Changing to Brabus rims for 2008 S550
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From: Paradise (a.k.a. Austin, TX)
'09 S63 AMG
Changing to Brabus rims for 2008 S550
I'm trying to decide whether going from the stock AMG 19" rims to Brabus 20" Monoblocks will work for me ....... I'm mainly concerned about the talk of lowering the car.
Basically, if I'm fine with current gap between the tire and wheel well (w/the stock 19" AMG's), does increasing to a 20" rim actually increase the gap between the tire and wheel well or is it only illusionary? If the gap is infact increased, why is it so? Doesn't the overall wheel circumference have to stay the same even when the tire sidewall decreases?
Basically, if I'm fine with current gap between the tire and wheel well (w/the stock 19" AMG's), does increasing to a 20" rim actually increase the gap between the tire and wheel well or is it only illusionary? If the gap is infact increased, why is it so? Doesn't the overall wheel circumference have to stay the same even when the tire sidewall decreases?
