what rims...what rims should i get?

[notty800]

need to do a survey on which staggered rims i should go for:

EBAY sells both 18s (18x8.5 front with 0.5" lip and 18x9.5 rear with 2" lip) and 19s (19x8.5 front with 1" lip and 19x9.5 rear with 3.5" lip) these come in Silver finish with polished deep dish lip. both sizes have offsets of 35mm front and rear

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/staggered18inchstyleVIwith2inchlipr.jpg

OR
18s from Tork Matrix rims with chrome lips. they are 18x8 front with 2"lips 38mm offset and 18x9 rear with 3.25"lips 38mm offset. the spokes are actually hyperblack. They also come in 19x8 front with 35mm offset and 19x9 with 40 offset

18s
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/TORK_MATRIX_18inch.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_matrix_hb_3.jpg

19s

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_matrix_hb_2.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_matrix_hb_1.jpg


OR

the TORK Imagine in 18s or 19s? with same offsets as that od matrix style. color in hyperblack too

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_imagine_3.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_imagine_2.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/bg_imagine_1.jpg

OR

PETROL WILDCAT (seems new...saw it at www.petrolwheels.com)

18x8 ET45 or ET32 (with 2 inch lip) with rears of 18x9.5 (with 3 inch lip). what works ET32 or ET 45? or 19s with the same specs as that of 18s

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/PETROLwildcat_black_beauty_pop_whit.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/PETROLwildcat_black_reg_pop_white.jpg

OR

PETROL METRIX 18x8 front ET32 and 18x9.5 rear ET35

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/PETROLmetrix_silver_reg_pop_white.jpg

OR PETROL TRAVIATA in 19s only (seems new...saw it at www.petrolwheels.com)

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/PETROLtraviata_silver_beauty_pop_wh.jpg

appeciate the comments...

[Logic]

i myself would go with the 19's even tho i have 18's on my car but the dish is on mine are 2 1/4" up front and 3 1/4" in the rear IF THE WHEELS CLEAR GO FOR THE 19'S WITH THE RIGHT OFFSET

[notty800]

which offset on 19s do you think would clear a 2000 c230k? have you got pics of your wheels? what wheels do you have?

by the way what style from my choices do you think suits fine with my black car. pics of my car in the members gallery.

[notty800]

looking at my pics do they look like stock ride height? i just bought my car last Sept.

[Section 8]

19s man

[notty800]

which kind of rims on 19s on top of thread do you think are nice?

[notty800]

can the pics be seen? i am having problems i think with posting it...pls advise

[OCKlasse]

Originally posted by notty800
can the pics be seen? i am having problems i think with posting it...pls advise

don't see them.

[notty800]

i tried reposting the IMGs. are pics seen now?

[SLAMMED_C]

go with 19's for sure. ive gone through 2 sets of 19's and Im on a set of 18's right now.. want to go back to 19's again though! its just the right look.
as for offset.. the ideal offset is 35 front and rear.. but you can deviate from this offset slightly without fitment issues. and iff the offset is too far off you can always use spacers to correct offset if the wheel you want isnt available in the right offset.

deep lip looks so ill.

[OCKlasse]

Yeah those Petrol wheels are kinda cool, definitely run 19s though! I promise you will NOT regret it. If you're really worried about fender rolling, there is a good place in Huntington up by me, and all they do are very high end cars.

www.shorelinemotoring.com

[notty800]

how much to have fender rolled? and how low can i go with 19s? without sacrificing ride comfort?

[notty800]

slammed C why are you back on 18s now?

[OCKlasse]

Originally posted by notty800
how much to have fender rolled? and how low can i go with 19s? without sacrificing ride comfort?

About $80 to get your fenders rolled. As far as comfort...that's a very fine line as to how specific you are about ride quality. I didn't have a problem being as dumped as I was, but it might have bothered others. I don't know.

[notty800]

i mean can i try to get stock ride feel on 19s which are lowered? how do i get that if ever? how low can i go with 19s?

[OCKlasse]

Originally posted by notty800
i mean can i try to get stock ride feel on 19s which are lowered? how do i get that if ever? how low can i go with 19s?

If you want a stock ride, get hydraulics. No matter how lower it, the car will have a somewhat harsher ride. That's life...even the 19s. This was my height pre juice:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/trefiveincognito/C230/July%2006/DSC06054.jpg

[notty800]

even on 18s with Eibachs? do not have funds yet for hydrolics or bags. how much to get bags or hyrdrolics? which one is better?

[NEA-4311]

Allright you know I love the Brabus style, I also fell in love with the PETROL METRIX 18x8 front ET32 and 18x9.5 rear ET35 multispoked design.

Will 18x8 front ET32 clear the front shocks? I have 18x8.5 ET35 and I only have 1cm clearance..! It might be the same case with you because you also have a slightly narrower wheel but look it up just to make sure.

[OCKlasse]

Originally posted by NEA-4311
Allright you know I love the Brabus style, I also fell in love with the PETROL METRIX 18x8 front ET32 and 18x9.5 rear ET35 multispoked design.

Will 18x8 front ET32 clear the front shocks? I have 18x8.5 ET35 and I only have 1cm clearance..! It might be the same case with you because you also have a slightly narrower wheel but look it up just to make sure.

Yeah that offset should be fine up front.

Offset calculator:

Difference between 8.5 ET35 and 8 ET32:

9mm more inner clearance and outside of wheel is 3mm more retracted.

[notty800]

does the 32mm offset in front mean my rims will stick out more than if it were 35 or 40?

[ron]

I would either go with the ones in the first pic, or anything from this company


http://www.atpruoteinlega.com/01_home_tecnoforming_en.asp

[NEA-4311]

Originally posted by notty800
does the 32mm offset in front mean my rims will stick out more than if it were 35 or 40?

Yeah, the lower the ET, the more your wheels will stick out.

[c280nz]

petrol metrix or petrol wildcat in 19s would be my choice
man those are bad rims!
go for 19s
but whatever you get out of all those rims will look good!

[OCKlasse]

I really like the Petrol Turandot!

http://www.petrolwheels.com/images/downloads/turandot/Large/turandot_silver_reg_pop_white.jpg

[Devero]

I would go with the Traviatas or the Metrix's

[notty800]

I recently saw this new model from Mandrus. Damn ice cool as well in chrome. These are Mandrus Stuttgard. good in 18s or 19s?
I just can't seem to find where to get them and what the prices are. any idea?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/stuttgard_chrome_reg_large_white.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/notty800/stuttgard_chrome_beauty_pop_white.jpg

[jabu]

i'm gonna stick with my brabus MB6 replica's :)