[W126 Coupe] ET for Late Model MB Wheels Take II

[Vince]

Hi Talbir,

Thanks so much for your quick and detailed answer!  Please see my comments
below.  Again, thanks a million!!!

Best regards,

Vince
1988 560SEC
1989 560SEL

> Vince,
>
> With 8" wheels, you can run down to ET 11 providing you are not
aggresively
> lowered.

I have lowered my car using H&R springs.  (Thanks Jonathan for your help
here!!) Do you mean that I can run up to ET 11 in the front inclusive of the
spacers (which are hub centric)?  It sounds like I can in the rear.

>
> So the wheels you are planning to fit must have an offset of ET 36 or more
> if you are going to run with 25mm spacers.
>
> MB / AMG wheels from a late MB have a high offset, so you can probably use
> those. Original AMG / Lorinser wheels designed to fit the W126 came with a
> low offset to begin with, usually ET 11 for 8", ET 18 for 8.5" and ET 17
for
> 10" in the rears only.
>
> I assume you are planning to run spacers in the rears only. I don't think
> anyone makes hubcentric spacers for the W126 fronts.

I have purchased spacer for both front and rear.  Gil Racing makes
hubcentric spacers to fit either the front or the rear.
>
> You may find you have a problem - if you get a set of MB wheels say, which
> have ET36, then you can fit those 25mm spacers in the rear to get ET 11
and
> a great look. But on the front, ET 36 will be a problem - the wheels will
> hit the track rods on turning. You will need 5mm spacers at least on the
> fronts for wheels with ET 36.
>
Using 25 mm spacers in the front, what is minimum and maximum ET I can run?

> Also, I assume these spacers bolt upto the hub first, then the wheels bolt
> onto the spacers.Which iis good as this means you don't need long bolts -
> you can use original MB bolts which have a 40mm shaft, so long as the
wheels
> are original MB as well.

You are corret.  The spacers have a pressed-in hardened steel cup for
bolting to the hub, and hardened inserts for bolting the wheel to the
spacer.  The bolts do not bolt into the soft aluminum of the spacer.  See
www.gilracing.com for the setup.
>
>
> Talbir