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Does anyone know what's needed to run 550 wheels

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Old 06-11-2017, 11:11 PM
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Does anyone know what's needed to run 550 wheels

I just placed an order for some 550 wheels. And want to know if I need spacers to run on my truck?.Any help or input is appreciated thanks
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After some searching I found out I can run without spacers.the truck will just look a little more aggressive,but shouldn't be a issue. Also with the spacers on you would definitely have to do the fender flares because it would be more wider and the wheels would stick out a lot.What I understand.
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I run a set of 550 offset spec'd OZ wheels on my 450.

No spacers, no issues, no worries.
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Good luck !

guess no one is going to help me it's okay after I put the wheels on I'll post pics and show everyone.
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guess no one is going to help me it's okay after I put the wheels on I'll post pics and show everyone.
Are these OEM 550 rims ~ $5k for all 4? Or knock-offs for $1200??
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I have powder coated OEM 21" 550 wheels on my 450. No spacers and they look fine, offset is a bit wider but not overly aggressive.






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Originally Posted by mdot949
I have powder coated OEM 21" 550 wheels on my 450. No spacers and they look fine, offset is a bit wider but not overly aggressive.






That looks great!
I was wondering if the stock GL550 wheels & rims would fit on my GL350 and now I'm wondering if the GL63 is the same offset and will those work too??
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X164 GL550 Wheels

Older Generation AMG wheels on X166.
I found that Tires and wheels were a challenge with a learning curve (as with most things MB) when there is short supply of OEM and little tire choice with 21s, especially for winter. Sounds like everyone likes the Michelin Product; I was going to buy some Continental UHPs and have a "meatier" set for winter with the Pirelli P zeros reserved for summer (which are a flatter tread design in my estimation and useless on ice and snow esp. when they get worn a bit). So I bought myself a set of the Borbet wheel from the GL550 X164. This is Part Number A1644017002. Really expensive to buy anything resembling new; they are a bit curb scraped but fine for winter and still (in my opinion) look pretty good. The overall objective was to preserve my twin 5 spokes that came on my X 166. By the way in my travels I found the other 5 spoke Spec Wheel with the offset knife blade looking thing (only an option for the GL63) in the X166 generation was quite rarely seen. Happy travels.
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The GL 63 and GL 550 X166 have the exact same wheels unless the buyer ordered a different option. I'm selling a near perfect set of OEM 21" 550 wheels from a X166 550 - with 90" tread continentals - check my thread

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