CLS new tyres, opportunity to change wheels.
Discussion
Bought my CLS in January as my work horse for driving to the office in Germany.
Its been fantastic to drive and on economy.
Thinking of all season tyres for the German winter but it made me think about buying a second set of summer tyres and bigger alloy than the 17" she has now.
Any picture recommendations of good looking 18" or 19" Alloys would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Tony.
Its been fantastic to drive and on economy.
Thinking of all season tyres for the German winter but it made me think about buying a second set of summer tyres and bigger alloy than the 17" she has now.
Any picture recommendations of good looking 18" or 19" Alloys would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Tony.
Edited by so called on Friday 13th September 21:00
developer215 said:
I'd go for 19" AMG type III for your car, which is too big for the current 17"s (IMO).
Here's my previous E with them on - they are actually CLS wheels - nicely dished, especially at the rear:
Hi and thank.Here's my previous E with them on - they are actually CLS wheels - nicely dished, especially at the rear:
I agree with the 17" being to small.
I saw a CLS with those wheels today and had wondered what they were and so thanks again,
Cheers,
Tony.
Choices are here Tony, though MB dealers can be cheaper - and sets come up on ebay occasionally:
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_wh...
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_wh...
I bought a set of brand new 17" MB wheels with Continental winter tyres for 1100 euro from this guy on Ebay.de and can warmly recommend him - has a 100 % rating too.
Don't know if a S class shares the same offset but maybe worth checking: http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/Mercedes-S-Klasse-W221...
Don't know if a S class shares the same offset but maybe worth checking: http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/Mercedes-S-Klasse-W221...
Hello again......
I think I must have a buckled 19" as I've had them balanced twice now still have an resonant vibration at around 130km/h. Doesn't happen on the 17"s
I just wanted to make a comment about the ride quality difference between my winter 17" wheels and the 10" AMG III's that bought last year.
Basically the 17"s feel so much better regardless of the vibration.
I find the 19"s tram-line a little and generally don't seem in harmony with the cars suspension. Or is it just me.
I think I must have a buckled 19" as I've had them balanced twice now still have an resonant vibration at around 130km/h. Doesn't happen on the 17"s
I just wanted to make a comment about the ride quality difference between my winter 17" wheels and the 10" AMG III's that bought last year.
Basically the 17"s feel so much better regardless of the vibration.
I find the 19"s tram-line a little and generally don't seem in harmony with the cars suspension. Or is it just me.
This is a useful site with images, prices, sizes and tyre specs for a wide range of wheels for the c219 CLS, including pretty much the full range of Merc wheels. http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_wh...
A true wheel upgrade would be a switch from cast (relatively heavy and weak) rims to forged (relatively light and strong). But nobody seems to care much about that sort of thing anymore (presumably because you can't see it). It always surprises me how much heavier a large cast alloy wheel and tyre combination is compared to a slightly smaller steel wheel and tyre combination with which I swap it twice a year; and then it amazes me even more how much sweeter the car handles on the smaller steel wheel than it did on the alloy.
Taste is a matter of taste and all that, but the enormous five-spoke AMG wheel is hardly an original choice.
A true wheel upgrade would be a switch from cast (relatively heavy and weak) rims to forged (relatively light and strong). But nobody seems to care much about that sort of thing anymore (presumably because you can't see it). It always surprises me how much heavier a large cast alloy wheel and tyre combination is compared to a slightly smaller steel wheel and tyre combination with which I swap it twice a year; and then it amazes me even more how much sweeter the car handles on the smaller steel wheel than it did on the alloy.
Taste is a matter of taste and all that, but the enormous five-spoke AMG wheel is hardly an original choice.
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