>Anyone happen to know which Mercedes models might use a 16" wheel with >23-28mm offset, and of course with the 5x112mm lug pattern? I'm working on a >'huge' brake project, and need a wheel that will clear the brake assembly >without the use of spacers, preferably. Thanks for any info. > >Karl If you want really big brakes (eg Porsche 993) you will need at least 17". I bought a set of 16" CLK alloys before I decided that I'd need better brakes, and these wheels would not clear the 993 calipers. So I bought 18" wheels. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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