Ben, you should be able to fit those flat ones with a regular old fashioned flat bottomed mag wheel nut, just like the olden days! On 6/15/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 6/15/06, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > D'oh! > > > > They're 6.5" or 7" (can't remember). Stock rims from an early model > W210 > > chassis ('96-'97 E320) > > > > The 7's might touch the steering components un a 2wd Vanaagon. Trial fit > them. I have driven out the steel inserts in older style (Bundt > cake-style) > MB wheels. I haven't really seen any of the newer wheels with steel > inserts. > If the lughole seat is conical or ball seat under the insert, then You may > be able to use them as-is. Some of the wheel inserts I have seen used on > MB > wheels have a stepped seat wth a flat bottom. Not ideal for a lugnut or > bolt > to sit on. =( > > BenT >
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