I think this car is screaming for a nice front & rear BBK, to go with those big 19" & 20" aftermarket wheels.

 

hopefully these pics come out ok, posting virgin.

threw these on this morning
SSR G7s

front 19x9.5 +43 offset, 245/40
rear 19x10, +45 offset, 255/40

 

Very nice. I considered those wheels - turns out they look really good.

 

thanks, not many choices for tires though. I also had to remove the TPMS because the would stick straight up and the stems on these are at a 90 degree angle.

 

h2mann- how do they line up with the fenderwells in the rear? Are they flush or are the tires inside/outside the line of the fenderwell?

Looking good!!

 

they barely stick out, less than a quarter inch (rears)

 

Thanks for the info! Are you planning on lowering it or anything?

 

thought about lowering it, but its a lease and I didnt want to do too much stuff that I would have to undo later. Also, some of the roads I travel on daily are in pretty bad shape so I have to consider that as well. Most likely be using the stock wheels for daily driving.

 

Thought I would post specs on my wheels on my 07X on this sticky, I have lots of pics here: More Pics in this thread of my Wheels

My wheels are PIAA Sport Mesh
Wheel size is 8.5" x 18"
Offset is 42 mm
Tire size in pic is 255/40/18 (eventually I will be running 245/45/18 front and rear)

For the following measurement I placed a straight edge on the tires and measured the distance with the car on flat ground.
Front = tucked in 7 mm from outside of fender.
Rear = tucked in 5 1/2 mm from outside of fender.

 

looks good Wayne...that must be some ruler that you can see 1/2 mm . The color combo is great.

 

Thanks Chico, hehe, I was expecting that with the 1/2 mm so I thru that in for a chuckle, oh well when you have been a Tool & Diemaker and also maintenence in the Nuclear Industry it gets habit forming, I had it in decimals at first LOL

 

Got my new rims today. MRR silver HR-2 19 x 9.5 +45 offset rear and 19 x 8.5 +45 offset front. Tires are Falken 452 275/35R19 and 245/40R19. Fronts are polished and edes are painted silver with clear coat. No rubbing issues on the inside, plenty of room. Ride is not too stiff. I wanted a simple clean look. These rims are easy to clean and wax! $1800 at victoria tire shipped and mounted.

 

looks great robswid

 

Awesome pics robswid! Those wheels match the car very well. Not a very common design either. They look bigger than 19's due to the big 5 spoke design.

Great job!

 

Looking good robswid! They have the MB look!