

| Subject: | Re: 2wd front hub machining |
| From: | Max Wellhouse |
| Date: | Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:10:27 -0500 |
Unless you've already bought your wheels, the Mercedes CLK wheels from the 1998-2000 are forged aluminum 16x7" ET37 5x112 bolt pattern, and fit with no machining. Drilling out the 12mm hole to 14mm with a 9/16" hand held drill took 10 minutes and Loogy sells the proper nuts for a 12mm ball seat wheel configuration and a 14mm thread for the studs/bolts. At 05:36 PM 6/18/2010, TJ Hemrick wrote: >Can anyone give me some practical, first hand knowledge or pass me on to >someone you know who has milled down the "snout" on the front hubs in an >effort to mount different wheels. I am not going to mill the center bore of >the wheels for the sake of safety and personal preference. The hub is about >63 mm and the center bore on the wheel is 57 mm plus another 2 mm at the >least for clearance. I'm just wondering how far you/they cut the hub down >and what dust cap did you use. I'm not at the point of switching over to a >complete big brake kit and I have two spare hubs staring me in the >face. Oh, it's an 87 Wolfsburg 2wd. > >Thanks, > >TJ
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