Wheel Offset's on 01 E55
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Wheel Offset's on 01 E55
Hey guys, I'm looking at a set of wheels that have a 38mm rear and 35mm front offset. If understand right, my 01 E55 has a factory 35mm rear and 33mm front.
Would I need to have a spacer to make these wheels fit properly? Or is the 2 and 3 mm's difference even going to be noticeable?
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Steve
Would I need to have a spacer to make these wheels fit properly? Or is the 2 and 3 mm's difference even going to be noticeable?
Thanks
Steve
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Hey guys, I'm looking at a set of wheels that have a 38mm rear and 35mm front offset. If understand right, my 01 E55 has a factory 35mm rear and 33mm front.
Would I need to have a spacer to make these wheels fit properly? Or is the 2 and 3 mm's difference even going to be noticeable?
Thanks
Steve
Would I need to have a spacer to make these wheels fit properly? Or is the 2 and 3 mm's difference even going to be noticeable?
Thanks
Steve
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It all depends in the width of the rims themselves, you have to remember that the stock setup and offsets are for 8 Front and 9 " rear wheels widths . it you go to 8.5" you have to recalculate the offsets and adjust accordingly.ex. two front wheels , one 8 wide and the other 8.5" ,same offset ( 31mm ) , the latter will be 1/4" in and out of the hub compared to the other. Same thing with the rear of course except that you have a bit more room to play.
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Well, gandalf, ruBenz has some very sage advice regarding the difficulty in answering your question...without telling us which wheels, manufacturer and design, it is not a simple yes or no.
Ultimately, your best bet to get accurate information would be to do what i was advised to do regarding the same type of question....call the manufacturer of the wheels and ask them if they know. That's what I did with regards to the 19" HRE's I picked up recently.
Max, did they change widths on the '01 vs the '00 E55? My '00 E55 AMG OE wheels are 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 wheels with the offsets that ruBENZ stated, 31mm fronts and 35mm rears.
Best of luck to you 
Ultimately, your best bet to get accurate information would be to do what i was advised to do regarding the same type of question....call the manufacturer of the wheels and ask them if they know. That's what I did with regards to the 19" HRE's I picked up recently.
It all depends in the width of the rims themselves, you have to remember that the stock setup and offsets are for 8 Front and 9 " rear wheels widths . it you go to 8.5" you have to recalculate the offsets and adjust accordingly.ex. two front wheels , one 8 wide and the other 8.5" ,same offset ( 31mm ) , the latter will be 1/4" in and out of the hub compared to the other. Same thing with the rear of course except that you have a bit more room to play.
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silverarrow, I know there was a so called " facelift " 99 or 2000.but I didnt think that they changed the offsets...are your wheels the AMG MonoblockII ? If so they should 8/9 31/35 et...
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Silverarrow..is this your car in your signature?? If memory serves, Renntech used OZ Racing wheels on that baby ( superleggra I think ) and they are 8.5/9.5....if thats your baby , congrats!
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Gandalf, The Daytonas are great looking wheels, I have the Sprints on my car. My guess is that the 38mm offset for the fronts might give you some problems, it is " IN ' more than OEM which is good because thats fixable with a spacer upfront 8/10/12/0r even 15mm ( DONT USE CHEAP ONES !!!! ) , that of course if you are willing to use spacers, I think the rears will be OK. Remember though with Iforgeds chances are you will also need Hub rings for the Benz hubs @ 66.5mm, unless they are included with the wheels.
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ALLOY WHEELS (5X112):
AMG Monoblock II
18x8.0 et31 - Front 25.0 lbs
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18x9.0 et35 - Rear 26.5 lbs
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Center Bore - 66.56mm
Ball* seat lug bolts: 12mm x 1.5 x 40mm (1.5")
*Note: Most, if not all, aftermarket MBZ rims will require acorn seat lug bolts.
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Gandalf, The Daytonas are great looking wheels, I have the Sprints on my car. My guess is that the 38mm offset for the fronts might give you some problems, it is " IN ' more than OEM which is good because thats fixable with a spacer upfront 8/10/12/0r even 15mm ( DONT USE CHEAP ONES !!!! ) , that of course if you are willing to use spacers, I think the rears will be OK. Remember though with Iforgeds chances are you will also need Hub rings for the Benz hubs @ 66.5mm, unless they are included with the wheels.
+1 Max has great advice. H&R has spacers and you would need them for sure to push those babies back out towards the fender. If you are lowered, how far you go will be limited. Personally, I would wait for a set of wheels that don't need spacers. But if you only drive on the street then they may be just fine for you. 
Max and ruBENZ. Thank you for correcting my error. I did not mean to misinform. I have had SO many different wheels I mistook them with a number of the other wheels I had. ME
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+1 Max has great advice. H&R has spacers and you would need them for sure to push those babies back out towards the fender. If you are lowered, how far you go will be limited. Personally, I would wait for a set of wheels that don't need spacers. But if you only drive on the street then they may be just fine for you. 
Thanks for the knowledge guy's. It saves alot of headaches!
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I'm looking to get these, but don't know what offset to go with, I want the wider rim, for the more aggressive look, i'm thinking 19" 9.5 and 10? what do you guys think..
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