Benz-O-Rama

I know this isn't even remotely close to being E55 related, but I like you guys better. So, I'm letting you guys be first on the this forum to feast your eyes upon The Sickness......



My installer was very happy with my choice of 305/25/20 tires.




Crappy cell phone pics is all I have for now. Once the 40" of snow melts here, I"ll get some proper pics taken.



For those that haven't seen my thread in the R230 side of the house, these are Savini Forged SV8 that I added matte black rivets, and matte black inner windows on the center spokes. They're custom painting a set of lug bolts matte black for me too, I just haven't received them yet. Here they are before they shipped them to me.

2BADGN

Awesome choice of wheels!

ssonss1

looks good

edit: Which tires did you go with? anddddd what are the widths of the wheels?

Gondon

Looks beast

motorkas

I'm down with the sickness!!!!

+1 on wondering about the tire choice.

Benz-O-Rama

9" up front w/2.5" lip and 11" out back with a 4" lip. Standard SL 20" fitment.

Got Contisport 3s on there.

platinumsc

You know we need better pics than this!

g354080

Dope. they do not look fun to clean

V12Godspeed

Hell in winter time!!!....that how hot the car looks...

prodigymb

BALLIN. Now get us better pics

930chas

Those look nice! Props for trying something different from the norm.

BlackCard

Nice

Benz-O-Rama

I know, I know....

I happened to swing by the dealer in my R500 to pick up the OEM wheels and tires. I snapped a quick iPhone pic. There will be a proper photo shoot when the snow here melts.

Pretty much any multi-spoke aftermarket wheel sucks to clean. I'm used to it, I guess.

Thanks Jody.

Thanks. See above.

Thanks. Different is good, following the masses is boring.

Thanks, I'm digging them right now.

Haven't driven on them yet, but I'm guessing it's gonna ride like a Sherman tank, with those tiny rubber band tires.

ZAHANMA

QFT... Sheesh. Those looks great BOR. Like someone else said, nice to see a change of pace in the wheel race.

You got your DR setup too right? Cause no way I would want to run those bad boys at the track (I got mine, just hoping that a) I can get them here before the end of the month and b)MIR isn't cancelled end of the month, though it isn't looking so pretty.

Can't wait to see those in person.

CharlyE500

Look nice !

Roupin

This thread is giving me a sense of deja vu...

Worth the wait

Clayton,
Excellent choice! Cars is going to look great once the weather breaks and you get some nice shots.
Hope you have better luck with the roads than i have been experiencing lately

Thericker

+1 on the stray from regular HRE/Iforged/CCW/Monarchs/etc nice to se something different (now drop dat sum biitchh)

Benz-O-Rama

Thanks!

Don't have a DR setup, per se. What I do have is 17" wheels fitted with R-Compound tires, not DRs. They were free, so I'm gonna try them out and see what's what. I know they're not ideal, but if I was able to cut a 1.79 on all-seasons, the R-Compounds might yield a better result with that famous MIR track prep.

Thanks!

Just a glitch in the matrix.

Thanks Brian. I have a shoot scheduled as soon as it dries out.

LOL, it's lowered via SDS already. It literally just came down off the lift for that pic, so I'm sure once I drive it a around a bit, it should settle a little more. Not sure how much lower I want to go though. Those tires are awful tiny under the wheel...

shockra

Big fan. They look very nice. I wish I saw bigger rims around here in Boston. The potholes kill and warp just about anything over 18 inch.

OXOJE55

Nice setup

Roupin

Quit worrying about the tires. My neighbor's CLS on 20's still rides pretty smooth. It's not as severe as a night and day difference, just a tad but more harsh.

tbone

ELM, Clay, ELM

NCE500

Very tasteful and impressive.

I think you are pretty bold running those on Maryland roads near term after the Winter you guys have had......dodge those potholes!

RonnieRenaldi

Need finished pics