Does anyone know off the top of their head if a 40mm offset wheel will fit a 123 chassis?

Thanks!

Ray

but in any case, it's not likely , since the stock is ET 30, and anything reaching farther inward is likely to interfere with the tierod end, unless the wheel is of a really large diameter, like 18" or more. Even then, moving the wheel centerline inward by 10mm relative to the steering axis will do strange things to the road feel.

Actually the width of the wheel is important also, as the lager offset moves the wheels inward. Most of the modern wheels are wider than the original 14x6.5 ones, so a 16x7 wheels with a 30mm offset would sit not 5 mm deeper, but 11(+differnce in wheel width/2).

Anybody knows how much room we got to spare between the inner side of the front wheel and the tie-rod?

You really cant get away with anything over 30 ET, no matter what the rim size. Stock ET is 25, not 30 IIRC.

i'm testing out a set of 18's on my CD at the moment, staggered size, but if i remember, the rears are ET32- the tires are 275/35's, and fit with a little modification.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

tried to fit a 16x7.5et40 on the 240 today.. no go.
cannot find a single set of stock 16"s that will fit the 123.
has anyone figured out how to deal with the hub dust cap clearance not being deep enough for the wheel dust cap?

a little bit of glue works well for me... maybe velcro would work better, they only stick out a little....

the only 16's i found to fit a 123 are the early (01-02) 7 spoke 203 wheels, i assume the double 5spoke of the same vintage would fit as well.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

I have Ronal R9 wheels on my W123 wagon. They are 16 x 8 with and offset of ET11. The wider the wheel, the smaller the offset has to be. There are also the AMG Penta wheels that will fit the W123's.

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI