SL500 Wheels on (209)

[p3tchy]

Fitted last night, Staggered SL500 wheels with

225/40/18 front
255/35/18 rear

10mm hubcentric spacers used on the rears to push them out to arches.

Fronts went straight on and fitted nicely over my S Class calipers.

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[p3tchy]

Happy with that.

 

[BaldGuy]

Lower it....

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Nice n wide rear!

 

[p3tchy]

Lower it....

Already lowered on eibach pro-kit. Its my daily driver so I like a bit of comfort still.

 

[Silver CL55]

Tyres must be pretty stretched as the standard rears are 285, front 255.

C.

 

[p3tchy]

Yeah a little bit, not as much as I'd thought there would be.

When the tyre monkey fitted the 225 to the rear wheel there was a hell of a lot of stretch going on. So I clipped him him round the ear and told him to do again and properly this time... muppet

The tyres are all Bridgestone potenza RE050a and have a rim protector so the actual wheel doesn't sit out past the tyre which is what I wanted.

Will go for 265/35 next though as I want it to look low and wide.

 

[Robw210]

Looks good , but could do with being just a bit lower

 

[V12]

Tyres must be pretty stretched as the standard rears are 285, front 255.

C.

Not for a clk.

 

[Borys]

Nice

 

[p3tchy]

Again... daily driver, I'm not 21 (actually I'm not even 31), it's a road car. the only time it's ever gonna see a track is when I tow my track bike there with it.

Coil overs, would be the only way to make it lower and I'm not a fan on pot holed roads.

 

[Silver CL55]

These are not CLK wheels, they are from an R230 SL, I've quoted R230 SL tyre sizes.

Not for a clk.

 

[p3tchy]

You are correct, but sl sized tyres would have looked too balloon like. I'll add a picture so you see how they sit.

 

[Robw210]

Can only 21 year olds lower their cars now ?,

 

[p3tchy]

Can only 21 year olds lower their cars now ?,

Beyond it being usable daily and loosing all levels of comfort.... yes

 

[Robw210]

Sorry but I do not agree with you , I am advancing
in years , have a lowered W210 .
With the correct combination of springs and dampers
the ride does not have to be harsh .

And this "Daily Driver " that you keep mentioning ,
most cars are and mine certainly is .

 

[V12]

These are not CLK wheels, they are from an R230 SL, I've quoted R230 SL tyre sizes.

Why would you fit SL tyres onto a CLK?

 

[V12]

Sorry but I do not agree with you , I am advancing
in years , have a lowered W210 .
With the correct combination of springs and dampers
the ride does not have to be harsh .

And this "Daily Driver " that you keep mentioning ,
most cars are and mine certainly is .

A W210 has a much more comfort oriented suspension setup than a 209.

Even the most hard avantgarde setup for the 210 is still more comfortable than the softest elegance on a 209...

 

[Robw210]

Thank you for correcting me .

 

[p3tchy]

Mine is only the **********e not the sport and its plently stiff enough I thankyou please.

Heres the rear stretch, I think I will change to 265's when these are worn out.