| Subject: | Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon? |
| From: | Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:15:52 -0400 |
Im not sure about 7,5'' wheels. Those may be too wide.
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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
>>