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Subject:Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:26:39 -0400

The picture I'd have to take one, I'll pmail it to you, my camera is
somewhere. The center bore I didn't touch, but I had to drill out the wheel
bolt's holes. I'm using longer 14mm studs in the rear, and the longest 14mm
studs I could find in the front. I have the big brake kit, and I had to open
up the rotor stud holes, the knots were not allowing the rotors to sit
properly on the hub, and the drill bits were very expensive. All worth it,
though.

H�ctor

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you have any pics of this setup?  I'm pretty sure those are the same
> rims
> I used to have on my Mercedes--IIRC, staggered with 7.5" ET37 up front and
> 8" ET30 on the rear.  Essentially the 17" versions of my 16" SLK rims.  Did
> you modify the center bore and drill out the holes for the wheel bolts?
> Which wheel bolts/nuts did you use?
>
> Thanks,
> Casey
>
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Hector Zapata <hlzapata@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I am running 245/40 17s in the rear, 225/45 17s up front, no spacers,
> > original MB 5 spoke C230 wheels, wich should be the ET you are asking
> > about.
> >
> > H�ctor
> > 1990 Carat 'Ursula'
> >
> >
> --
> Casey
> '87 300TD
> '94 100CSQ Avant
> '89 Bluestar
>