[W126 Coupe] SLK staggered rims on my 1987 SEC

[Axel Wulff]

You should be OK with that set up.

The front wheels 225/55x16 will give you an overall wheel diameter of 65.4 
cm which is 1.0% larger than the standard wheel (205/65x15 = 64.8 cm).
The rear wheels at 245/50x16 results in a 65.1 cm wheel, 0.6% larger than 
standard.

Both are well within the acceptable range (less than 4% difference from OEM 
set up).

I don't know about any problem on the rear axle that would prevent you from 
using a 10 mm spacer, but in any case you'd be better off with the 15 mm 
spacers.
The standard offset with a 7" rim is 25 (ET), so the closer you get to that 
number the better the fit.

Using a 7" rim you might even be able to fit the ET 37 rims without spacers, 
but they will sit very deep in the weel well and look kind of weird.


Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
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>Subject: [W126 Coupe]  SLK staggered rims on my 1987 SEC

>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:02:40 -0500

>

>Greetings all:

>

>Long time lurker with about 30,000 messages (that are a great source of 

>information), now in my mbcoupes folder. Didn't see anything on these rims 

>however.

>

>I picked up a set of 16" SLK rims and would like some comments on fitment. 

>They are a staggered set 16x7 ET 37 up front, and 16x8 ET 30 in the rear.

>

>Comments from an old thread on another forum for this rim on an SEC 

>suggested "I would recommend the 225/55/16 front and 245/50/16 rear with 

>the 15mm spacer up front and 10 mm spacer in the rear."

>

>I am not sure on this, but I think the rear centering hub sticks out too 

>far to use only a 10 mm spacer on the rear??

>

>I could look for another set and go with the ET 30 all round without 

>spacers  (I think they will fit OK) but that could take a long time to 

>find.

>

>Comments on the spacer sizing?

>

>Thanks,

>

>John

>




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