Newbie here at SGMerc. Owner of W221 S Class.

[S65LAMG]

Hi fellow Merc owners!

Owner of a W221 S class. Just found out about this forum recently and wanted to introduce myself. Hope to join upcoming events to meet fellow owners. Cheers!

[jtang]

Welcome on board....would love to see some pics of your S65L AMG. 

[Odessus]

Welcome!

[iMac]

9 hours ago, S65LAMG said:

Hi fellow Merc owners!

Owner of a W221 S class. Just found out about this forum recently and wanted to introduce myself. Hope to join upcoming events to meet fellow owners. Cheers!

Welcome to the forum....

[MBENZ]

11 hours ago, S65LAMG said:

Hi fellow Merc owners!

Owner of a W221 S class. Just found out about this forum recently and wanted to introduce myself. Hope to join upcoming events to meet fellow owners. Cheers!

Welcome !

[S65LAMG]

@jtang Not an AMG model, but I had the AMG bodykit installed :). @snsd555 & @j888 nice to see fellow S class owners here too! Here are some quick pictures of my car.

[jtang]

Not a real AMG? No worries....as long as you love your car to bits.  I drive a fake AMG also...as claimed by someone. Lol...

welcome on board again....hope you enjoy your stay. 

[Odessus]

@jtang Lol

[Ah Bui]

hahaha... welcome to the AMG 6.3 club..... From a E6.3 owner....

[S65LAMG]

Thanks to all the bros for the welcome here. Looking forward to learn more here!

[S65LAMG]

Just upgraded my rims to new 20" AMG rims. Here's a pic to share with everyone

 

[Stanford Ho]

wow 20" wouldn't it be a very rough ride? 

[S65LAMG]

@Stanford Ho Not really, its still pretty ok. The stock 18" rims are definitely more smooth but I have no complains with the new 20"

[Odessus]

I think S-Class still works fine with 20" rims. The car size and weight should be able to soak up the extra bumpiness. 

[MBENZ]

It sure looks good with a 20 inch.

But recently when I upgraded from the original 17" to 18", I can feel a big difference in losing comfort level and increased tyre noise (using the same primacy 3 model). At 17", my car feels so smooth on any tarmac even with small potholes. At 18", small unevenness start to shake and rattle my interior.

Was surprised that a mere 1 inch can cause so much difference. I can't imagine myself going up to 20", I think the bumpiness will shattered my bones  

[S65LAMG]

@j888 Oh, on which car did you upgrade from 17-18"? Because as far as I know, stock W221 S class rims are 18" with AMG ones being 19" & 20"

The new 20" rims aren't as smooth as the 18" but like what @Odessus said, the size of the S class is heavy enough to absorb a lot of bumpiness so I am still pretty ok with it.

My 20" AMG rims in particular are actually one of the stock rims for the W222 S63/65 AMG S Class so I have plans to still use these when I upgrade to the newer S Class. Or the Coupe as pictured below.(Pic credited to whoever the owner is)

[MBENZ]

Pre FL W221 stock are all 17". Starting from FL and it comes with 18" as stock.

Apart from my old weak bones cannot take anything above 18", I am so afraid of shortening the lifespan of the airmatic suspension. The lower profile tyres won't absorb as much shocks and the suspension has to work extra hard, especially with such a heavy car.

But I must admit, looks wise is great with a 20" on a S class. 18" still looks like a small bicycle tyres 

 

 

[S65LAMG]

@j888 Oh yes, that's right. I guess after the FL the 18" rims suits the car better than the 17". But with the AMG kit, I felt that the rims had to be at least 19" or else it would just look way too small on the more aggressive front and rear bumpers so I opted for the 20" 

[Stanford Ho]

On 10/6/2016 at 3:36 AM, S65LAMG said:

@j888 Oh, on which car did you upgrade from 17-18"? Because as far as I know, stock W221 S class rims are 18" with AMG ones being 19" & 20"

The new 20" rims aren't as smooth as the 18" but like what @Odessus said, the size of the S class is heavy enough to absorb a lot of bumpiness so I am still pretty ok with it.

My 20" AMG rims in particular are actually one of the stock rims for the W222 S63/65 AMG S Class so I have plans to still use these when I upgrade to the newer S Class. Or the Coupe as pictured below.(Pic credited to whoever the owner is)

Those rims aren't new designs though... been ard for a while