clkmilad

Hi, so i have on 19 by 8.5 stern hypermesh wheels up front 9.5 in the rear, all 35 offset and no drop, after putting them on i noticed a scraping sound from the rear, and after changing the rear lugs to smaller ones the problem went away, after driving for a week or two noticed a very similar type noise coming from the drivers side rear , i dont know if its the lugs or what... any help ??? the tires are 265/30/19 goodyear eagle f1 and the car is 02 clk 430

OPALW208

if you are hearing a sound coming from the driver's side rear, it is most likely that the lug bolts you are using are STILL too long. That is the e-brake the bolts are hitting against.

clkmilad

what lug nuts do you guys recommend that would fit properly....? ne links would be great...

sick430

its the lugs on the other side.

clkmilad

so if the noise is coming from the drivers side rear it is the other side making noise.... ? oh yeah and a link to some proper lug nuts some people have used for aftermarket wheels would be great ???

sick430

sorry i was reading the post and finishing a paper for school. after installing my rims i found the same thing happening to me. i went to a machine shop and had them cut down the dolts. you must have three full turns at least to hold the wheel in place. it was a lot of retrying (sp) we took off about an 1 1/2" inch.

John 99CLK430

Hmm so this is a common problem for most of us, so it's the bolts being too long making that loud "CLICK" or "SNAP" sound or whatever definition you may have for this problem. You need to cut the bolt down to size or get the right size bolt for the rear?

clkmilad

Problem solved, lemmme make this easier for people who are gonna get 19's with my specs, make sure you get smallller lug nuts from the begging so there are absolutley no problems. In my case i swapped them out but not before the stock lug nuts broke the e-brake springand popped it off. I went to the local wheels n deals the guy took off my rear rotor and saw that the ebrake spring was bent out of shape and not on there anymore and bent it back into shape , but the 2nd pair of shorter lugs on and everything seems to be working fine. So definently guys get new rear lugs for your new rims or your gonna have to go through a lot of headache and you might even do some damage to your brake (lol like i did) goood luck to everbody else !!!!

OPALW208

I guess you didn't bother reading the very first response....................


but, anyways, i'm glad you got the problem taken care of =)