Hey guys, Looking for a good set of rims for my s600 1997 black. I love the monoblock. any insight into there to get a good par if rims? I was thinking trying to get 18's. Michelein tires. any feedback, would be greatly appreciated.
I'm ok w/ 18's from a w220 s55, but yes, the ride is a bit firmer. Ok w/ Conti DSW's on both a 600 coupe and the prior s420. Around 175 each from any refinisher on ebay.
The setup I run is 18x8.5 front (44) 18 x 9.5 rear (46). This was the stock 18 in wheel option and is also on the early s55. I use 245 front and 275 rear.
Monoblocks are lovely on the w140,202, and 210. With that said w220 monos fit spot on i actually swapped my grand edition monos for w220 monos until they are back from refurbishment. On my original 97 s500 the original owner spend a ton of money on w220 monoblocks from the dealer. Let me give you a warning about 18" and 17" monoblocks make sure to test your lug bolt buying the wheels because w210 monoblocks will not fit the w140 without getting the holes bored out and they sit really flush to the fender. The overal best looking monoblocks are the 19" staggered but the ride is extremely rough compared to 16-18". The grip the staggered wheels give is amazing. On my grand edition i went from square setup to staggered and the grip is amazing.
For a S600 with ADS 18s or 19s with Contisportcontact 5p. Smaller tires don't put the power down or give enough high speed stability and grip, too much side wall flex.
I don't want to have any offsets. I will go with just the 17's. anyone have any good sites to recommend to get the rims from? I bought brand new oem lug bolts i want to use also. any other insight would be great.
Every wheel has an offset specification. W140 cars have relatively high offsets from the factory and probably require a high offset wheel. I believe the offset is normally about a 52mm offset. I think the AMG 18" aero wheels for the w140 are about et44.
I was going to suggest the 17" CLK wheels 7.5 et37 and 8.5 et30 I'm trying to get rid of, but then remembered that they use 12x1.5 instead of 14x1.5.
I have some 18" double-spoke AMG wheels for a 2004-2007 e-class and one from a ~2002 S-class that I was considering trying to put on my w140 for kicks. This style:
I'm trying to get my focus back to the oldies and want out of all the 1993+ stuff.
There is all sorts of good info at tirerack.com and discountire.com You tell them the model car and they have recomendations for THAT particular car. But there are no AMG or MB wheels there either.
Anziani
So your wheels are the AMG double spoke? Looking on eBay, it looked as though the W220/S55 used a 5 spoke or the double spoke style. I'm not that familiar with W220 wheels.
The fronts are harder to find on ebay, gotta set up a "favorite search". By hunting and using a couple sources, I did mine for under 1k shipped. If you need a set immediately, its more like 1200 shipped.
45 front, 40 rear, as I recall. Put the numbers into a tire size comparator, to determine speedo error. Also, front and rear need almost identical diameters or the wheel speeds are off, and the cc won't function.
W140 cars have relatively high offsets from the factory and probably require a high offset wheel. I believe the offset is normally about a 52mm offset. I think the AMG 18" aero wheels for the w140 are about et44.
My take-18's do affect the impact harshness of the suspension a bit, but eliminate almost all of the "rubber band" feeling that the 16's with higher sidewalls can leave the car with. Finding very high performance tires with 60 series aspect is darn near impossible, so 18's and DSW's are sort of a sweet spot. The handling improvement is worth the ride tradeoff. If I did nothing but highway driving I might feel differently, might even stick with 16's, but I'm on two lanes enough that I prefer the 18's.
Speaking of which, I have a set of chrome 16's sitting here with old but low mile primacy's on them that are free to anyone here that wants them and will pick them up. 3 are vg to excellent, one has peeling chrome but no corrosion.
My take-18's do affect the impact harshness of the suspension a bit, but eliminate almost all of the "rubber band" feeling that the 16's with higher sidewalls can leave the car with.
"Rubber band", AFAIK, refers to the super skinny tires mounted on super large rims, aspect ratio 25 or below. Did you mean to say anything about the cornering?
Speaking of which, I have a set of chrome 16's sitting here with old but low mile primacy's on them that are free to anyone here that wants them and will pick them up. 3 are vg to excellent, one has peeling chrome but no corrosion.
What I intended to convey was the slightly disconnected feeling in steering transitions that you get with the stock setup, as if the steering was slightly elastic.
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