

| Subject: | Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon? |
| From: | Chris Szpejankowski |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:15:52 -0400 |
Im not sure about 7,5'' wheels. Those may be too wide. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 22 sie 2015 o godz. 09:10 Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I cut and pasted the owners info, the correct measurement is indeed 7.5 > inches. I see there is plenty of concurrence that this isn't a good > solution or investment, so I am going to turn the wheels down, purdy as > they are. I have good looking stock alloys with Hankook RA08s on there now > and it drives great, so no big deal. > > Jim > >> On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 8:08 AM BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I've never seen a 7 1/4 wide factory wheel on a MB car. So let's assume >> it's 7.5" which is relatively common. That would mean it's 38.1mm wider >> than Carat alloys. Meaning they will stick out 19.05mm in and out. With the >> ET51 off adding 21mm on the inside compared the factory alloys, you're now >> 40.05mm further inward. No go. So then you start to look at spacers to make >> them fit. A proper 40mm spacer will be expensive. Something in the >> neighborhood of $350-$400. That's not a wise investment, IMHO. You would be >> better off spending that money on something which fits better to begin with. >> >> BenT >> sent from my electronic leash >> >> On Aug 22, 2015, at 5:38 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> >> Here's the size that the owner was able to find on the Mercedes wheels I >> >> wrote about earlier: >> >> >> 7 1/4 X 16 ET 51 >> >> >> Thanks for all your help, >> >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> -- >> BenT >>
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