W129 500 sl offset

[charly512tr]

doesn't anyone know.. the right offset number on the model 500 sl w129 fited with the original wheels, show iside the offset of 34 but is no the right due to fit on new wheels 8j x 16 T34, touch the break caliper????
tanks

 

[television]

doesn't anyone know.. the right offset number on the model 500 sl w129 fited with the original wheels, show iside the offset of 34 but is no the right due to fit on new wheels 8j x 16 T34, touch the break caliper????
tanks

The offset is 34 for all 129's 16" wheels were standard up to 97 with 17" being an option, July 98 17" was the standard with an 18" option, 2001 18" was the normal.

Malcolm

 

[charly512tr]

w129 500 sl offset

tanks Malcom, but i have a problem i bought Brabus wheels, same measure of mine original, 8j x 16 T 35 but they are not deep inside like mine and touch the break caliper on front, so i don't undertsand what is the problem.. if mine have as you confirm the T of 34 should fix but doesn't so i need spacer but for witch size?
carlo

 

[television]

its a hard one, It is not easy to work out.
Do the wheels turn when they are bolted up, if they only just touch go for a 4-5mm

malcolm

 

[charly512tr]

W129 500 sl offset

I try on the tyres shop, to face the wheels on front, and when we see touch the caliper, i didn't insist to put on , because the tyre's owner told me that better to find a spacer to try fit. but he doens't suggest any size...may be the design of the wheels, because the measure are the same of my rims... and also may be just the rims in front. i believe on the back should go with no problem.. +tanks

 

[clive williams]

I try on the tyres shop, to face the wheels on front, and when we see touch the caliper, i didn't insist to put on , because the tyre's owner told me that better to find a spacer to try fit. but he doens't suggest any size...may be the design of the wheels, because the measure are the same of my rims... and also may be just the rims in front. i believe on the back should go with no problem.. +tanks

Charly,

This looks a tricky one. The size is correct, including the offset and if the wheel is touching the calipers then I guess that the shape of the wheel rim was designed for a different vehicle. Brabus have always tended to provide bigger diameter wheels than standard and I can't see why they would have matched the original wheel size. My guess is that the wheels are off a smaller model, a C Class perhaps?

Without seeing the problem I can't suggest a suitable spacer. However, buy a mass of 12mm washers and stack the washers on the bolts (3 bolts will do) behind the wheel and measure the number of washers used to clear the caliper.
If the wheel touches the caliper at certain points then VERY careful grinding of the caliper is possible.
Remember that spacers will mean that the wheel bolts are too short and you will have to buy longer bolts.

Clive

500E
E320CDIT210

 

[charly512tr]

W129 500 sl offset

Tanks... Clive,
well.. the wheels i bought, coming form a dealer in Germany, he do only good parts,and in honest way.. and he confirm to me that these wheels was for my car model.. Now, should be true, may be was belong to a small merc model.. because i cannot see another explanation.. you know here, people always suggest to don't put any spacer on the wheels... this is my dannation..
The design of the wheels it's , i'm sure..the problem..i will try to use a spacer as you suggest,, 10 or 12mm.. to see if i can put on ... or i should send back to germany the wheels.. but . and this is another problem.. can cost me.. the wheel price.. the shipping.. fees.
tanks.. for the suggestiion.. i contacted also Brabus.. but i don't have any answer yet..
Carlo

 

[charly512tr]

W129 500 sl offset

this is the original wheel mounted on my car.. we can see the diffrence from the other i post here..

 

[charly512tr]

Hi Clive, did you know the lenght of the original W129 bolt?

 

[television]

I will measure and post answer Monday.

Malcolm

 

[television]

This question depends on the wheels, you do need 21mm protruding from the rear face of the wheel center.

malcolm

 

[charly512tr]

W129 500 sl offset

tanks, i mean the bolt, from the head to the end, on wheels originals, the one fitted by mercedes, on wheels also original, because i have to put a spacer for rims of the same size and measure but designed for a C series, mean less deep on the center ans forced to use a spacer of 10 mm to void the touch of the caliper, if i'm not wrong, the original bolt should go there without problem because 10mm is a little tollerance or i must put bolts more long....
on the back wheels the space is more than in front so i thing will go fine.. but these damm.. front wheels.. drive me mad..

 

[television]

The original bolt length depended on the year of the car and type of wheel fitted,1995> They were 40 mm, With the spacer on the wheel, you need 40mm going into the hubs. The spacers do need to be hub concentric, that is with a flange one side and a groove the other, otherwise you will never center the wheels on the hubs.

Malcolm

 

[teddybear]

alloy wheels for R 129 SL

Hi there,
I had a similar problem when I decided to fit a set of Mercedes Ankaa 8.5J X 17 ET 38 wheels (as fitted to the current E class ) to my wife's 1998 SL 500.
I found a supplier on the net who advised me to fit 15 mm high quality German sourced spacers that have a wheel centre lip machined on them. I took the plunge and they fitted a treat with no clearance problems at all. I have fitted 245 /45 V 17 Pirelli Zero Roso tyres. I was advised against fitting 5 or 10 mm spacers due to the problems you can get with poor wheel centering due to the lack of a proper lip as on the original hubs.

 

[television]

Hi there,
I had a similar problem when I decided to fit a set of Mercedes Ankaa 8.5J X 17 ET 38 wheels (as fitted to the current E class ) to my wife's 1998 SL 500.
I found a supplier on the net who advised me to fit 15 mm high quality German sourced spacers that have a wheel centre lip machined on them. I took the plunge and they fitted a treat with no clearance problems at all. I have fitted 245 /45 V 17 Pirelli Zero Roso tyres. I was advised against fitting 5 or 10 mm spacers due to the problems you can get with poor wheel centering due to the lack of a proper lip as on the original hubs.

Excuse me saying this, but there is no way that you should be using spacers on a 129064or 063 SL. from July 98 all Sl's had 17" ET34 wheels as standard. this means that your ESP will malfunction as you are 18mm too wide.

On the subject of spacers. this firm supply hubconcentric spacer for MB's
http://www.gilracing.com/MercedesSpacers/index.html

Malcolm