[msbarsi]

Thanks
They have the tires I want....but I hate paying 120.00 for shipping (for 2 tires)!
If the tire shops in town dont have them, I will be ordering from them

Chris

cthomson please accept my apologies: in Italy they incude shipping in the price of the tyres so I, stupidly without checking, I assumed they did the same in Canada.

My bad.

Cheers.

 

[msbarsi]

Hi people, maybe someone is interested in these wheels I just saw on Ebay.

4 18 Zoll Brabus Felgen Monoblock V Dunlop SP 9000 Benz su eBay.it Kompletträder, Autoreifen Felgen, Auto Motorrad Teile

Cheers.

 

[cthomson]

cthomson please accept my apologies: in Italy they incude shipping in the price of the tyres so I, stupidly without checking, I assumed they did the same in Canada.

My bad.

Cheers.

No apologies necessary. Doesn't seem very fair though:crybaby2:

Ordered them locally....we'll see if I get them before the snow hits!

 

[jrborres]

Unusual sound with new rims and tires

All i did was just change my stock rims with some 18x8 ET31 amg monoblock aero IIs with tires that are size 245/45/zr18. Once i take sharp turns or u turns, i hear the front tires rubbing on the plactic part in front of the tires. are the tires too big? should i get 245/40? or 245/35?

 

[RedLiner]

Just looking at the photo the tyre profile is too high for those wheels.
Bumpier ride but I would go down to 35s.

 

[msbarsi]

Just looking at the photo the tyre profile is too high for those wheels.
Bumpier ride but I would go down to 35s.

RedLiner shouldn't he roll his fenders with AMG rims or am I wrong ?

Cheers.

 

[NEOKEN]

R129 Tire and Wheel Sizes with ETs

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129-sl-class/1394183-r129-tire-wheel-sizes-ets.html

 

[chriswufgator]

With those rims, the correct front size is 245/40/18. That's exactly what I have on my car.

 

[aam]

With those rims, the correct front size is 245/40/18. That's exactly what I have on my car.

Yap, have the same thing on mine and no rubbing.
Regards.
aam.

 

[ceed]

AMG WHEEL OFFSET

Hi,

I got a set of AMG size 18 wheels with staggered width and ET44 offset. I would like to know if they will fit my R129 without spacers or should I use 10mm or 15 spacers because the original wheel offset is ET34?

 

[Chicky]

Hi,

I got a set of AMG size 18 wheels with staggered width and ET44 offset. I would like to know if they will fit my R129 without spacers or should I use 10mm or 15 spacers because the original wheel offset is ET34?

Hi ceed,

Welcome to the forum. The original 16 inch wheels did come with ET34, the AMG Style 1 wheel option for the R129 had 8.5x18ET25 for the front and 9.5x18ET23 for the rear.

 

[lynns]

Check out this 19" AMG III

255/35R19 , 19x8.5 , ET25 (C219 AMG III)
MB part number: 2194011502
AMG part number: B66031209


285/30R19 , 19x9.5 , ET28 (C219 AMG III)
MB part number: 2194011602
AMG part number: B66031210

 

[elau]

What about these, will they fit a R129? Come off a 1999 CLK55 AMG.

AMC Monoblock
Front: 225/45 ZR17 ET35 (8.0JH17H2)
Rear: 245/40 ZR17 ET 30 (8.5JX17H2)

 

[stradivari1689]

quick lug-nut question

Greetings,

I just bought a set of AMG monoblock II rims from a forum member (I believe the offset is 31 front/35 rear, but I'm still awaiting their delivery--in any event they were the type made specifically for the 129).

Will I need a set of lug nuts different from those I am now using with the stock 8-hole rims?

Thanks a million...

 

[mikedan]

the front and rear fender edges need to be crimped back to 110 degrees' when the wheels and tires started getting larger as in the 18" Sport package staggered design.

Sure wish I had read this before Monday. I had some lovely 18" monoblock wheels on. They were lovely until they took out the not-yet-rolled fender. $900 repair estimate. You can believe that I'll have all four fenders rolled during the car's stay with the body shop. The tire store owner's response was "I can't believe you didn't have your fenders rolled" - he assumed they were and he didn't check.

 

[mikedan]

Greetings,

I just bought a set of AMG monoblock II rims from a forum member (I believe the offset is 31 front/35 rear, but I'm still awaiting their delivery--in any event they were the type made specifically for the 129).

Will I need a set of lug nuts different from those I am now using with the stock 8-hole rims?

Thanks a million...

You might, depending on wheel thickness... to get the Monoblocks on my SL600 required a set of 62mm bolts (the ones I was previously using were 25mm). LA Wheel and Tire has most MB bolts in stock and are very knowledgeable.

OOOORRRRR since you're in So Cal go see them!

 

[lynns]

All i did was just change my stock rims with some 18x8 ET31 amg monoblock aero IIs with tires that are size 245/45/zr18. Once i take sharp turns or u turns, i hear the front tires rubbing on the plactic part in front of the tires. are the tires too big? should i get 245/40? or 245/35?

Sorry for the late answer but I believe your problem is a combination of things. The AMG Aero II's come in a staggered size. So if you look at the table above you will find that the front wheels should be 245/40R18 OEM , 18x8.0 , ET31 and the rear wheels should be a 275/35R18 OEM , 18x9.0 , ET35. But if your car came with the same size tires all the way around it would be easy to put the wrong size rim on the front and not know it. But if you do have 275/35R18 on the rear then you should have 245/40R18 so that they fit and balance out each other.

 

[lynns]

What about these, will they fit a R129? Come off a 1999 CLK55 AMG.

AMG Monoblock
Front: 225/45/17 ET35 (8.0x17)
Rear: 245/40/17 ET30 (8.5x17)

They should work as long as the tires load index is >95 and you get the right lug bolts.

 

[mikedan]

Check out this 19" AMG rim and the ET's.

245/35R19 opt. , 19x8.5 , ET25 (W219 AMG III)
275/30R19 opt. , 19x9.5 , ET28 (W219 AMG III)

I absolutely love the look of those wheels. They'd look amazing with my new brakes. And I trust lynns' word that they fit. If anyone sees a used set for sale, please shoot me a private message.

 

[NEOKEN]

well,my is 92 with amg sport package(wheels and bumpers)which was added to car later.reason I ask.stock it came with 225/55 all around and gas lid say 30/32.than it say +7 for warm and +4 for over 100mph.
I will try up/down.

Hmm. It looks like factory tire pressure recommendations vary from R129 to R129.
I guess alot has to do with the specific wheel package that came on the car.