Bends

Please help! I purchased wheels that required 10mm spacers. The tire shop installed spacers that are not hubcentric.... needless to say its like riding a bull on the highway. Can some one point me in the right direction to get some wheel spacers front and rear?

dynomite05

Here ya go. Make sure you get the correct ones for front and rear

http://hrsprings.com/scripts/appguid...0|%20CLK%20500

Klinh

Wow......you joined since last year and these is your 1st post. If you didn't need help you probably wouldn't post either, right? Don't just be a taker, please give back to the forum by posting to help other people too.

Bends

Thank you... This is my first mod so not too much to report. As i start modding this car i will begin posting the results. Good and bad.

dynomite05

Post some pics of the wheels

ronald7410

I have some 15mm's if youd want to try on those instead

Bends

I will take some better images after dinner... but here she is.

ronald7410

Hub-centric, I forgot to add.

Bends

thank you, but 15 are too much. I may even go 5mm.

dynomite05

What size are the wheels? Size of tires? ET? Are you sure you even need the spacers?

Bends

19 inch rims staggered 8.5/9.5. tires are 225/35/19 front. 255/30/19 rear. it is really close. I am afraid of rubbing

dynomite05

I am not sure you even need a spacer. I will be running the same wheels but with 235 front and 265 rear. ts350z has the same setup also and he was ok with only a 3mm spacer in the rear. Check out this page https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...ing-car-2.html

ronald7410

^^^^^^^^^You would probably need it though because you wouldnt want your lug bolt to screw too deep into your hub. The wheel wont spin if you do

dynomite05

Are you lowered? You shouldn't rub if you aren't lowered.

Wouldn't shorter bolts fix that?

ts350z

I have same wheels like yours, I have 8mm non-centric wheel spacer for the rear now. I installed my wheel very carefully and make sure it's lined up well. I don't have probelm at all with the vibration or rubbing. Just make sure the wheel shop take their time and use the hand tool to tight up the bolt instead of using the air tools. Once they slowly hand tight the bolt and then lower the car to the ground, then they can tq down the bolt. This way wheel would sit in right. I have 265/30/19 rear tires. It is very close the the fendor, but it's not rubbing at all which I was surprised. It looks really nice when the car is rolling.

Klinh

You might have a vibration problem but you don't even know it. The front suspension you can feel it more because of the steering wheel connect to the front suspension.

ts350z

I dont' have the front wheel spacer, so I don't think I have the vibration problem in the front. As for the rear, so far I don't have any problem and took the car up to 130mph and the car is still running pretty smooth. So I guess I don't have the vibaration issue.

Klinh

I know you don't have the spacer in the front, I'm just saying that most people feel vibration from using non-hub centric spacer when they
use it in the front. Very rare anyone can feel vibration from the rear from using non-centric is because of the steering wheel is not connect to the rear suspension. Just think about it, if most non-centric spacer cause vibration in the front but why not it the rear. believe me, it does too but you just don't feel it as much because the steering wheel is not connect to the rear suspension. If you really want to check it, have some one drive side by side and see if your wheels is bouncing of the road. Btw, vibration cause at some mph and not throught all mph. It usually happen around 60-75 mph for the front with a non-centric spacers.

bheng

sorry to hijack the thread but what et's do you you guys run for the 4pot brakes in the front? haha right now im at 35et and told they wont fit.