Fit AMG SL55 Alloys to a 2005 C180K Coupe?

[mully99]

I wanna get some AMG styling 5 (AMG 230) alloys in 18", and wanna fit them to my Coupe. Will they fit? Think they would look really good.

Post pics later, of my final decision and finished product.

 

[television]

Sorry the SL55 wheels will never fit a C class the rears are 9.5" wide

 

[mully99]

what about if they were 7.5 and 8.5 or both 7.5?

i can get ahold of these at www.performancealloys.com

 

[television]

what about if they were 7.5 and 8.5 or both 7.5?

i can get ahold of these at www.performancealloys.com

Thats OK you can choose AMG styling see the chart in the link for your car sizes
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/information/fitting_chart/mercedes-benz

 

[peppernick]

Sorry the SL55 wheels will never fit a C class the rears are 9.5" wide

You can with the 9.5 rears ET31, not the 10J.

 

[television]

Dont know what I looked at this morning but they will even take a 19" wheel and 10j at ET of 35

 

[kjay]

It's not the width thats the problem - it's the offset.

 

[mully99]

Ok, so i've looked about. Would these fit then?

2 rear rims - A230 401 1602 9.5J x 18H2 ET33
2 front rimS - A230 401 1502 8.5j x 18H2 ET30

So whats the difference on the offset?

 

[kjay]

I thought the 230 had a higher offset -


Sizes on mine are......

Front 8.5 x 18 - 35 offset 225 40 18
Rear 9.5 x 18 - 35 offset 265 35 18.


They only just fit !!!


Hope this helps.

 

[television]

here is some more info with the off sets
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...627716.630&CT=F&cat=69J&SID=40&SGR=015&SGN=01

 

[c240yaz]

Tv, I may buy these. Seller says they will fit my C Class 203. rears are 9.5 inches. Do you think I will have a problem with clearance ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-CLS-SMF-al...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

[television]

Tv, I may buy these. Seller says they will fit my C Class 203. rears are 9.5 inches. Do you think I will have a problem with clearance ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-CLS-SMF-al...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

The seller does not give the off set, but the Alloy wheels direct chart says that this size will fit, ie Brabus and Carlsson.

Style wise I think that they are very nice, similar to my SL600 wheels and dead easy to clean

 

[mully99]

What does this mean, and what is the offset of my car, and what is the offset for the SL wheels? thanks

 

[television]

What does this mean, and what is the offset of my car, and what is the offset for the SL wheels? thanks

There is not a simple answer to the question, in basic standard factory wheels, then the off set for the 203 and the 230 are near enough the same at 35 ish.

As the wheels get wider then the off set changes, and it is easier to have a wheel in mind, and ask about that wheel on your car

 

[bolide]

Offset is the difference (in mm) between the plane of the face of the hub and the plane of the centre of the tyre patch. It can be negative or positive. It changes with wheel width. It's hard to understand and even worse to explain

Imagine looking down on the wheel from above with X-Ray eyes. The centre of the tyre isn't necessarily directly above the plane of the hub. The difference is the offset measurement

Engineers like to keep the centre of the tyre patch in the same place irrespective of tyre width to maintain the handling balance. Marketing people and owners like to push the wheel outwards to fill the wheelarch

As the wheel width changes the offset (ET) changes to meet these two irreconcilable objectives...

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[television]

Bolide has given you a super answer above,all I add to that is that on cars where we have ESP and you do, if you deviate too much from the recomended ET number then the cars handling can be affected.

When the car is say sliding or skiding ESP corrects the car back onto a straight coarse, if you deviate to far on the ET then the ESP may not correct the car, or indeed it may over react.

 

[c240yaz]

So the lower the offset, the closer to the outward wheel arch the wheel will be ?

 

[mully99]

so what about these? Do we know if these would fit?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-AMG-...oryZ9888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem