03'55AMG

My wheel and tire combo got in today!! Won't be able to mount them until next week, as you know if you have seen my issue regarding my oil. Here are some pictures! Enjoy!






Rims are 18 by 8.5 fronts, and 18 by 10 rears. They are Forgestar F14's in matte black. If you cant see the tire stickers, all four are Hancook Ventus V12 Evos, fronts are 245/40/ZR18, and the rears are 285/35/ZR18.



Another interesting thing is, the wheels came with a lanyard, plate frame, microfiber towel, a bunch of catalogs, a whole booklet on maintaining and cleaning the wheels, and of course the center caps and rings.

berti_00

nice tires... rims are ok.
why 18?

forcefed4door

I wouldnt get anything larger than 18s... Tires are cheaper and much better variety of drag radials. Also a beefier tire less chance for a bent wheel.

MishaDesigns

Need pics mounted! Looks good though

PACougar

I couldn't agree more with you. 18's are for go and 19-20's are for show

400RWHP

^this.

AKnight55

The wheels are super light right? All though I agree 18s do look a bit small, the tire options alone is one of the best reasons, not to mention weight.

I went with a smaller sidewall, so the wheels look bigger (215/40/18 and 285/30/18) Still enough sidewall too

Those 285/35/18s are going to look very bulky

CharlyE500

Nice choice ! love those F14 and you will love the EV12 tires. I have them in my W210 E55 and just perfect. Just post pix when its mounted

CharlyE500

Andrew, do u still have those General tires ? I still have them and they do look like 295. So far love the grip

Toadster

same size/brand tires on OEM rims - they'll look good

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

iTrader: (1)

Tell that to the Viper/ZR1 boys

GT-ER

I love the wheels and agree 18 is a good size. AKnight, why stretch the front tire and have a bulging rear tire? I mean, 285 won't stick out or anything but compared to the 215 front it's going to look odd.

03'55AMG

I don't have the most perfect roads here so 18 will do. And should I swap three fronts for 245/35/18s? I rather my front ties don't look awkward

GT-ER

If you do that the front tires will be 1" smaller in diameter than the rears...too much. 245/35 fronts and 285/30 rear would work fine.

03'55AMG

I will call my tire guy Today and see if he can get those 285/35/18's switched to 285/30/18s.
According to tire tracks, it will be an extra $32, so no biggie. Then they will most likely get them in Monday is not Tuesday. Thanks for the advice!

03'55AMG

Also, the fronts show no difference. So I will get these changes over to 245/35/18s up front and 285/30/18s. Hopefully these wont be 1" thick sidewalls, but we will see.

AKnight55

You need to make sure the height of the front and rear tires are as close as possible. If not you may have issues. Up to a 2% difference is acceptable.

GT-ER

More like 2.5" sidewalls. 245/35 and 285/30 will be fine.

AKnight55

Ya man.. I still got them. They are super wide

I even pulled a 1.79 60ft on the track with them, which isnt bad for street tires

desired_speeds

your current sizes (245/40/18 and 285/35/18) are fine. They're only .55% off in diameter difference.

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

iTrader: (1)

I agree that tire sizes he has are great for those wheels.

03'55AMG

Good deal! saves me trouble

AKnight55

Correct.. Keep what you have OP..

Manuyc

Why 18"

AMGPilot

Better question is why 19" or 20"?