emoving

I just purchased some Iforged 20s for a 2004 E55. The dimensions are as follows: 20x8.5 +32 offset 2" front lip
20x10 +35 offset 3" rear lip
pcd 5x112

What is the best size tire for the money. I dont need total sport and do a bigger side wall if needed. Looking for a good comfortable tire and size combination. I have the 18s for the track if need be.

tusabes

245 35 20 front and 275 30 20 rear

emoving

It sucks,,,,,,not many tire options unless you wana spend 2grand.

Faast

Did you forget " You gotta pay to play" I mean what did you expect for 20's

hcetzneb

Falken 452 !!!! Great price, wear great, youll need 245/30 285/25 Check discount tire shipped to your door i think there are 850-900 bucks

tusabes

Huh? You can get the 245 35 and 275 30 combo under $600 at tirerack.com, search those sizes by lowest price

hcetzneb

Emoving before you pull the trigger on tire do some research!! 275/30 is to big if you are go to lower it... If you chech tire rack a normal 275/30 has a overall dia of around 26.5 and a 285/25 is about 25.5 . If you check around 25.5 is about the working or stock dia of a e55 its a plus 2.. The 275 30 is the working size of cl/s class.. If you want to lower the car with a 275/30 it will rub bad. Correct size is 285/25

tusabes

Read his post, he wants a taller sidewall and smoother ride, and he doesnt mention anything about lowering. A 25 series tire is going to ride like crap.

Luke@tirerack

20's on a w211 E55 are not the best of ideas. While many people do run them there are some issues you should be aware of

here's the specs of the OE set up

tire diameter 25.7"
minimum tire load capacity 1433 lbs.

now let's look at the size suggested for you 20's (245/35-20 & 275/30-20)

diameter = 26.8"
load capacity = 1356 lbs.

there are extra load tires in those sizes which have a higher capacity that does meet the requirement for the car.

the proper size for this set up would be 245/30-20 and 275/25-20 which do not meet the minimum load capacity

emoving

I think I jumped the gun on these 20s. I had DPE 19s on my last E55 and loved them. I am thinking I should have gone with 19s again. I may have to flip the 20s.

Oh and I did buy a Renntech ELM to lower the car. So the car will be lowered.

hcetzneb

Take your own advise and read his post.. His car is lowered so it would be great to have the comfort of a 30 side wall but with a lowered car it wont work it will be rubbing everywhere. And ive had 285/25 for 3 years now you can hardly feel any diffrence between a 275/30 and a 285 25 There both a stiff ride

tusabes

No his car is NOT lowered, he says he intends to lower it.

When I posted my comment he had not even mentioned buying an ELM and all he stated was he wanted more sidewall and more comfort. Im not Nostradmus and had no way to predict he would be buying an ELM

emoving

Thanks, ordered new Falken 452 285/25 20 and 245/30 20s.

sunny_j

from where?