gurus:

will this work:

19 x 8.5 - 43mm offset

20 x 10 - 42mm offset

will i need spacers?

let me know what you guys think...

 

don't realy know why You got ignored, other than to do a little research! I believe that with mandrus rims You do not need spacers as they are made for mercedes!

good luck Herman and Laurie.

 

Well, These are the sizes I'm using but I don't know if the ofsets are the same. I can tell you, there WILL be rubbing. I'm going through hell now trying to reduce mine. If the car is not lowered, you may be OK, but I'm using the Eibach pro kit, and I cut the bump stops in half over the weekend, and the rubbing was so bad I couldnt drive the car. I ordered the 19mm spring pads and I'll be ordering wheel spacers as well to try to get rid of the rubbing. The ride is MUCH better with the bump stops cut by the way.

 

the fronts will fit good with about 1" lip on them,,, the rear needs to have a 2 to 3" lip and it will fit great. the only concern is the rear ,, with the offset of 43 the lip should off set that and u will like the look. jim

 

With that much offset, won't the wheels sit further inside the wheel wells? I think it looks better when the wheels are closer to the edge of the body, not sucked inside. IMHO.

 

Hey Violenteer,

I have TSW Cadwells on my 05' Base, they are 19x8 and 20x10.

35mm offset for the front
42mm offset for the rear

235/35R19 front
285/30R20 rear

The fronts are EXTREMELY (about 1/8") close to the bolt where the shock mount is... They also rub a tiny bit right where the plastic fender meets the metal part in the front.

The rears rub on the inner fender about 1 inch up from the top of the tire... on bumps and really hard cornering. I had the left rear decide to grab the fender well at 135 in a turn one time.... It was um... a little unsettling, but i still beat the Corvette .

Right now im looking to figure out what offset will work the best. There is no good option for front spacers because they are too thin to have a hub centric.

The rears you can do a little but if you add too much then you'll have to roll the fender lip.

Now for what you suggested, the fronts cant be 8.5". With a 43mm and 8.5" you wont even get the wheel bolted on... it will hit that bolt I mentioned earlier. If you can find an 8"rim and a 225/35R19 tire with a high enough load rating, it wont rub at all on the front.

For the rears... try to find a 35mm for a 20x10... i wish i would have.

I am going to run a 295/25R20 on the back (its .2" smaller than stock diam.) Should eliminate the rub since its shorter, but I'm going with a 10mm or 15mm spacer.

Try to go for a 40 or 35mm offset and save the trouble of a spacer...

Hope that helps,
Matt

 

I have 9" front and 10" back, lowered 2"/3", offset is 35 and they fit perfect

 

Ryan
That's awesome on the lowering... i was worried about lowering mine. I knew the 35 off on the front was good. What size tire do you have on the front?

 

23/35 19 front 275/30 20 rear
35mm offsets front and back, smallest pad spacers with cut eibach springs, I used the speedybenz camber kit as well