I am looking at a set of 7x15 8 hole wheels, originally from a 380SEL. The
et is 25, the part/casting/mfr number is 0570626.
I am contemplating fitting these to my '95 E320 wagon, and need advice if they will fit. Current wheels are 6.5x15 with an et of 44. The increase of 19mm in offset is a concern.

new wheels ET25

old wheels ET44

negative ET moves it in positive moves it out... your going to need some spaces because if you dont the wheels going to look stupid with such a large fender gap and probably hit the tie rods up front

as well as longer bolts

In this case, the difference in offset will move the wheel away from the center of the car, ie. closer to the wheel well lip. The W124 fenders are fairly narrow so you will most likely have some rubbing issues.

The larger problem though is that your front brake calipers will probably not clear the back of the wheel. You should test fit before purchasing.

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Glen Tokuhara
Beauty & the Beast and the wagon that could!

Thanks guys. That's just the information I needed.

I have a set of same size with ET 37. Would you wanna trade?

Patrick

Keep in mind that as the width of the wheel increases, the offset has to increase by 1/2 the change in width to keep the center line of the wheel in the same place.

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI

That FSM has several pages dedicated to putting larger wheels on a W124. Check it out to see if the wheels you want to buy are listed.

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI