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Old 12-15-2004, 02:14 PM
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Please help with ASA wheel size ASAP

I have an 03 clk 55. I wanted to get some ASA st4 19" wheels, but tirerack doesn't really recommend the size. I've seen these wheels on the last style clk, so I was wondering will they fit? What are my best non rub tire sizes?
wheels 19x8.5 19x9.5 offsets are 37mm front 31mm rear.

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I see that tire rack says that the oz superleggera III wheels work in a 19x8.5 19x9.5 with 32mm offsets front and rear. This is only 5mm different in the front and 1mm different in the rear, shouldn't the ASAs work?
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depends on the weather
those wheels do not clear the brakes
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What??? 19" wheels don't clear the brakes? I've seen them on the last body style clk. Is there anything you can do to make them work? Spacers?
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spacers would alter the offset too much so, no they do not fit
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ohhhh no, well in that case I'm going to be upset in a couple of days when they come. I already ordered them, just posted on here to "make sure" they fit.... front is a 37mm offset, if I use a 5mm spacer that would bring it down to 32mm.. Are you 100% sure that won't work, or should I wait to try them before I get upset?

I talked to a guy selling them on ebay before I bought them, he said they would work perfect. I then talked to a guy at tirerack and he said offsets are too far off to be recommended, then I called again to tirerack and the guy said the offset should work fine, it was probably just an error in the database that kept them from showing up as a proper fitment...
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now .... I'm not trying to be rude here but, I have repeatedly said they do not fit the car correctly .. & .. I do not endorse the use of generic spacers just to make something work which is not designed into an application specific use ....
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Okay, thanks for the help.. I didn't mean to keep pushing it. Its just that I ordered them before I ever posted on here. Then I found this forum and decided that I should post and make sure I wouldn't have any issues. I just wish I would have posted here a couple of days earlier.... Then I would have never bought them.

I kind of went into damage control, and just want them to fit if its possible...
thanks for the advice, I'll let you know what I come up with.

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