I thank you Sir for your wisdom and insight. The wise man learn from others mistakes, and I wish to become wise as regards wheel use. I've learned more about MBZ wheels today than I knew existed.
Grant... AZ.... where warm is 115 and cold is 95 in the shade, and where Sheriff Joe [toughest sheriff in the USA ]measured 145 at the jail "tent city" yesterday. [for the cameras of course]. On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > Short answer: offset must be correct, lug bolts will be a challenge. > > Somewhere on the inside of the wheel is a code that looks like "6.5Jx16 H2 > ET xx" where the xx following ET is the offset, and the 6.5 in my example > is the width of the rim, 16 is the diameter > > Here are two quotes from the late Dr. Marshall Booth that will help you > understand what you are contemplating: > --------------------------------- > "All the US sold 124s thru the '80s used 6.5x15" wheels with ~49 mm offset > (though the sportlines in the mid '90s MIGHT have used a 7 or 7.5" wide > wheel - I have NO wheel listings for '90s 124s). None of these wheels > should > be fitted on any 123/126 even if they MIGHT physically fit! The '86+ 126s > used either 6.5 or 7 x 15 wheels with 21.5 or 25 mm offset respectively. > THEY can be fitted to older 126 and 123 cars but NOT to 124/201s " > > > "For a 123: 15" wheels from a 107 or 126 (7Jx15 H2 ET25) running a > 205/60x15 > or 195/65x15 tire will work just fine. The wheels from 124 or 201 series > cars (with ET of 37-49 mm) will NOT work. You will also need matching lug > bolts (124 400 00 70, 124 400 01 70, 201 400 00 70, or 126 400 00 70 will > all work, but the 126 400 00 70 has been discontinuted and Mercedes > suggests > that one of the other parts be used instead). The stock bolts from your 14 > wheels will NOT work." > > Marshall Booth > -------------------------------- > > I think you want to make sure the offset is around 21 or 25. Getting bolts > that will fit may be a problem. > > Asthetics is your choice, how the car will handle with such wheel/tire > combo > is hard to tell, but my money would be on worse than the original set up. > > -Max > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of G Mann > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 1:39 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Wheel question > > Probably an old question but I'm a "new" guy to the list so here goes. > > Have an 82 300D and an 83 300 SD both with stock "as issued Mercedes > wheels". > > Found a set of 16 inch wheels from later Mercedes [tire shop owner doesn't > know/remember which model they came from] perhaps late 90'ish. > > Will the back spacing and lug pattern fit on the early model 300's ??? > Anyone done this? How about wheel well clearance with the 16 inch tire? > > Thanks in advance > Grant... > AZ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
