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Will 18" rims fit (for winter use)

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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 11:27 PM
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Will 18" rims fit (for winter use)

Buddy of mine offer to sell me a set of 18" rims from his W164 and I am interested in buying for winter use (know its a bit early but seems like a fair price) and would like to know will it fit MY2012 ML350 gas with P31 package?

It currently has factory 19" rims and the front rotor is massive (bigger than my W212 E550) and worry there might not be enough clearance between the caliper.

I did search Tirerack website and it did mention 18" for winter use is fine but just want to be sure.

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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 05:47 AM
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Should not be a problem. Seen several post on this site about people using 18 inch for winter wheels. I think the Bluetec model comes standard with 18 inch wheels.
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Old May 1, 2016 | 02:28 PM
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I had a '12 ML350 BTC which came w/ 19's. I used aftermarket 18" wheels w/ Blizzak tires for the winter and no issues fitting over the front rotors. I now have a '16 GLE350 w/ the gas engine and used the same wheels on it for the past 4 months. Again, no clearance issues on this one either.
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