R129 Alloy Wheel Offset Question

[Vlad]

R129 Alloy Wheel Question

Will a set of 17" alloys with a 25mm offset fit a R129 SL?

MANY THANKS

 

[Shude]

According to the list stickied at the top of the wheel/tyre forum that's a valid offset assuming the wheels are 8.5" wide for the front axle and 9.5-10" wide on the rear axle.

 

[talbir]

Hi Vlad

The width is the key, but yes, assuming they are within 8.0 inch to 10 inch width, they will work.

A good reference point is the AMG spec for the SL, the 2-piece 8.5s front and 10s rear....these wheels all had 25mm offset. If the fronts were 8 inch instead of 8.5, that's fine as they would only protrude less given the lesser width and high offset.

talbir

 

[Vlad]

Talbir thanks for that......the wheels in questions are a set of Intra's....ie AMG copies and they are 7.5, so I assume that these will not fit.

 

[talbir]

They'll fit, but they'll sit deep inside the arches, won't look pretty.

Are they copies of the 2-piece AMGs or the Monoblocks ? I thought the Intra copies of the 2-piece staggered AMGs were the same width as AMGs, i.e. 8.5 + 10 ?

I think the Monoblocks were possibly narrower though.


cheers
talbir

 

[d w124]

They'll fit, but they'll sit deep inside the arches, won't look pretty.

Are they copies of the 2-piece AMGs or the Monoblocks ? I thought the Intra copies of the 2-piece staggered AMGs were the same width as AMGs, i.e. 8.5 + 10 ?

I think the Monoblocks were possibly narrower though.


cheers
talbir

I think what he has is AMG style 2 like this one,but copys MERCEDES AMG Alloy Wheel on eBay (end time 06-Dec-09 15:42:22 GMT)

 

[Vlad]

Talbir the ones I had my eye on were 7.5J........in light of this I'm going to give them a miss I think, and hold out for a set of genuine staggered AMG's as and when they turn up at the right price.

Many thanks for your help....much appreciated.