Date:         Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:15:52 -0400
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From:         Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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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
>>