Alloy Wheels e320 Sportline Coupe (124)

[Craneboy]

Hi,
I recently got some new alloy wheels, and it turns out im not too keen on them. They are 16 x 7 x et35 with 225 x 50 x 16 tyres, which come off my 16 x 8 x et 34 8 hole alloys.
I still want to go back to an old fashioned look of the 15 hole flat faced alloys 15 x 7 x et44, which were on the 190E shape and the 300 SL 107, albeit with a lesser offset .
Can you tell me if 44mm off set is ok, the original setup would have been 15 x 7 x et41, will the 3mm make any difference ??

Many Thanks and Happy New Year

Tony

 

[television]

Use this chart Tony for the correct ET

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/information/fitting_chart/mercedes-benz

 

[Craneboy]

wheels

Many Thanks Malcolm for your reply,
i have the owners manual, which indicates that there are upto 46 mm offsets for the 7J x 16" rim, but 44mm offsets for the 6.5" x 15 " rim, but was unsure if the slightly greater offset (44mm )on a 7" X 15" rim would be ok.

Im still a bit unsure.

Thanks again

Tony

 

[television]

This set up would mean that the wheels sit in further by 3mm, and I do not think that this would make any difference

 

[Bolide]

7" rims on late W124 estates use offsets between 41 and 42 mm. 6.5" rims used offsets between 44 and 49 mm. I'd expect the Saloons & Coupes to be the same

The 129 used similar-sized rims with a different offset so maybe these are 129 rims

I very much doubt that a 3 mm change will cause a problem if you use standard-sized tyres

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[Craneboy]

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Thanks Nick,
My Coupe is a Sportline model with (if standard wheels are fitted) would be 7" wide with et41 and thought that et44 would be ok but unsure. .
The 16x8xet34 were present when i bought the car, albeit looked good but not right.
I`ve seen sales literature circa 1995 with pictures of the flat face rims and i reckon they look good, but cant see et41 in this type of rim, 44 was the nearest.


Best Regards

Tony