Wheel fitment question
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Wheel fitment question
Hi all-
I searched and only found posts about w211 wheels fitting W210...
My questions is... can I put my W210 18" AMG Monoblocks on my new W211 E350? Do I need to swap out the lugs for W210 flavor. I have not seen many folks put the "older" mono blocks on the new body.
I have the AMGs from my 2002 E320 and I would hate to have to go buy the newer double spoke E55 AMG wheels..... especially when the Mono Blocks are mint!
I searched and only found posts about w211 wheels fitting W210...
My questions is... can I put my W210 18" AMG Monoblocks on my new W211 E350? Do I need to swap out the lugs for W210 flavor. I have not seen many folks put the "older" mono blocks on the new body.
I have the AMGs from my 2002 E320 and I would hate to have to go buy the newer double spoke E55 AMG wheels..... especially when the Mono Blocks are mint!
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99 E320
older style wheels are probably thicker (so would need longer shank).
older style wheels use 12mm diameter bolt (vs W211 14mm)
older style wheels use 12mm ball seat (vs W211 14mm ball seat)
older style wheels use extended 17mm hex head (vs 17mm short head)
....you're proposing the reverse of what i'm attempting...and i just took
pics of lug bolts last night so take a look.... at top two pics
older style wheels use 12mm diameter bolt (vs W211 14mm)
older style wheels use 12mm ball seat (vs W211 14mm ball seat)
older style wheels use extended 17mm hex head (vs 17mm short head)
....you're proposing the reverse of what i'm attempting...and i just took
pics of lug bolts last night so take a look.... at top two pics
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My E320 bolts did not look like the ones you have pictured. They looked like the last picture...???
Are the lugs the same from 02 and up?
Are the lugs the same from 02 and up?
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99 E320
i believe the newer bolts are similar to your current ones. measure yours. they
should be 14mm diameter with 1" shank. the ball seat is 14mm radius. trying
to fit this bolt into your older AMG probably wont work as they should be
used with 12mm dia bolt, 12mm radius and the cross section of the rim right
at the bolt hole is much thicker than current rims.
I measured a W211 E55 rim today and the thickness is about .25" from the
base of the ball seat....to the back mating surface of the rim. Compare this
with the W210 wheel, where the cross section (at the lug hole) is more like
.75"< (given the radius of the seat, I didn't have the proper tool to make an
accurate measure). but it is clear that the differential is over .5". this mean
you will likely need a custom bolt: 14mm - 1" shank - 12mm ball seat.
you can confirm or reject this info by simply measuring your older AMG rims.
but from my notes, you will not be able to fit your 14mm bolts into your older
12mm spec-ed rim.
should be 14mm diameter with 1" shank. the ball seat is 14mm radius. trying
to fit this bolt into your older AMG probably wont work as they should be
used with 12mm dia bolt, 12mm radius and the cross section of the rim right
at the bolt hole is much thicker than current rims.
I measured a W211 E55 rim today and the thickness is about .25" from the
base of the ball seat....to the back mating surface of the rim. Compare this
with the W210 wheel, where the cross section (at the lug hole) is more like
.75"< (given the radius of the seat, I didn't have the proper tool to make an
accurate measure). but it is clear that the differential is over .5". this mean
you will likely need a custom bolt: 14mm - 1" shank - 12mm ball seat.
you can confirm or reject this info by simply measuring your older AMG rims.
but from my notes, you will not be able to fit your 14mm bolts into your older
12mm spec-ed rim.
