[paducah_hamm]

So I have read allthe post and im still lost on she'll and tire fitment.

I found some nice amg wheels at a nice price but don't know if they will work I need help I don't want these to slip away from me. The seller thinks them came off a SL 550.amg.

I have a 98 e320 sedan with stock wheels.

The wheels in question are.
5x112
18x8.5 245/45/18
18x9.5 275/45/18

With a 30 offset

The seller also has two new tires that are 225/40/18 if those are a better fit.

The number on the back of the wheel is A 230 401 2002 not sure what that means.

 

[thcdi]

they sound like they will fit fine,tyre size is fine,just make sure the bolts are the right length,if they are too long you could damage your hubs,spin the wheel while you have it jacked up and fitted,good luck,post some pics when you are done.

 

[paducah_hamm]

I can't seem to find the length of the s550 or the e320 bolts does any one know what the size is off hand what they are?

 

[Kajtek1]

The tires will have different rpm. General experience says the car can take about 3% differences, but than you will loose CC and have problem with ABS. Go on tire manufacturer site and check rpm for both sizes.
Going from 7" wide to 9.5 is going for extreme, so I would not pay for the wheels without trying them on.
The number from the wheels would indicate that they were originally fit for W230 body, but I can't find what car is it.

 

[renault12ts]

they sound like they will fit fine,tyre size is fine,just make sure the bolts are the right length,if they are too long you could damage your hubs,spin the wheel while you have it jacked up and fitted,good luck,post some pics when you are done.

The tyres are not fine...they are different diameters. The wider ones would need a lower profile to be fine.

 

[paducah_hamm]

So the abs will mess up? What kind of issues are we talking about?

 

[Kajtek1]

So the abs will mess up? What kind of issues are we talking about?

Not something you want to live with. You can play with tire changes to match the rpm on staggered wheels, but tires, especially 18" are not really cheap to play with.

 

[raymond-]

traction control is dependent upon all 4 tires' rolling diameter to be the same (within
the margin of tolerance).

 

[paducah_hamm]

Ok , so I went to a few wheels and tire websites put year make and model in to the the proper slots and picked only so me staggered sets. After some investigation I found a few sets and clicked add tires the tire size they say to use is

Front-225/40/18
Rear-265/35/18

Buy its always something, the off set on this set was 32 in the front and 35 in the rear will a diffrent offset also cause the abs issue if the above set up would work for me?

Also went to a wheel calculator and the 30 et on the wheels I want I lose 2mm in the inside and gain 24mm on the outside would this even work?

Iam starting to thing this is to much might just move on and find another set.one good thing I did get my windows tinted so there is some hope.

 

[Kajtek1]

Also went to a wheel calculator and the 30 et on the wheels I want I lose 2mm in the inside and gain 24mm on the outside would this even work?

Offset will not affect traction nor ABS, but wrong one will get your new wheels rubbing something.
What you call "lose 2mm" ?
The critical on W210 is front suspension. Original wheels have only about 5 mm clearance on the inside, so this is very easy to get rubbing. Rear and fenders have big clearances, so it will take a lot to bring a problem.

 

[paducah_hamm]

The calculator said 2mm less on the inside of the wheel. If it has 5mma to start with than that leaves 3mm to play with is that to risky? Does that tire setup sound ok.

 

[Kajtek1]

The truth it that nominal sizes and reality have pretty big tolerances.
I had 2 tires of the same nominal sizes for our ML and one rub, the other not. I measured the crowns and regardless the same nominals, they were over 10 mm different.
Put it on and see. On front it is pretty easy. Lay down in front of the bumper and look under the fender with wheels slightly turned. You will see suspension arm very close to the rim edge and than above a bolt that is close to the tire crown.

 

[thcdi]

sorry ,when i posted earlier,i thought i read the tyres were 40 profile,not 45`s,i run 235/40/18 on 8.5 rims 35 offset,but possibly us spec cars are 245/40/18 and 275/35/18

 

[ddz]

They probably won't work for you. I just looked at the official tire fitment chart for mercedes and the w210 chassis you have (me too) lists only 235 40R18 tire size for 18x8.5" rims with an offset of 25 for the front and 265 35R18 tires for 18x10" rims with an offset of 25 for the rear. The tires you are looking at are for an S series which are generally 1" taller overall the E series tires. I tried 2 different sets of S tires and wheels on my E and both jammed right into that previously mentioned nut. Also remember that your chassis takes a 12mm lug bolt and the S takes a 14mm lug bolt. You can certainly use the rims, just not the tires. You might have to get the special lug bolts from one of the specialty stores listed in the sticky about tires and wheels to properly mount the rims.