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Old 08-06-2009, 02:31 PM
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Luke - Question - O.Z. Ultraleggera HLT

Is this wheel available in an 11" width?
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depends on the weather
it does come in an 11" width in both 19" and 20" diameters
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Will the 11" fit the back of the CLK63 Black Series?
And will the 10" fit the front?

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Old 08-09-2009, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MACHC5
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Will the 11" fit the back of the CLK63 Black Series?
And will the 10" fit the front?

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That's what I had in mind too.
The offset is 32, so my guess is yes.
Perfect for track ( or street) wheels, 4 pounds lighter per wheel than the stockers.
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Originally Posted by MACHC5
Luke,
Will the 11" fit the back of the CLK63 Black Series?
And will the 10" fit the front?

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Luke,

Are you there...?
Old 08-11-2009, 05:32 PM
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depends on the weather
sorry... still looking into it ... will let you know as soon as I can
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Luke,

What is the max width of that wheel in an 18" diameter?

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depends on the weather
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OK Guys,
I tried the 10" wheel on the front and it interferes on the inside with the strut.
And the face of this wheel is already flush with the outside face of the fender, so I don't think a spacer will work..


It's a great fit on the rear though.

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depends on the weather
well I was finally able to get the information

front
19x10 is about 6mm into the front damper.

rear
19x11 is about 3mm into the rear suspension.

The outer lip flanges line right up with the O.E. wheels on both but there is less than 12mm of outside clearance to the fender lips up front and 13mm on the rear. It’s already very, very tight on this car.

so, a 10 millimeter spacer would be needed for the front and there would only be 2 millimeters clearance. The rear fitment would be a little easier with a 5 millimeter spacer there would be slightly more than 1/4" clearance

still too tight in my opinion

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Thanks Mach and Luke.

I've got 12mm spacers but it sounds like that pushes the wheel outside the fender.
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Luke,

With the OZ 9" Front and 10" Rear what R rubber will work?

I was looking at Pilot Sport 265-35-19 Front & 305-30-19 Rear.

Is there anything better to use for track tires?

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The OZ's have a very nice look, could these wheels also work on a 2006 C55.?

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Originally Posted by MACHC5
Luke,

The OZ's have a very nice look, could these wheels also work on a 2006 C55.?

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I bought a set of these wheels a few weeks ago for our SL55 in a 20" staggered fitment. There are some color matching issues with the staggered fitment in the 20" wheels. I have to have my brand new set painted so they'll all be the same color. Perhaps Luke will verify that this doesn't exist in the 18/19" sizes? Not trying to torpedo any sales of this wheel but since I've had the issue I thought it pertinent to share with everyone.

They are an awesome looking wheel and Luke has been great to work with.

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Thanks for the heads up Chuck.
Is the darker color maybe Matte Graphite Silver?
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Originally Posted by DFW01E55
Thanks for the heads up Chuck.
Is the darker color maybe Matte Graphite Silver?
it's not matte graphite but it's not silver either which they are supposed to be. We're not sure why they do not match

there was some changes in the finish shop which is the only explanation we have received ....

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Chuck, got any pics of your HLT's on the SL55? Love to see them!
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Chuck, got any pics of your HLT's on the SL55? Love to see them!
They are being sparyed tomorrow so hopefully I'll have pics this weekend. Can't wait! This has been the longest I've actually had wheels and NOT had them on the car yet!!!
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Here's a teaser pic! I picked them up at the body shop today to have them balanced (I had the tires mounted b/f they painted them). They were beautiful! While at the tire shop, one of the guys in the back disconnected an air hose from an impact wrench and just let it go and guess what?????? That's right, smack! It hit the lip on one of my freshly painted front wheels!!! I coulda choked the guy. Ironic thing was, this same tire shop damaged a 74 0il with an air hose about 10 years ago... Sooooo, back to the body shop I go to have it repaired! I pick it up and tomorrow and we'll give balancing another try.....

Anyway, I painted the rotor hats on the two rear wheels and mounted them tonight....

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more pic's please.
they look very nice.
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more pic's please.
they look very nice.
To me, it looks like the right wheel for this car! I'll post some more when I get the front wheel back from the body shop and mounted on the car. Probably Friday/Saturday (taking this one to Cars and Coffee this Saturday....).
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looks very nice! Can't wait for you to post more!
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Hi Chuck, do you mind posting the specs for your wheels too? like to know what offsets you used and if you don't mind, can you post pics of how flush the wheels are with the flares of the wheel well? I like mine to sit flush and my worry is that the front's may not sit flush but may require spacers. Thanks! Can't wait to see your pics!


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