[W126 Coupe] AMG Rims

[Axel Wulff]

Lou,

I think that may be an optical illusion. When the car is jacked up, the
wheel geometry changes as the suspension goes all the way down.

ET or E is the same thing. It stands for Einpresstiefe, which means Offset
and measures the sideways position of the wheel, i.e. whether it is closer
to the inner wall or outer fender. A low number means the wheel will sit
further out towards the fender and a high number means the wheel will sit
closer to the inner wall.

ET 11 is quite aggressive. I have a set of AMG Monoblock IIs in 7.5x16, ET
17 with 225/55 tires on a '90 SEC and they fit very nicely on my car.

Cheers,
Axel

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Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] AMG Rims

Thanks for the reply Axel, The rims do not have tires on them. When I bolted
the rim to the hub, it looks like they would extend beyoud the fender!
Actually the casting reads E11, is that differenf than ET11? 

Lou

"Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com> wrote:

>I'm very surprised they don't fit you '84 SEC because they are the standard
>AMG wheel for that year.
>
>Maybe your tires are wrong. They're supposed to be 225/50 up front and
>either the same, or 245/45 in the back.
>
>In '84 the Pentas came in two sizes,7x15, ET 16 or 8x16, ET 11.
>
>Where do they interfere with the car? (brakes, hubs, outer lip, inner
>fender, etc.).
>
>Cheers,
>Axel

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