hello

my car is a 1988 420sel

can anyone tell me how to find information on my car (or other mbz for that matter) for proper size wheels and their offset? i would like to be able to look at a wheel and determine if this wheel would fit or not.

or can anyone tell me what i should need as a wheel and offset for my 88

tks much
craig

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Craig

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I believe the proper wheel size for an 88 420SEL stated in MB terms is 6,5J15H2 ET21,5. That would be 6.5" wide, 15" rim, 21.5mm offset. The J and H2 mean something but I don't remember what.

The 86-87 S-class came with 7J15H2 ET25. Possibly later S-class cars also came with 7" wheels. I don't know the rhyme or reason.

I know for sure that 8J16H2 ET34 wheels from a 90-91 SL will not fit the rear of a 126 sedan (yours included) without spacers. Seem to fit up front.

Offset is dependent on wheel width. 25mm offset on a 7" wide wheel will fit. 25mm offset on a 10" wide wheel will not.

In your other post you asked about wheels off a late model MB. The wheel bolt patterns are the same but the later cars have a bigger or smaller centering hub that causes fitment problems. Whether or not you can attach them to your car, the pros in the tech help forum suggest against it.

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