[gstatelover]

well, the snowy season is here again. id rather not mess up the stock aluminum benz rims ive got on right now and i had a truck before this car. ive put some snow tires on the rims but theyre 12mm o/s 5x139.7 73.1cb and ill be using a 1.25" hub adapter so my question would be along the lines of, "is this gonna work?"

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[sbaert]

I won't recommend doing that.

Instead find some cheapo but genuine used W124 rims for winter use.

You can find "fair condition" rims w/ tires all day long on CL for about $100 w/ mint condition ones for less than $200 including lugs.

 

[gstatelover]

I won't recommend doing that.

Instead find some cheapo but genuine used W124 rims for winter use.

You can find "fair condition" rims w/ tires all day long on CL for about $100 w/ mint condition ones for less than $200 including lugs.

what wouldnt you recommend? and why use 'fair' rims when ive got practically new wheels that are 1.5" wider? ive got adapters from jcwhitney and my whole city is like 4 square miles. nobody here has euro cars. and these arent super cheap rims, but im not really trying to spend more money when ive already got what i need if it will work for my 2 mile daily drive to work just wasnt sure if the o/s was okay but im guessing with that spacer in there and it still being stock ride height it wont matter
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[OUTRBNKS]

sbaert has sound advise

what wouldnt you recommend? and why use 'fair' rims when ive got practically new wheels that are 1.5" wider? ive got adapters from jcwhitney and my whole city is like 4 square miles. nobody here has euro cars. and these arent super cheap rims, but im not really trying to spend more money when ive already got what i need if it will work for my 2 mile daily drive to work just wasnt sure if the o/s was okay but im guessing with that spacer in there and it still being stock ride height it wont matter
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sbaert has given you the best advise already, stick with Mercedes wheels that are sized for a 124.

As far as,will your other rims work, need some help translating your numbers,

what does "12mm o/s 5x139.7 73.1cb and ill be using a 1.25" hub adapter" mean?

12mm I assume means these wheels are drilled for 12M lug bolts, but what kind of seats are they machined for, Ball or Cone? (OEM lug bolts have Ball seats). You have to have lug bolts that have the same seat as the wheels and are the correct length, a whole different discussion that is very important.

5x139.7 sounds like the bolt pattern spacing, Mercedes for the most part are 5 x 112

73.1cb, no idea what that means is that another way of looking at offset?

1.25" hub adapter, does this convert 5 x 112 hub to a 5 x 139.7 wheel, and what does it contribute to the overall offset? If this adapter truly spaces the wheels 1.25 " closer to the outer fenders, you could be rubbing especially if the rims are wide, (how wide are they)?

The wheel wells of 124's were designed for 6.5" OEM rims, of course you can go bigger, but there are limits and depending upon your setup you could be rubbing fenders or suspension.

Buy a set of OEM 6.5 x 15 et44 and they will fit perfectly.

BTW, 1.5" wider doesn't mean better traction in snow, I've always found that narrower tires go through snow much easier.

These wheels you have, can you put standard measurements to them?

width " x Diameter " x et in mm

 

[zorecati]

what wouldnt you recommend? and why use 'fair' rims when ive got practically new wheels that are 1.5" wider? ive got adapters from jcwhitney and my whole city is like 4 square miles. nobody here has euro cars. and these arent super cheap rims, but im not really trying to spend more money when ive already got what i need if it will work for my 2 mile daily drive to work just wasnt sure if the o/s was okay but im guessing with that spacer in there and it still being stock ride height it wont matter
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Allow me to give my completely subjective opinion. Hideous! I wont be able to eat any turkey today due to that photo. I second the CL route but if you absolutely have too, and you can find adapters which will make the wheels fit correctly, go for it, just put a bag over your head so no one sees you.

On second thought, drive around with a car cover on but cut out slits so you can see. Good luck in whatever route you choose.

 

[thealmightysam]

As far as,will your other rims work, need some help translating your numbers,

what does "12mm o/s 5x139.7 73.1cb and ill be using a 1.25" hub adapter" mean?

To translate, Unknown x Unknown, 12mm ET, 5x139.7 PCD, 73.1 center bore.

Without the exact wheel width, it's impossible to know whether the wheel offset will work or not, but I'm going to hazard a guess that you're going to run into trouble. You're looking at 30mm or so movement of the wheel outboard from stock from the change in offset alone, plus .75" from the additional wheel width, plus another 1.25" from the spacer.

 

[anziani]

I always thought that these are "wheels" and "rims" were the edges the car rode on after the police shot out the tires. At least that is what happens out West.
Anziani

 

[sbaert]

what wouldnt you recommend? and why use 'fair' rims when ive got practically new wheels that are 1.5" wider?...

Wider rims will only work against you in the snow. You need smaller (i.e. no wider/taller than stock).

Tall low profile tires are next to useless in the white stuff.

IF you can't find suitable rims, you have 2 options. Buy the proper rims over the interweb OR move out of the sticks into civilization.