17" Mercedes rims on my lifted Caravelle

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17" Mercedes rims on my lifted Caravelle

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Mercedes Benz 2114014702 E350 W211
8x17 et38 66.6cb 14mm holes 14mm Radius Ball seat 790kg load rated
10mm spacers front & rear.
General Grabber AT3 235/55R17 99H Rubber.
suspension 17.5" front 17.8" rear Height.
No rubbing

Door trim just kisses Tyre on fully opening.

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Rick
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Very nice indeed :ok
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Re: 17" Mercedes rims on my lifted Caravelle

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Great looking van! How does it drive on the wider alloys/tyres? Any 'tramlining'? I take it you have power steering? And is your van lifted to the Syncro height? 

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Hi Rich

no power steering as its only heavier at 0 mph

not noticed any tramlining either

im at about syncro height using springs from Westfalia equipped 2wd

drives lovely

only issue is it gets very dirty as tyres are so wide
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I saw your van on a previous post and you had Mefro steelies. Have you sold these/selling?

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Sold mefros a couple of years ago sorry
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No worries! Thanks anyway

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