BrabusBenz300E

I really am clueless on offsets and how much of a difference a difference in offsets makes. I know 18x8.5 is really not optimal for us 124ers and that it really should be a 35 offset but I found some wheels I don't want to say no to and they're a 44 offset. Will they stick out exactly 9mm more? Any hope of making these work?

elchuang

Just the opposite, it will sit 9mm closer to the body as opposed to ET35. Might rub on the inside if you can get it to fit at all.

BrabusBenz300E

dammit i was afraid i was totally backwards on the offset thing but asked someone else and he got me turned around again. thank you very much elchuang


so I guess now my questions is: does anyone know if 44 offset sits too close for a 124? And If it does, I just add spacers right? so then I have to worry about if adding a 5 or 10mm spacer pushes the wheels out too far?

Bigpete123

Yes, if you add a 9mm spacer it will make the wheel move outward 9mm. But basically what you'd be doing is changing the offset to 35. I have 18x8 ET35 and my wheels do not stick out. Since those wheels are another .5" wide, you might be very close in the front. The rear will be fine. But again, you need spacers.

I would be extremely surprised if you could get ET44 to work. it might hit your struts/shocks when you hit a bump.

IMO, I wouldn't go wider than 8" in the front for handling reasons. Hell, if I could do it over again, I would get 7" wide in the front and 8" wide in the rear. I would put spacers on the front to get the wheel closer to flush with the outer fender. The problem with wide wheels in the front is that ruts in the road have more leverage against your steering components and can cause your car to steer all over the place unexpectedly. I have to pay attention when I'm on crappy pavement.

BrabusBenz300E

damn the crappy options out there in 18x8 or less

ZedStyle

i bought 44 offset wheels, and thought clearance of the shocks etc. would be the only issue, and i bolted up the wheel and it seemed great. but i realized i had tightened the wheel against the caliper itself, and the wheel wouldn;t move, so that option was out. they did seem to work fine on the rear though, i dunno.
i had too many problems with spacers, getting longer wheel bolts, spacers not fitting properly, etc., so i just ended up getting new wheels.
what style are you looking for? maybe we can help you find some that would work for you.

Lorinser880

I have 17x8 ET44 Lorinser D93's w/ 225/45 all around, no rubbing-no fender rolling. A friend of mine also has ET44 on his 18x8.5 AMG, rears are fine, front rubs every once in a while due to the width. Both cars lowered 1.5-2 inches.

ZedStyle

yeah, the only reason i could see my 44 wheels not fitting was the design of the back of the wheel, where it was contacting the caliper because it was too shallow. but it really looked like it wouldn't rub against anything else on the car...

Lorinser880

Zed>what wheels do you have? So your problem is the hub the wheels? Would grinding be a possible solution?

ZedStyle

the wheels i got that didn't fit were ASA ST2 (AMG monoblock II replicas), but i sold those and got these:

BrabusBenz300E

thanks for the replies guys. they're 2 piece amg blocks and I'm pretty set on finding auth amg mulitpiece wheels

Parshman

Question guys, Someone wants to put my 17"x7.5" wheels on there W123, I have 1992 w124 with no spacers, will it fit his car and what kind of spacers does he need, I have amg monoblock II's

ZedStyle

from searching i came up with w123's having 14x6, ~30ET or so from the factory, so depending on the offset of your wheels they might work, maybe if they are a low offset?

BrabusBenz300E

well I ended up buying them for an even sweeter deal-wish me luck when they come in