SL/R230: Wheel offset question
#1
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Wheel offset question
Hey Guys,
I need a set of wheels but was confused as to what model years had the wheels that I needed
One of the member clarified in R231 section that the wheels I am looking for came on R230 and not R231
I am looking for 19 x 8.5 ET 30 and 19 x 9.5 ET 31?
I am looking for a set for my W210 E55 and seems like these wheels would fit?
If anyone is selling their OEM set, please send me PM
Thanks
I need a set of wheels but was confused as to what model years had the wheels that I needed
One of the member clarified in R231 section that the wheels I am looking for came on R230 and not R231
I am looking for 19 x 8.5 ET 30 and 19 x 9.5 ET 31?
I am looking for a set for my W210 E55 and seems like these wheels would fit?
If anyone is selling their OEM set, please send me PM
Thanks
#2
MBWorld Fanatic!
Hey Guys,
I need a set of wheels but was confused as to what model years had the wheels that I needed
One of the member clarified in R231 section that the wheels I am looking for came on R230 and not R231
I am looking for 19 x 8.5 ET 30 and 19 x 9.5 ET 31?
I am looking for a set for my W210 E55 and seems like these wheels would fit?
If anyone is selling their OEM set, please send me PM
Thanks
I need a set of wheels but was confused as to what model years had the wheels that I needed
One of the member clarified in R231 section that the wheels I am looking for came on R230 and not R231
I am looking for 19 x 8.5 ET 30 and 19 x 9.5 ET 31?
I am looking for a set for my W210 E55 and seems like these wheels would fit?
If anyone is selling their OEM set, please send me PM
Thanks
https://ragtop.org/mbbrochures/2006/wheels.pdf
Cheers,
Chris
Last edited by latemodel21; 03-22-2023 at 11:14 AM.
#4
Senior Member
An offset of 48mm is quite a bit more than normal for this car. I don't know if those would even fit, but even if they do that offset is going to tuck the wheels pretty far inside the fenders so it would look pretty weird. You could make them work with spacers, but you're looking at a spacer thickness of roughly 20mm to get them in the ballpark of where they'd look good. For me personally, I'd consider these wheels only if they were a really good deal or they were a particular design that I really liked and weren't available in a smaller offset. Otherwise I'd keep looking.
If you do decide to use wheels that'll need spacers, remember that these cars require hub-centric spacers.
#5
Here's a wheel/tire size chart for R2
30s.
An offset of 48mm is quite a bit more than normal for this car. I don't know if those would even fit, but even if they do that offset is going to tuck the wheels pretty far inside the fenders so it would look pretty weird. You could make them work with spacers, but you're looking at a spacer thickness of roughly 20mm to get them in the ballpark of where they'd look good. For me personally, I'd consider these wheels only if they were a really good deal or they were a particular design that I really liked and weren't available in a smaller offset. Otherwise I'd keep looking.
If you do decide to use wheels that'll need spacers, remember that these cars require hub-centric spacers.
30s.
An offset of 48mm is quite a bit more than normal for this car. I don't know if those would even fit, but even if they do that offset is going to tuck the wheels pretty far inside the fenders so it would look pretty weird. You could make them work with spacers, but you're looking at a spacer thickness of roughly 20mm to get them in the ballpark of where they'd look good. For me personally, I'd consider these wheels only if they were a really good deal or they were a particular design that I really liked and weren't available in a smaller offset. Otherwise I'd keep looking.
If you do decide to use wheels that'll need spacers, remember that these cars require hub-centric spacers.