My car has the 5-spoke AMG alloys (see picture...). I've had all 4 tyres replaced, with Dunlop D-maxx (I think that's the name - it has maxx in it anyhoo), and the car still shakes above 60mph on smooth tarmac!
Took it back to the tyre guy (who I trust, he's been doing all my cars for years now) and he says he thinks one of the rear wheels has a very small buckle to it, on the inside edge. It's just enough that you can see the inner rim running slightly distorted; the wheel balance machine decided that this wheel needed another 25g of lead opposite the buckle, which isn't that much...
But!
Looking at these AMG wheels, they seem to me to not be all that strong. The 5 spokes don't have buttresses on the inside edges, so the entire surface of the wheel is basically supported from one side - and the buckle is in the unsupported. inner edge!
Has anyone had problems with this specific design of wheel? I don't want to go to the hassle of sourcing a whole replacement real AMG wheel, only to find that they are softer and less structurally strong than is required for the job: if that's the case then I'd rather unlock the chequebook and buy something a bit better, like some Lorinser Turbines or the original SLR wheels up on Ebay at the moment...
Took it back to the tyre guy (who I trust, he's been doing all my cars for years now) and he says he thinks one of the rear wheels has a very small buckle to it, on the inside edge. It's just enough that you can see the inner rim running slightly distorted; the wheel balance machine decided that this wheel needed another 25g of lead opposite the buckle, which isn't that much...
But!
Looking at these AMG wheels, they seem to me to not be all that strong. The 5 spokes don't have buttresses on the inside edges, so the entire surface of the wheel is basically supported from one side - and the buckle is in the unsupported. inner edge!
Has anyone had problems with this specific design of wheel? I don't want to go to the hassle of sourcing a whole replacement real AMG wheel, only to find that they are softer and less structurally strong than is required for the job: if that's the case then I'd rather unlock the chequebook and buy something a bit better, like some Lorinser Turbines or the original SLR wheels up on Ebay at the moment...