20" Chrome Rims on a 94 W140???
08-22-2006, 07:43 PM
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1994 S320 (W140)
20" Chrome Rims on a 94 W140???
Sunday afteroon browsing e-bay I come across some really nice chrome rims
with the Mercedes emblem to top it off. Ok so when I see the emblem I think
to my self "Wow Mercedes rims these are flawless quality, nice and for 1500 dollars thats a steal!"
Well I opened up the link it turns out they are 20" rims. I mean would that size of wheel even fit on my 94 S320, probably so but wouldn't it do damage to the suspension over a period of time? I've heard of the current S-class stock rims in 19 inch but NEVER 20". So that raised a brow! Are these Genuine or knock offs?
Turns out they were not made by Mercedes they are of a brand called Element. Woah, they are so nice I would get them but what are the chances
of my car having problems with these. I look at the rims that have come out
for my car and NONE of them are greater than 16".
Conclusion:
How bad is it for us to put on 20" rims on our older Mercedes models? Sure it may not be that bad for the newer S-classes considering that Benz has actually designed them for 19" rims, but would it spell catastrophe for the rest of us?
with the Mercedes emblem to top it off. Ok so when I see the emblem I think
to my self "Wow Mercedes rims these are flawless quality, nice and for 1500 dollars thats a steal!"
Well I opened up the link it turns out they are 20" rims. I mean would that size of wheel even fit on my 94 S320, probably so but wouldn't it do damage to the suspension over a period of time? I've heard of the current S-class stock rims in 19 inch but NEVER 20". So that raised a brow! Are these Genuine or knock offs?
Turns out they were not made by Mercedes they are of a brand called Element. Woah, they are so nice I would get them but what are the chances
of my car having problems with these. I look at the rims that have come out
for my car and NONE of them are greater than 16".
Conclusion:
How bad is it for us to put on 20" rims on our older Mercedes models? Sure it may not be that bad for the newer S-classes considering that Benz has actually designed them for 19" rims, but would it spell catastrophe for the rest of us?
