Upgrading alloys
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Upgrading alloys
Hi all, I'm upgrading my stock 16 alloys to I believe what are called AMG type III 18 inch. (A171 401 1702 - 8.5 JX18 H2 ET 30 & A171401 1602 7.5 JX18 H2 ET 37)
Would this be a straight swap with exising wheel nuts etc or would I need spacers or new short/longer nuts. I was hoping a straight swap as the newer clk amg use these alloys as stock
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Would this be a straight swap with exising wheel nuts etc or would I need spacers or new short/longer nuts. I was hoping a straight swap as the newer clk amg use these alloys as stock
Cheers
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More info is needed on those AMG III. Different MB models used these wheels OEM. Not all are easily interchangeable between models.
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Hi all, the model numbers are - A171 401 1702 - 8.5 JX18 H2 ET 30 & A171401 1602 7.5 JX18 H2 ET 37, hope this helps. If i do require longer/shorter lugs where do i purchase them from. thanks
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Shouldn't for those PNs. Easy enough to verify on your own. Will the lug bolts seat properly and will you see a gap when looking at them inserted, from the rear of the wheels.
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Hi, they do seem to sit ok and no I can't see any gaps. Although I only had them on for one day as they wasn't balanced and it was causing a terrible vibration through the steering wheel around 60mph. Now being referbed and balanced, I was thinking the lugs may also be the cause.
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