[R129 SL] RE: R129LIST Digest, Vol 9, Issue 2

[Jan Kuylaars]

I have in the back and front original mercedes 18 inch wheels with 8
holes and the same offset.
But in the back i have 2 cm rings between the wheels and the axis.The
rings are screwed on the brake drums.
And the wheels are screwed on the rings. 

If we do not use the rings, the wheels stands to the middle, give's a
funny idee.

So normally on a 500 SL you need different offset for front and back.


Jan Kuylaars Holland.


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Today's Topics:

   1. Looking to upgrade my wheels (George Jenner)
   2. Re: Looking to upgrade my wheels (Norm and Pat Waleke)
   3. Re: Looking to upgrade my wheels (George Jenner)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:11:12 -0400
From: "George Jenner" <gjenner at nc.rr.com>
Subject: [R129 SL] Looking to upgrade my wheels
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I am considering going to AMG wheels for my 1996 SL500 which has stocker
16" 
standard wheels.  I found a set of AMG OEM 18" wheels.  All four are 
identical 18X8.5 with offset to ET44.  Does anyone have any experience
in 
this kind of wheel swap?  I know the 18" AMG wheels were furnished on my
car 
as an option with the sport package but they came an inch wider in the
rear 
than on the front.  Question is would 8.5 wide rims all around make any 
difference?

Thanks, George 



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:46:37 -0700
From: Norm and Pat Waleke <SLlover at zianet.com>
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Looking to upgrade my wheels
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On Friday, July 1, 2005, at 03:11  PM, George Jenner wrote:

> I am considering going to AMG wheels for my 1996 SL500 which has
> stocker 16" standard wheels.  I found a set of AMG OEM 18" wheels.  
> All four are identical 18X8.5 with offset to ET44.  Does anyone have 
> any experience in this kind of wheel swap?  I know the 18" AMG wheels 
> were furnished on my car as an option with the sport package but they 
> came an inch wider in the rear than on the front.  Question is would 
> 8.5 wide rims all around make any difference?

We upgraded the wheels on our SL500AE to 18" AMG monoblock, but as you 
stated we went with wider in the rear. I did some checking on the 
TireRack website [http://www.tirerack.com] and found a set of AMG 
wheels with an offset of ET44 but they fit an S class. The SL offset is 
smaller ET31 or ET25 depending on the style of the AMG wheel. You might 
give the folks a call at TireRack 
[http://www.tirerack.com/about/contact.jsp] to be sure you get the 
proper offset. As far as 8.5" all around I don't think there is a 
problem, but you might ask the guys at TireRack that question as well.

Hope this helps,

Norm and Pat
New Mexico, USA
'89 M-B 560SL 42.8K (his) "White Knight"
'93 M-B 300E Sportline 52.8K (ours) "Green Hornet"
'97 M-B SL500AE 6.3K (hers) "Red Baron"
'98 M-B SLK230 9.7K (ours) "Slick"
'00 Honda S2000 6.7K (his) "Ichibon"
'01 Chrysler PT Cruiser 6.3K (ours) "Salsa"
'01 Plymouth Prowler 1.4K (hers) "Pumpkin"
'03 Nissan Frontier 2.8K (ours) "Bulldog"
photos: http://www.zianet.com/SLlover




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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 09:47:44 -0400
From: "George Jenner" <gjenner at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Looking to upgrade my wheels
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Thanks to Norm and Pat for the reply on the wheels.  I called Tire Rack
and 
found that changing wheels is more complex than I thought.  I guess it's

best to look for an OEM set off of a 95, 96, or 97 SL500.  That way I
can be 
pretty sure of a proper fit.  I'll pass on the wheels I was considering.

Happy Motoring,  George 



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