Wheel teaser...20x9.5 Radenergie R5 3 Piece forged
08-16-2010, 02:34 PM
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Wheel teaser...20x9.5 Radenergie R5 3 Piece forged
THIS IS ONLY A FITMENT TEST.......THEY WILL BE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY....
That being said these are radenergie r5 with gunmetal centers. These are off of my friends c63. They are 20x8.5 et38 in the front and 20x9.5 et50 in the rear. The rears fit fine. Need a 10 or 15mm spacer on the rear to be aggressive. The fronts are going to be switched to 9 in width. Tire selection is going to be important as I need to keep the rolling diameter the same.
The mercedes center caps are there because they are off my friends car if you decide not to read above.
That being said these are radenergie r5 with gunmetal centers. These are off of my friends c63. They are 20x8.5 et38 in the front and 20x9.5 et50 in the rear. The rears fit fine. Need a 10 or 15mm spacer on the rear to be aggressive. The fronts are going to be switched to 9 in width. Tire selection is going to be important as I need to keep the rolling diameter the same.
The mercedes center caps are there because they are off my friends car if you decide not to read above.
08-17-2010, 10:35 AM
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Those wheels fit your car's look great! See what you can do with tire width/height difference between the front and rear... you may be close enough to were yo udo not need to redo the fronts. My friend runs staggered 20" 8.5 and 9.5 on his Audi just fine with properly sized tires. I believe he has 35 in front and 30 in the back on his B8.
One more thing... on my 20x9 et 40 dropped (on HR Sport Springs), I rub the front and rear fenders on dips. Front when wheels are turned and the car dips hard and rears when the bump is hard enough. None of the rubbing is major, but it is there to let you know that the threshold has been reached as far as clearance goes. I would certainly think twice about rolling dropped on 20x9 unless your offset is higher than 40 and your tires are no larger than 265/30/20. On 35 tire height the car was not very drivable. I had to switch my tires out within a few days.
One more thing... on my 20x9 et 40 dropped (on HR Sport Springs), I rub the front and rear fenders on dips. Front when wheels are turned and the car dips hard and rears when the bump is hard enough. None of the rubbing is major, but it is there to let you know that the threshold has been reached as far as clearance goes. I would certainly think twice about rolling dropped on 20x9 unless your offset is higher than 40 and your tires are no larger than 265/30/20. On 35 tire height the car was not very drivable. I had to switch my tires out within a few days.
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08-17-2010, 11:53 AM
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Those wheels fit your car's look great! See what you can do with tire width/height difference between the front and rear... you may be close enough to were yo udo not need to redo the fronts. My friend runs staggered 20" 8.5 and 9.5 on his Audi just fine with properly sized tires. I believe he has 35 in front and 30 in the back on his B8.
One more thing... on my 20x9 et 40 dropped (on HR Sport Springs), I rub the front and rear fenders on dips. Front when wheels are turned and the car dips hard and rears when the bump is hard enough. None of the rubbing is major, but it is there to let you know that the threshold has been reached as far as clearance goes. I would certainly think twice about rolling dropped on 20x9 unless your offset is higher than 40 and your tires are no larger than 265/30/20. On 35 tire height the car was not very drivable. I had to switch my tires out within a few days.
One more thing... on my 20x9 et 40 dropped (on HR Sport Springs), I rub the front and rear fenders on dips. Front when wheels are turned and the car dips hard and rears when the bump is hard enough. None of the rubbing is major, but it is there to let you know that the threshold has been reached as far as clearance goes. I would certainly think twice about rolling dropped on 20x9 unless your offset is higher than 40 and your tires are no larger than 265/30/20. On 35 tire height the car was not very drivable. I had to switch my tires out within a few days.
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08-17-2010, 03:00 PM
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Sounds like a plan. Run 255-295/35/20 on 20x9 dropped and let us know how it went!
08-18-2010, 06:17 AM
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Well we decided on this. A 255/30/20 all around. This will fit the 9.5 and 8.5 width. I am going to a shop I know who has every size spacer and play with them to see which works best. About the rubbing you also have to take into consideration that my coilovers are problary much stiffer than your springs. This will help with rubbing on straights. I am also going to play with the camber. I really want a certain look and I and not going to settle for less even if it takes alot of work. I also got a quote yesterday to do my roofliner, rear deck, dash(part by the guage cluster, and wheel in suede. Theres not much for this car so everything has to be top notch to make it stand out.
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