[W126 Coupe] need a 16" wheel (?)

[Richard & Nancy Diefenbach]

Michael & Markus,

When I bought the wheels I tried one on the car (right front) with the bolts
I drove down with.  They seemed to fit fine.  However, the wheel size for my
spare is 7J15H2 and the ones I bought are 7 1/2 J16H2ET51.  Did I miss
something or will the bolts work with the new wheels?  (I also noticed when
checking the spare there is a bag of bolts in the wheel well.  The wheels on
the car are stock.

Dick


The stock 15" wheels work fine. Calculate (or measure) the circumference of
the 15" & 16" tires to see if they're close so it doesn't work the
differential too much.

Put a zip lock bag with stock lug bolts in the trunk with the stock spare.
(Don't ask me how I know to remind you!!)

On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
<diefenbach at kingcon.com> wrote:

> Greetings all: When the weather improves I will be putting on a set of 

> used 16 “ wheels I bought last fall and new tires.  Would anyone have 

> a 16” wheel I can use as a spare?   It doesn’t have to be perfect 

> –just fit my 1987 SEC.   Or, would my present 15” spare allow me to 

> get where I need to go?  I’ve never driven with an odd size wheel. 

> DickDanville, VT (still snowing)


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