[W126 Coupe] WHEEL SPACER

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Clay:

Without getting into the weeds (details) on this subject let me just 
tell you the two things that matter most.

1.  Hub centric work on later model 126 chassis both front and rear and 
hub centric is a safety feature you should have.  They DO NOT WORK on 
the early models 126 on the front wheels.  There is no safe way to use 
spacers on the front hubs that I am aware of because you must either 
grind the hub or carve away the hub-centric feature.

2.  If you can get the correct offset so there is no rub and the wheel 
tracks are good the only other issue will be lug bolt length.  Careful 
not to go too short or too long on those lug bolts.  I'm afraid to 
comment on the minimum # of threads needed to be safe but, on the long 
side, too long will hang up your e-brakes in the rear.

Dick

clay wrote:

> Hi guys,
> Want to buy spacers for the 7.5 inch wide 16" 7-spoke chrome 320CLK 
> wheels I put on my SEC they have a ET37 and when they say the spacer 
> is 66.5 hub centric for M/B does that mean that they will fit over the 
> front hubs and accept a OEM wheel ? I seen several brands on ebay for 
> sale. I tried measuring the distance that the hub cover sticks out on 
> the front and it looks just to be between a 1/4 to 3/8 inches. don't 
> know if I should buy 12mm or 15mm as to be able to put the 
> imported AMG wheel caps back on. I have new kumho 225/55/16 
> directional on wheels and a non-directional on matching spare 
> ,clearance looks fine as to fender lip. What brand and size  spacer do 
> you guy's recommend. and some come with bolts and some w/o, so how 
> long on length of bolts? Had this combo on my 450SLC 5.O with 3mm non 
> centric in front and had no problems. Please give me a little help 
> here on the final decisions. I had 10-spoke e-class wheels w/ 3mm open 
> type spacers on car in front before w/ stock amg wheel caps and also 
> had no problem
> Thanks Alot for Any Imput,
> Clay Moizo at benzman3 at cox.net <mailto:benzman3 at cox.net> or 480-368-1217
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