Jeez that's some close fitment, that doesn't even leave any room for camber adjustments in the front :(

Edit: Actually I'm just dumb, adjusting camber would affect the strut as well so it wouldn't matter.

 

Yep, certainly is close!

Close on the arch side too - you won't be able to get away with much more than a 12/13mm spacer I wouldn't think before heading into contact!

 

I ran 215's on my R56. There was 1/2" clearance from the suspension ...There were some very minor scrapes from snow buildup in winter. Those 215's really stick!

 

I'm not sure if a 215 would run too wide over a 205 though?

I guess the lower 35 profile would help to address things…..?

 

Just renewing this thread to ask a question. I know it's early to be thinking of winter wheels and tires, but I have a situation that requires some thinking. I can get a set of 4 18" OEM MINI wheels and Pilot SS tires at a reasonable price. If I were to put these on my MCS, then I would have the 17" Tentacle silver wheels available for winter wheels. My questions are: 1. is 17" too large for winter, I was thinking originally of going 16" to get a narrower profile for snow; and 2. are the 17" Tentacle wheels too "fancy" for winters, ie too tough to clean, and hard to keep looking decent (corrosion, salt, deicer chems, etc).


Any thoughts on this? Thanks.

 

I have run 17" rims and Winter tires here in Canada with no problems. Michelin Xice 3's....which are amazing for city and outskirt driving BTW...

 

Do you have these mounted up yet with the tires? Would like to see pictures if possible. I really want to know if it's possible to run a 18x8 with et45? I'm sure there will be a little poke but after lowering that can be corrected with some negative camber.

Thanks

 

He already has them on but I think his photobucket exceeded his bandwidth for the month. It's not that aggressive.

 

Mmmm, I dropped by the dealers and find out the 18" 506 wheels have Dunlop Sport Max (something), not Michelin Pilot SSs. Not sure I care for the Dunlops. Anyone with experience with this Dunlop summer tire?

 

I found this link on another forum helps with fitment and whatnot http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp

What is the lowest offset that I could safely run on an f56?

 

I don't know that has been discovered yet. I'm currently planning to run 17x7.5 ET 38 with a 215/45/17 which I expect may rub without some negative camber which I'd do anyway

 

I'm new to rims and fitment but I've been doing my homework. I'd love a pair of bbs rs's or esm 002r's but the offset seems to be around 20 which is annoying! Clearly these won't fit... Is there anything I can do to counter act that or am I stuck looking for different rims? I don't want to hinder the performance of the car or prematurely wear out my suspension (like I heard happens to fwd cars with little positive offset).

And for your ET 38, I know this sounds a bit cheesy but tirerack suggested between the range of 38 and 50. So hopefully you should be good!

 

finding authentic BBS with the correct fitment will be difficult. The odds of finding reps shouldn't be bad

 

I completely agree, which is why I stumbled upon the esm brand! They are ideal and say that they'll drill for any PCD which is nice! My only concern about them is the offset...

Do you happen to know what our cb is? I think I read it to be 66 or 67?

 

66.5

 

Ok thanks, is there anything I can do about the offset?

 

Stock height or lowered? R99 is running 18x8 et 44 all around at the stock height right now. You can look at his pictures to see what it looks like.

We won't know what's possible for lowered cars until they finally release some coilovers.

 

Right now stock height and I think oem offset is like 54; so a 34 mm difference since I'm looking at et20's

 

I am genuinely worried that mine will rub once lowered.

I am at 18x8 ET45 currently and I know I will need 10mm spacers to clear the struts - so I will be running a final ET of 35 (potentially 33 if I need 12mm spacers to clear)

There really doest seem to be much clearance for the rim / tyre inside the arches once its going to be lowered…..

 

Pictures that show inner clearance of 18x8 ET45 with 205/40 Michelin Pilot Super Sports fitted. (no spacers and stock sport suspension)

Front:







Rear:

 

Have you ordered spacers yet? I'm curious to see the fitment at et35 BEFORE lowering it.

 

I'd be very interested to see that as well

 

No spacers yet - I am trying to decide if I will need 10 or 12mm spacers to clear the struts with the coilovers

 

just borrow some from a friend with a benz :D

 

Limited availability of spacers as Merc is 66.6 and we are 66.5 (same as a handful of Audis)