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Jan 14, 2006 | 03:56 PM

Richard / E320

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Another Tire and Wheel Question

I’m still trying to decide on a set of wheels for my ’01 E320 / W210 chassis. I found a set of AMG wheels that are 18x8 et 30 for the front and 18x9 et39 for the rear. The recommended tires would be 235/40/18 for the front and 265/35/18 for the rear.

Here’s the dilemma; the wheels are really for the newer W211 chassis but the seller tells me that these wheels fit correctly on my W210. He tells me that I would need a full set of 12mmx1.5 bolts with an R14 ball seat lug bolts.

Anyone agree or disagree with this set-up?

Thanks

Jan 14, 2006 | 04:18 PM

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It's doable but it is not recommended due to safety concerns. This has been discussed before and the consensus was to NOT do it.

Jan 14, 2006 | 04:31 PM

Richard / E320

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Originally Posted by sbarsap

It's doable but it is not recommended due to safety concerns. This has been discussed before and the consensus was to NOT do it.

Thanks for the reply; I assume it isn't considered safe due to the lug bolt. I would think if they had the proper ball seat it would be okay but I guess not. Not much point in buying one of the worlds safest automobiles and then making it unsafe due to upgrading the wheels.

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