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Old 01-24-2012, 11:31 PM
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Purchasing aftermarket wheels

alright so i purchased my E55 in December and it already had some aftermarket staggard 20" rims. Somehow, i managed to crack the driver front rim due to low pressure or something, but anyhow to the point. I am looking to replace my rims and with this massive brake kits on the AMG series is making it difficult to find rims that would fit. As of now i have some deep dish style wheels and would like to stay with that, but the down side to the wheels i have on there now have spacers on the front to clear the brake caliper and i would rather not have spacers on the wheels ya know. So does anyone know of some specs that i can look for to be able to clear the calipers or any kind of good guidance? Thanks
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best deal around and they are 19s so you have more rubber between your wheels and the potholes........no spacers and they clear your brakes.

https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...toyo-t1rs.html
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Honestly i was kind of wanting a little bit of all of them, but i am more concerned with not having to worry about cracking my rims again. i would have to say that i am more concerned with performance and style.
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18s for performance. 19s are a good compromise between performance and looks. 20s for looks and don't care about performance.
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Yeah that's what i figured and if i cannot find anything in 19" then as last resort i will get some AMG wheels and have them powder coated black or possibly have the anodized black then clear coated. ;-)

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