17" whats the choice anything like these

[Smartie81]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

you can have 7j on the front of a 451...a 10mm spacer (or adapter) on each side will do the trick

obviously you'll be very close(but wont ever touch) the body if you use 195's

take it from personal experience, don't use 205's on the front...

So if I go the adapter route and use a 17 5x112 I need a 50 ofset, mk5 golf alloy or similar, think standard ofset is 32, so 20mm adapters..... anyone done that setup?

[benjy_b]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

So if I go the adapter route and use a 17 5x112 I need a 50 ofset, mk5 golf alloy or similar, think standard ofset is 32, so 20mm adapters..... anyone done that setup?

Has to be a wheel designed for a Mercedes, the centrebore of the wheel must be 66.6mm, I think VW is something like 58mm.

This website is your friend:

Wheel Offset Calculator

[NeilP]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

I've got 7.5" on the front of my car! Granted, I'm running a 165 tyre

For the laugh, I even put my 8" wheels on the front, with stretched 175's, it only rubbed slighly on the outside arch when driving hard.

there you go, you can go even wider!

benjy...sounds like you should be drivng a dub!

:p

[Smartie81]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

Has to be a wheel designed for a Mercedes, the centrebore of the wheel must be 66.6mm, I think VW is something like 58mm.

This website is your friend:

Wheel Offset Calculator

Are the 5x112 adapters 66.6.......... thats a shame as then you are very restricted....

Thanks guys

[Smartie81]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

Has to be a wheel designed for a Mercedes, the centrebore of the wheel must be 66.6mm, I think VW is something like 58mm.

This website is your friend:

Wheel Offset Calculator

The FK adapter are 57.1 bore, or looking at that it might be the original bore and they dont tell you the 66. thats a VW/Audi alloy ? http://tinyurl.com/5ukeawt


Thanks

[phingoc]

Re: 17" whats the choice anything like these

i have a 6.5" et24 front lorinser rim with 204/40-17 tire. works great. no rubbing.

[Vas silly]

Why not try "Performance Alloy Wheels" ? They have a lot of nice stuff for Smart cars.

[Z06-LITE]

I have 7.5x17 Brabus wheels with Hankook 215x35-17 tires on all four corners of my '09 US spec Brabus coupe. No issues with rubbing or electronic nannies at all.

[Evilution]

Why revive a 4 year old thread?

[Z06-LITE]

I was not here four years ago........so just giving my input.