Can I replace the original 14" wheels on 1982 SL with the eight hole 15" type used on the '92 "S" type? Are there any problems and can they be overcome?

Thanks,
Rayson

Your 14" rims are probably 6 1/2" wide, with an ET25 offset, and most of those pre-'86 chassis will not tolerate any larger ET number without having the rims or tires rub on the suspension, often the tierod end, although a lower ET number, down to about ET17, can be tolerated without overstressing the outer wheel bearing. After the mid-'80s, M-B, like most of the European manufacturers, began to switch to wheel bearing designs which required greater positive (inward) offsets to get the wheel centered properly on the bearings; I'm not familiar with the '92 type that you mention, but I'd expect it to have an ET in the 30s.

And now to the real point of my responding: if you find the kind of wheels you want, with the proper offset, and have a set of 14" X 6 1/2" ET 25 that you want to sell cheap, contact jrbaro@wm.edu!