Help needed with wheels (BRABUS)
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99 E320
Originally Posted by lexrex
No. Offset is way too low, which cannot be corrected with spacers.
that the backface/back side of the wheels doesn't extend as deep towards
the centerline, right?
so with wide rim/tire and low offset, does this mean the tire will stick out
beyond the fender for that Dukes of Hazzard look? if so, why would one
use spacers....as it would cause them to stick out more?
{pardon my deficiency. it's my only 'gift'. cant work story problems but I
can point to pictures and say "yeah, I want that one'}
update-
ahhhhhh.....i got it now. i was looking at the picture and after staring at
it and saying to myself "higher offset means OUT, not IN" i figured it out
(too). duhhh. okay, move along folks.....nothing to see here but roadkill
Last edited by raymond g-; Feb 11, 2006 at 11:44 AM.
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'98 E320 4Matic, '85 380SL
Sorry for the confusion. I didn't mean that the amount of the low offset was too much for spacers to handle. I meant that low offsets (of any size) cannot be corrected with spacers (of any size), because spacers can only make a low offset problem worse.
A high offset means that the wheel and tire are tucked more inside the fender. A low offset means the wheel sticks out farther (aka Dukes of Hazzard look). The proper offset for our W210 is in the +30mm to +40mm range.
The offsets of the wheels the original poster is asking about are in the +20s. In other words, the wheel sticks out about 10-15mm too far. Adding spacers only makes it stick it out farther. The only way to correct an offset that's 10-15mm too low is to grind 10-15mm of metal off the inside mounting surface of the wheel...which is never good idea.
A high offset means that the wheel and tire are tucked more inside the fender. A low offset means the wheel sticks out farther (aka Dukes of Hazzard look). The proper offset for our W210 is in the +30mm to +40mm range.
The offsets of the wheels the original poster is asking about are in the +20s. In other words, the wheel sticks out about 10-15mm too far. Adding spacers only makes it stick it out farther. The only way to correct an offset that's 10-15mm too low is to grind 10-15mm of metal off the inside mounting surface of the wheel...which is never good idea.
Last edited by lexrex; Feb 11, 2006 at 01:42 PM.
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98 W210 Advantgarde
Originally Posted by raymond g-
i was product of public sckool system: if the offset is too low, this means
that the backface/back side of the wheels doesn't extend as deep towards
the centerline, right?
so with wide rim/tire and low offset, does this mean the tire will stick out
beyond the fender for that Dukes of Hazzard look? if so, why would one
use spacers....as it would cause them to stick out more?
{pardon my deficiency. it's my only 'gift'. cant work story problems but I
can point to pictures and say "yeah, I want that one'}
update-
ahhhhhh.....i got it now. i was looking at the picture and after staring at
it and saying to myself "higher offset means OUT, not IN" i figured it out
(too). duhhh. okay, move along folks.....nothing to see here but roadkill
that the backface/back side of the wheels doesn't extend as deep towards
the centerline, right?
so with wide rim/tire and low offset, does this mean the tire will stick out
beyond the fender for that Dukes of Hazzard look? if so, why would one
use spacers....as it would cause them to stick out more?
{pardon my deficiency. it's my only 'gift'. cant work story problems but I
can point to pictures and say "yeah, I want that one'}
update-
ahhhhhh.....i got it now. i was looking at the picture and after staring at
it and saying to myself "higher offset means OUT, not IN" i figured it out
(too). duhhh. okay, move along folks.....nothing to see here but roadkill
Last edited by Whitey; Feb 12, 2006 at 04:21 AM.
