louie2637

I recently purchsed a package set of staggered 18" MANDRUS MILLENNIUMS (wheels and tires, mounted and balanced) for a 2001 CLK 320 (W208). Took them to the Benz dealership to get put on as I need to get wheel alignment, oil change and state inspection. Turns out that dealership says that the rear tires and wheels rub on the inside of the car. Question is - has anyone had this experience before and if so, how did you fix it? The front ones are fine and YES I would like to keep the staggered look. Any help/advise is greatly welcomed!

Setup:
2 front 18X8.5 (225/40/18)
2 rear 18X9.5 (255/35/18)

GiZzO

whats the offset of these rims? Probably spacers would solve your problem if you have room to go out some.

louie2637

I'd rahter not do spacers. Mandrus claims that they specialize ONLY in MB wheels so this strikes me as odd. I haven't seen exactly what the problem and am only going by what the dealer is stating. The folks who I bought the rims from state that they have heard of these issues on the CLK models and suggested that I take it to a regular tire shop and have then "push in" or "bang in" the inner wall of the rear wheel-well. Before I do that, have you heard of such a thing and heard it worked?

NFSCLK

I have the same setup wheel & tire wise but with a different wheel type and they fit find.

unlukky

I have the EXACT wheels with exact size and have no problems. What type of tires are you running?