Going in circles with unplanned set of new wheels... Opps..

I saw a set of wheels that could potentially fit better on Rhino. The one I had before was poking out a tad bit that it wasn't good to me.

A post on Facebook suddenly came up where a set of wheels with dimentions of 16 x 6.5 ET 38 while the present one fitted is 16 x 7.5 ET 35. The present one also had a problem where there was slight rubbing on the absorbers.

Strangely, the online literature allows for 16 x 7.5 ET 31 which baffles me, as at 35, it was mildly rubbing the front shocks at full turn.

The new set of wheels do not poke as much and have more clearance on the inside as well, 9.7mm to be precise. I believe it came off a W205 - C Class.

An important component of the wheel is fitting, specifically in relation to the wheel studs. I had to get that replaced because the ones I have did not fit the new wheels and also it was of coneseat. Mercedes uses ballseat studs and that was used as the replacement set of studs.

I prefer this look better rather than the earlier poking out style since I do not have the wide bodykit setup, and am not a fan of ultra wide rims that do not sit well with the car.

The tires were re-used as the set allows the exact same size to be fitted and they are still good with below 10k mileage on them.

Pictures / videos:

5 spoke were the old ones and bottom pic of the car is how it looks. Photo snapped before absorbers settled down.

A good video explaining pros and cons of low and high profile tires.

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