New 19" Moven C16 Rims & Tires (Pictures)

[ashutt]

Friday I replaced my 17" Monoblock AMG rims and tires with new 19" Moven C16 rims and Eagle F1 DS-D3 Tires (235/35ZR19 and 265/30/ZR19). The car was already lowered using H&R Springs with #2 pad in the front and #1 in the rear. I must say the rims and tires look better than my digital camera conveys. Let me know what you think? The ride is excellent. I was expecting a much harsher ride but in reality I could feel the road conditions more but my wife didn't notice- so there you go. Granted the road conditions are pretty good. Broken cement roads you do feel more. Also, the tires are less noisy then my previous Dunlop 9000 Sport tires. The grip is excellent and I love the feel of wider tires in the front and rear, not to mention the aggressive look. I also had my brake lines replaced with StopTech Stainless Steel Brake Lines and the fluid replaced with ATE Type 200 Brake Fluid. The feel of the brake peddle is firmer with a nice confident feel. Pictures are being rejected because already in another thread at: http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=181560

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[Holson]

Those are exactly the wheels I wanted to get for my car. Any other pictures?

I would probably get 18s though, do you know if they made them in that size? (Staggered)

Looks great!

[ashutt]

No other pictures at this time. It was a crapy day and I just wanted a few for now but will post later when the weather gets better. I believe they do make them in an 18". You can run a search through Google for Moven C16 and gets several websites back that sell the rims. Good luck on your purchase- you will really like these rims.

As for 18" vs. 19", I also wanted 18" but now that they are on the car I wouldn't go lower. The tires from Tire rack were on $214 each for the fronts and $196 for the rear (rears on sale right now).

Allan

[anthuny85]

looking good man, im actually picking up that exact same set this wednesday...the wheels are growing on me more and more...

[Rareamg]

I like it. Very nice.

[KleanC]

Nice wheels, I have the same wheels and am currently looking into h&R springs...how do you like the drop..any rubbing?

[ashutt]

I use H&R springs with #2 pad in the front and #1 in the rear. It is a good drop. Less than half a finger gap in the front (which could be considered on the verge of too much drop) and about half a finger in the rear. There was some rubbing on each side of the front. I had to heat up some of the plastic and push it back and alittle metal on the other side. After I did that there is really no rubbing on very tight turns. I really like the rims and tires.

[KleanC]

Originally Posted by ashutt

I use H&R springs with #2 pad in the front and #1 in the rear. It is a good drop. Less than half a finger gap in the front (which could be considered on the verge of too much drop) and about half a finger in the rear. There was some rubbing on each side of the front. I had to heat up some of the plastic and push it back and alittle metal on the other side. After I did that there is really no rubbing on very tight turns. I really like the rims and tires.

Beautiful...I guess im going to get #1 pads in the back along with the H&R springs and i guess cut a coil off the spring for the front....(the w203 does not have pads in the front)

now my nexttt question is how do i roll the fenders myself and will it void my warranty/LEASE???

[Holson]

Do you remember how wide the wheels are (front and back?)

Thanks

[ashutt]

Symantics could play an issue in your question but let me take a stab- the rims are 8.5 front (ET 32) and 9.5 rear (ET 35). The tires are Eagle F1 DS-D3. If you need the actual width of the tire itself, let me know but I assume this is not what you were asking.

[Holson]

Cool! That's exactly what I need, the wheel widths.

I might go with the exact same setup. Including the Goodyear tires. I have them in the stock size (17").

I wonder if the tires would rub with the stock suspension setup? Would I be better off with 225/35/19s up front?

Thanks

[ashutt]

The tires (235/35/19) and 265/30/19) did rub some in the front. I had the tire shop put the car on the lift and we removed the two front tires. I used a heat gun on the plastic to mold it and an impact gun on the metal. It didn't take to much time but it did resolve the rubbing issues. There was no rubbing in the rear. The tires are excellent! The 265s were cheaper than the 235 since they were on sale at Tirerack. Good luck.

Are you not selling your car now? Also, I used to live in Epping NH- where the New England Drage strip is. Hit it several times with my modified Eagle Talon. Loved that car. Have you take your car up there yet?

[Blue_Monster]

Putting Fake Carlssons on a AMG is a sin... IMO of course. It does look good, but come on, you got the AMG model for a reason. Get with the program man.

[Holson]

ashutt,

If someone comes to me with $28k in cash then yeah, i'll sell it. Otherwise, I'm just gonna keep it.

I've never taken the car to the drag strips. This summer I will though. I'll probably pull off a 15 second run the first time out

Blue Monster,

I hear ya'. But, I had my old Porsche stolen so I'm a little paranoid of getting expensive wheels for the CLK55. Maybe thiefs don't care about Carlsson wheels?

[spr]

I would bet your issue of rubbing has to do with the offset being 34 instead of 30 in conjunction with the fact that the goodyears are a wider tire than most in the same size

[ashutt]

I believe the stock 17" AMG Monoblock rim in the front had an ET of 37mm while the back had an ET of 34mm.

The Moven C16 rims I purchased have a 32mm in the front while the back has an ET of 35mm.

Thus, the 5mm difference in the front, coupled with the Goodyear F1 tire did produce some rubbing on tight turns. It was easily fixed however so I was overly not concerned.