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Old 07-30-2008, 03:25 PM
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You need to get the actual specs off of the inner wheel backing.

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Old 07-30-2008, 03:50 PM
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I don't know the offset of those wheels offhand, but I've seen that style on a few w123's. I have no idea if they fit without spacers or fender rolling or more extensive work. Sometimes knowing it can be done is half the battle. The other half normally involves a large hammer and some test fitting.
If you can flip the wheel over and post the dimensions stamped or cast there (size and offset) that would help.

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I recommend NOT using wheel spacers. Ever. In Australia they are outlawed. I believe too many junk spacers were being used and some serious accidents occurred. A hub centric spacer will work OK, But watch out because some tire shops will turn you away if they know you have spacers, they refuse to work on cars. There is a reason for that but I'll let someone else who knows more about it post some comments.
I don't think a blanket "spacers are evil" quite covers it. A properly made hub centric and wheel centric spacer will be no more likely to fail than a normal wheel mounted to the hub. A poorly made or designed spacer could result in death or serious injury. As I understand it plenty of TUV approved spacers are available for Mercedes as well as BMW and VAG cars, which implies to me that Germany is ok with them.
Spacers are perfectly legal in Australia as long as they were an option from the manufacturer. Aftermarket spacers are not allowed. The 20mm spacers on the rear of my volvo are genuine Volvo and I'm quite happy with them.
The cheap ebay specials that are essentially a flat plate with some holes drilled in it (neither hub nor wheel centric) should never be used. Unless you want to see what happens when wheelbolts shear off at freeway speeds.

If you can fit wheels of the size/style you want without adding the extra weight of spacers, I would do that. If those wheels are low-offset and fit without rubbing, then you'll probably be very happy. If you really want those particular wheels and they are a high positive offset, you may have to use spacers to fit them, in which case you should research spacers before you run out and grab whatever you find on ebay. At minimum a properly designed set of hub-centric and wheel-centric spacers will be required, and some longer lugbolts or an adapter-type spacer that eliminates the lugbolts for studs and lugnuts.

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