Date:         Tue, 17 Aug 1999 11:08:50 -0400
Reply-To:     "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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From:         "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels
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Dear David & Tom,


The offset is NOT optimal at all.

For a 7" wide rim on a Vanagon the offset should be about 23mm to 25mm.


Cheers,

MJS


At 09:18 PM 8/16/99 -0700, David Marshall wrote:

>SOunds like the offset is close enough to be correct... All MB wheels are

>5x112mm so the bolt spacing is correct.  I would NOT drill out the bolt

>holes as the wheels are BOLT centric and not hun centric.  You need longer

>studs to mount the wheels on your van.  Porsche 911 studs seem to be

>compatible.  Sound like the perfect wheels!  I'm going to install some

>215LT70 16s on my Syncro this fall.  Good luck!

>

>At 19:24 16/08/1999 -0700, Tom Rehkugler wrote:

>>I found a set of MSW 16 x 7 ET38 wheels from a 1988 Mercedes 300,

>>advertised in the local trader paper.  They have 17mm studs, so the bolt

>>holes need to be drilled out.  How difficult/expensive  is this?   I

>>measured the bolt pattern and it was difficult  to tell if it was 5 x

>>112mm.  Could they be 110mm?  How do I determine what size spacers I need

>>to run?

>>TIA

>>Tom Rehkugler



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Michael J. Sullivan

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