jpcarroll

Hi all, new member.

I picked-up a set of refurbished 20x9 MB wheels (85278) for my 2010 ML350. 3 of the wheels weigh 37.6 lbs. The 4th wheel weighs 39 lbs. Would the 1.4 lbs difference matter in performance/handling? There's no noticeable difference in the 4th wheel...it's stamped on the inside just as the others are. Just odd that 3 are the precise same weight and the 4th is off by so much.

B-tsai

I believe that when they refurbish a lightly scratched wheel, they actually scrape/sand a thin layer of the metal off the face (obviously for deep scratches and curbs, they need to fill it first). To me, it sounds like 3 of the original wheels were scratched up.. and needed to be scraped down, hence the weight loss. I'm surprised its such a difference though.

jpcarroll

Thanks B-tsai, their explanation was that the 4th wheel may have been manufactured at different plant...whatever. They agreed to exchange the wheel and were quick about it. And I asked them to weigh the replacement wheel before shipping and, understanding scale discrepancies, try to send one that was close to the others. The replacement arrived the next day and weighed in at 37.4 lbs, so all is good. Having them mounted tomorrow.