Wheel Offset question for 2016 e250 - 17" wheel winter wheel package for 18" OEM
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2016 E250 Bluetec 4matic Avantgarde Edition W212
Wheel Offset question for 2016 e250 - 17" wheel winter wheel package for 18" OEM
Hi All -- I am looking at options for a set of winter wheels/tires for my 2016 W212 / E250 Bluetec Avantgarde edition with 18" wheels.
The OEM wheels (not staggered) on the car are 18" and 8.5" wide (I believe) with 245-40R18 tires on all 4 corners. According to wheel-size.com the OEM wheel size is 18x8.5 with an ET48 offset but I have seen other references to an 18x8 wheel size.
The standard "minus one" sizing option for winter tires suggested by sites such as tirerack would be 245-45R17. I have an option to pick up a set of these from an older generation E-class and the wheels they are mounted on are 17x7.5 with an ET37 offset.
Will that be a problem on this car? The difference in offset would bring the 17" wheel a bit further outward, but the smaller rim diamaeter of 7.5 in will help compensate for this. I am thinking I should be OK, and this seems to be further validated by going to tire-rack.com, and looking up 17" package options for my exact vehicle and OEM wheel size as per above. When I do so, Tirerack gives me a number of options with wheels that are 17x7.5 and an ET35 offset which is even less.
Thoughts on this? Thanks in advance for any input!
The OEM wheels (not staggered) on the car are 18" and 8.5" wide (I believe) with 245-40R18 tires on all 4 corners. According to wheel-size.com the OEM wheel size is 18x8.5 with an ET48 offset but I have seen other references to an 18x8 wheel size.
The standard "minus one" sizing option for winter tires suggested by sites such as tirerack would be 245-45R17. I have an option to pick up a set of these from an older generation E-class and the wheels they are mounted on are 17x7.5 with an ET37 offset.
Will that be a problem on this car? The difference in offset would bring the 17" wheel a bit further outward, but the smaller rim diamaeter of 7.5 in will help compensate for this. I am thinking I should be OK, and this seems to be further validated by going to tire-rack.com, and looking up 17" package options for my exact vehicle and OEM wheel size as per above. When I do so, Tirerack gives me a number of options with wheels that are 17x7.5 and an ET35 offset which is even less.
Thoughts on this? Thanks in advance for any input!
