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Old 03-26-2015, 11:14 PM
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whos running forgestars f14 on e55

hey i know theres probably a bunch of threads about these wheels i just can find anything. im looking to order them in the next couple days. im probably going to go with 20's what sizes are you running in front and rear i was gonnna get 9 in front and 9.5 in rear. just seems everyone with a 20" wheel run a 10.5 in rear. any pics and possibly what best offset to go with. thanks..
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I believe they lost favor with this crowd because they were prone to cracking
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They crack. Mine cracked. 19 inch at that.
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I ran Forgestar F14s for a few years, both in 18s and 19s. 18s held up well and are light, but the 19s did crack. Good looking wheels, but they are prone to cracking.





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Originally Posted by AKnight55
I ran Forgestar F14s for a few years, both in 18s and 19s. 18s held up well and are light, but the 19s did crack. Good looking wheels, but they are prone to cracking.





Oh boy I was looking to get 20s. In those pictures they 19s.? I thought these would of been one of the better wheels in the price range of 300-400 a wheel
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yes those are 19s
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What would be a better wheel in that price range. I read bad reviews of mostly all cast wheels crack ?
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I would suggest looking for better quality wheels, but used, from the classifieds on this forum. That's how I got my forged wheels for just over your $400/wheel budget and that was with tires.
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Get the cls 19s. Not light, but oem quality.
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Get the cls 19s. Not light, but oem quality.
I've cracked multiple OEM wheels. CLS and factory W211 E55. Make sure you run a quality tire. That has helped me a lot.
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2014 CLS 63 S AMG / 2004 E55 AMG
I have them, and love them. They look great on an E55 and are very light.

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Front: 19x8.5 +32

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Rear: 19x10 +35

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^^ man that looks good
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Originally Posted by moehler
I have them, and love them. They look great on an E55 and are very light.

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Im loving this one. You just convinced me changing my 19" S63 style wheels to Forgestar F14 on my E55. Very well done

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^ Thanks man! They look better in person. Forgestars are great wheels - lightweight, cheap, and in merc sizes.
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I have cracked OEM wheels before but not cracked my Forgestars. I have some 19"s for sale as soon as I get home
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Originally Posted by moehler
Forgestars are great disposable wheels - lightweight, cheap, and in merc sizes.
If you are going to get Forgestar wheels, understand that they are disposable wheels. Get them if your looking to replace wheels annually.

Forgestar offers no warranty.

See my experience here. All the cracks were on the inside barrel.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ar-wheels.html

The last reply I got from them
A structural failure is something like the spokes of the wheels cracking on their own not due to impact, other road hazard or an accident.. Cracks and bends on the barrel due to impact are NOT considered a structural failure. Unfortunately no one else has the type of testing equipment we use to test the wheels.
When asked how they would test the wheels they did not reply.
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Originally Posted by Hsg08
Im loving this one. You just convinced me changing my 19" S63 style wheels to Forgestar F14 on my E55. Very well done
Yep, go ahead and ignore all the problems people have had with them.
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Looks great Moehler!
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2014 CLS 63 S AMG / 2004 E55 AMG
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Looks great Moehler!
Thanks! And thanks for selling me your wheels

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