messerschmitt owner Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I have 17in alloys on my Mercedes E320cdi W210 - they're sprayed black and I'd quite like to put some more sensible 16in alloys on.I've the opportunity to get some ET46 wheels rather than ET41 as fitted - what kind of difference will that 5mm offset make - will it foul the brakes or will I be OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 If the ET is too far out the car will probably handle like a train off the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 5mm higher ET means the rims will be further in, so could potentially (but doubtful) fowl the inner arch of the car (more likely on the front).Are the tyres the same size or is the width of the new tyres narrower? if the new tyre is 10mm narrower then the wheels shouldn't* be any further in than before ... but they will stick out less making the track slightly narrower. Going from 17" to 16" has a possibility of the wheels fowling the brakes though, I doubt the brakes are that big, so you should be in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 the car came with either 16s or 17s so no problems with brake size. I may pass, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 5mm difference in offset isn't much. I've fitted wheels with much bigger difference in offset than that before and kittens/nuns were unharmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it does foul the body of the calipers on the front, spacers are your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Put full lock on, can you get a finger between wheel and inner arch? Also, do you have 5mm between current wheel and strut? 5mm isn't a lot, you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 TYPE1TYPE2DUBDUBBERVEEDUBBARNDOORHERBIECALLOOKNARROWEDAXLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it does foul the body of the calipers on the front, spacers are your friend 5mm spacers would cure the offset ... slightly longer bolts may need to be purchased though. messerschmitt owner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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