so my rim is not repairable - Benzworld.org

**Phade** · 09-09-2005, 01:19 PM

;( wtf should i do.. there is a guy selling 19x9 on ebay.. will 19x9 fit on the front end.. if he's selling two and it would fit i might buy em both..

**ThrillKill** · 09-09-2005, 01:54 PM

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Phade - 9/9/2005 2:19 PM

;( wtf should i do.. there is a guy selling 19x9 on ebay.. will 19x9 fit on the front end.. if he's selling two and it would fit i might buy em both..

wow, sucks. Thats alot of money down the drain. Did you get a second opinion? Why don't you get in touch with that guy making rims on the board here. Maybe you could be his celebrity spokesman and get a deal.

**Phade** · 09-09-2005, 01:58 PM

ya i'm taking to him now.. i love my lowenharts though with a passion.. do you know if a 19x9 in the front will work thrill?

**ThrillKill** · 09-09-2005, 02:55 PM

I'll tell ya. I've got 8.5 on the front with 37mm offset and being lowered I'm pushing the envelope. If I hit it hard on a sharp turn it'll rub a little(heard it first today) But my front is pretty low.

blackbenzz · 09-09-2005, 09:48 PM

You might be able to do it as long as you dont go wider than 235's. Its the tire that rubs after all, not the rim.

indyhiggie · 09-10-2005, 01:06 PM

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Phade - 9/9/2005 2:19 PM

;( wtf should i do.. there is a guy selling 19x9 on ebay.. will 19x9 fit on the front end.. if he's selling two and it would fit i might buy em both..

From PIC's in your earlier post, I have to vote in favor of the damaged wheel style, they are tight. The people who do wheel repair around here (Indianapolis, In) claim they can work miracles. A business called Mr. Wheel, has manufactured his own equipment to do the job. This place gets great references from all the tire shops I have spoken to.

I took might curbed wheel into the tire shop for a track balance, where they measure wheel runout. It turned out to not be bent. So, I did take to the wheel repair place. I plan to drive it until spring, then decide on going from factory 17's on up to 19's.

Good luck with your search.

**Phade** · 09-10-2005, 11:04 PM

anyone know any other wheel repair shops i'll ship to one more place before i give up on it..

blackbenzz · 09-10-2005, 11:47 PM

There is a place called Ye Old Wheel House in Elkridge MD. I heard some good things abot them but I had a bad experience with them. I had two rims straightened (18's) and they messed up the clearcoat finish and wanted to charge me to refinish them.

BKLYNbenz · 09-12-2005, 07:39 AM

19 x 9 does NOT work on the front of a w208

**Phade** · 09-12-2005, 08:41 AM

wow just got lucky as hell.. wheelautohaus had one lowenhart br5 19x8.5 5x112 bolt 37 offset in stock from a botched delivery it had a scratch on it so the customer wanted another rim so i get the rim with the small scratch on it with a brand new tire for 900 shipped.. wow life is great..