Lug bolts Question
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 393
Likes: 2
From: Mesa, AZ
2011 E350 Bluetec, 1996 S320 & 2006 E320 CDI Sold to my son & 2017 GMC 2500 Diesel Pick up
Lug bolts Question
Guys I got a set of rims off ebay for my S320. They will not tighten down all the way! The bolts need to be like 1/4 " shorter. So is this nornal or did I get screwed. Its being hard to find this 1.5" bolt. Any ideas? 
Super Member
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 757
Likes: 0
From: Oregon
C32AMG
Originally Posted by Rod Spohn
Guys I got a set of rims off ebay for my S320. They will not tighten down all the way! The bolts need to be like 1/4 " shorter. So is this nornal or did I get screwed. Its being hard to find this 1.5" bolt. Any ideas?
The portion of the wheel that the bolts pass through is apparently a bit thinner with your new wheels than the ones you took off your car...so the bolts then protrude further and are now too long.
Get shorter bolts...and hope you didn't hurt anything by running the wheel bolts into other parts buried in the rear wheels.
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 393
Likes: 2
From: Mesa, AZ
2011 E350 Bluetec, 1996 S320 & 2006 E320 CDI Sold to my son & 2017 GMC 2500 Diesel Pick up
Steve , Thanks - thats good to know. And they only had put on the front two before figuring out something was not right. So on with the surch for shorter bolt.
Rod
Rod
