[W126 Coupe] Re : wheel fit

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Rick:

If you are looking at 16's I may not be of much help.  All I have are 18's
one with a 35mm offset and the other made to fit the 124 chassis AMG style.
Perhaps Talbir or someone else expert on fitment can chime in here.

Your ride is stock suspension and the new wheels would be 16X8 with 35mm
offset running 225X60 tires.  Anyone done the math on this to answer Rick's
question on fit with this offset?

Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hesek" <Richard_Hesek at raytheon.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:58 AM
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Re : wheel fit


> Hi Rick:
>
> Sorry about the ambiguity in that last post.  It's late, plane delayed,
and
> I am just getting home and feeling somewhat 'fried'.  I was running a set
> of
> 18X8 wheels with a 35mm offset on the 83 SEC.  The rear fitment was
perfect
> with 20mm spacers.  The front fitment was perfect with 10mm spacers BUT,
> the
> front spacers on the early model I have had to be cut making for a less
> than
> perfect ride unless the wheels were stage torqued and spun as you worked
> the
> bolts in place.  Anyway, I am now on a factory set of Lorrinser's and the
> offset, spacer thing is now a thing of the past for me.
>
> Hope this helps to clarify what you might expect when mounting a set of
> 18's.  Of course, if you have an 86 or later model the hub-centric
solution
> should fit all around using the above dimensions.  I'd say there is no way
> the 35mm will bolt right on without the need for spacers.  You can always
> try my former 35mm set on for size with and without the spacers.  I am
just
> South of Boston.
>
> Dick
>
>   Dick,
>  I didn't find you reply ambiguous. No more than my original question,
> anyway.
>   I should have been more specific but I was in a hurry.
>   I have an opportunity to get some 16" wheels (8J) and I know that they
> are 35mm offset.
>  I would rather not use spacers and I wondered how much difference that
> 10mm makes for potential interference. I would also go to a 225-60 tire
> which would aggravate the situation.
>   I also thought of calling you over the weekend but I didn't get a
chance.
>
> Rick Hesek
> Northboro, MA
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