E55 AMG on Staggered Forgestar F14 Piano Black

This is probably my favorite customer car to date that we have had the pleasure to work on.  This Mercedes Benz E55 AMG has it all.  It has looks, insane speed and luxury all in one badass package.  The owner of this car has modified the engine to put out over 650hp and has hit I believe an 11.1 quarter mile time!!!!  This thing is stupid fast and totally a sleeper in my opinion.  He already had some 19″ wheels that were a multi-spoke design with a gloss black face and chrome lip.  The old wheels were taking a beating though and the finish was beginning to bubble and chip away over the years.

He has been on the hunt for new rims for some time now but just couldn’t find one he really liked enough to replace his wheels until he found the Forgestar F14.  He was not a huge fan of wheels without a lip but after seeing the concave design of the Forgestar F14 and seeing another E55 with the same wheels he decided to make the move.  Now besides the awesome concave look of the F14, they are also lightweight.  I did a quick weight comparison of the old wheels and found the new Forgestars to come in at about 7lbs lighter per wheel.  Not bad at all.  You can never argue with saving some rotational weight (even though I’m sure now it might be even easier to break the tires loose).

As far as wheel specs go, we went with 19×8.5 +32 and 19×10 +35.  The finish is Piano Black with the optional red pinstripe.  We used Nitto Invo tires in sizing 255/35/19 front and 285/30/19 rear.  Below are some pics I snapped right after the install but we are planning a full out photoshoot in the next few weeks.  For pricing on Forgestar Wheels visit our website www.elementwheels.com!

-Chris