have H&R in mind, and in respect to the spacer sizes you have, what are the specs / sizes of the longer wheel bolts did you get to accomodate for the spacers?
As far as the rears being larger , yes i believe they will be naturally, because the wheels that i am prospecting are the 19" fronts and 20" rears that came on the R231 AMGs, so they will be naturally larger in diameter for the rears on the R230 SL63; as they are also in the R231 SL63 AMG wheels, i truly love that look, quite tasty
I truly appreciate you providing visual references
Like the white car, I think those are aftmkt wheels, you may be better off to get a wheel which is the right size, than to space the wrong wheel. depends on $
Hi Okbarnett,
Thank you for your inputs, i believe those are the OEM E63 AMG wheels, thats why he had to use spacers to correct the offset.
As far as getting the right wheel size, i did find a full set of satin black 10 spoke R231 AMG wheels and the rears are naturally will be larger in diameter because they are 19 fronts and 20 rears, but the tire tire size fitment will be the same respectively.
The only thing is that rear spacers may be cosidered for the rears of 20mm, because the rear fitments are 20x10 withe 48ET; fitting a 20mm rear spacer should bring out the rears closer to the R231 rear wheels 31ET
The fronts should actually be nice and close to flushed to fenders, the R231 AMG wheels are 19x9 ET27; while the R230 19x8.5 are ET30; no spacers needed for the front fitments
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