Anyone done staggered 17" wheels on an early W124?
12-19-2007, 01:26 AM
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Anyone done staggered 17" wheels on an early W124?
Hi:
Has anyone installed staggered (7.5x17" & 8.5x17") wheels on an early, '86-'89 W124???
Thank you!!
Has anyone installed staggered (7.5x17" & 8.5x17") wheels on an early, '86-'89 W124???
Thank you!!
12-20-2007, 03:00 AM
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12-20-2007, 03:27 PM
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lots of cars
Actually, I did and found nothing clear & definitive for the early cars,...
12-20-2007, 11:58 PM
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12-21-2007, 10:53 PM
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is your car lowered? If it is, it limits the width of the rear tires you can go with - unless you have the fenders rolled...
I had 245/40 section rear tires with no rubbing on my coupe - but I did have the fenders rolled.
I had 245/40 section rear tires with no rubbing on my coupe - but I did have the fenders rolled.
12-22-2007, 03:31 AM
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Its at stock ride height to deal with a VERY steep driveway. Fender lips are not rolled but I think I'll stick to the same front & rear wheel/tire combo to keep the tires tucked into the fenders a bit. That helps keep the schmutz off the rocker panels in our inclement weather here in PDX.
12-22-2007, 05:07 PM
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those are amg 18s stag and the fronts rub like a ***** espically with more than one person every dip in the road. n if ur from south jersey forget about rollin the fenders NO ONE does that **** i have probably called hundreds of people. im think bout replacin the shocks see if that helps firgure it cant hurt since they are 20 years old
12-22-2007, 08:32 PM
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Both worked fine...but as Zedstyle had pointed out my rolling circumference was off a bit with 215.
By the way guys, I autocrossed my W124 at a PCA autocross event where we are supposed to bring our non-Porsche cars. It did fantastic and handled well. No rubbing under lots of full suspension compression....this is the main reason I down sized the rubber. It may be only 10mm wider BUT the much stiffer and shorter sidewall sharpens the handling infinitely. I was able to bring the tail out nicely in controlled drifts around the cones. I have Bilstein SPORT shocks and HR springs.
By the way guys, I autocrossed my W124 at a PCA autocross event where we are supposed to bring our non-Porsche cars. It did fantastic and handled well. No rubbing under lots of full suspension compression....this is the main reason I down sized the rubber. It may be only 10mm wider BUT the much stiffer and shorter sidewall sharpens the handling infinitely. I was able to bring the tail out nicely in controlled drifts around the cones. I have Bilstein SPORT shocks and HR springs.
