[W126 Coupe] Wheels

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:33:25 +0000

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I 'll say what I said in my original post again - 8J with et23 works 
ABSOLUTELY FINE, even on a lowered SEC. This statement takes into account 
width and offset of wheel.

Infact, 8.5J with ET 25 works ABSOLUTELY fine on the W126. If you don't 
believe me, just look at Satish's SEC - 2-piece original AMG wheels, 8.5J x 
18 fronts with ET 25mm. Absolutely perfect. And no spacers.

The stock wheels, 7.5J with ET 25 are not anywhere near proper. They sit so 
deep inside the arch. So bringing the wheel half inch out does NOT mean the 
wheel will rub the arch. Because it sits further than half inch away in the 
first place. Infact i sits more than an inch away.

My AMG lowered 500SEC wears original AMG 5-spoke wheels designed for the 
W126 : 8J x 16 ET 11 - NO rubbing problems at anytime. And this car wears 
the lowest AMG springs.

With 18's, you can go to 8.5" width and ET 25mm and it will work fine, so 
long as the car is not aggresively lowered.

Talbir

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Nathan Goodlet wrote:
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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Yup, right you are, inboard. That's
why my ET 35mm wheels look&nbsp;deep in a cave compared to 25mm. </font></div>
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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2">SO all my numbers are wrong.
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Actually, the important part is still that with an 8" rim the wheel
will be a half inch farther "out" (like rubbing the fender lip) than a
7" rim with the same offset. Your original statement stands true.<br>
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