I know there are a ton of questions like this, but after hours of searching I can not find the answer. I just sold my Taurus and now have to drive 300d in the winter. The tires on it now are new high speed tires and suck in the snow. I want to get another set of rims for the car for winter. A guy has a set of stock rims off of a 2000 S series car. Does anyone know if they will fit a 87 300d? Is there a list some where that has which wheels are interchangable? Please help as I don't know if the rims will last long.

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1987 300D Turbo

What you want for best performance in snow is the narrowest tire you can fit that will carry the load. Those from a 2000 will be very wide.

I would recommend the standard sized rims for your snows.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Thanks for your advise. I will keep looking for the correct size rims.

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1987 300D Turbo

You will want ~et30's and anything with that ET *should* fit.

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Winmutt This might sound stupid, but what do you mean by the "ET". I am new to the MB world.

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1987 300D Turbo

Don't feel bad, I have always found wheel stuff super confusing. I still don't really understand it. By the way, my name is also Paul W.

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The "ET" number is the offset of the wheel, the distance (in mm) between the mating surface of the wheel and it's centerline.

First wheel fact to intently store in my brain. Store complete.

More please!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)