What 10mm spacers are you using? With H&R you can only have 3mm, or 15mm, due to the design of the grease/dust cap.
I just had some cheapo non hub centric spacers lying around to test fit, I haven't found proper spacers yet. On that note, where can I buy the hybrid bolts/studs? I can find plenty of m14 to m12 studs out there, but cannot for the life of me find m12 to m14 studs or bolts.
In general, no. Any wheel manufacturer wants their wheel bolted directly to the hub, without a spacer. They'll probably tell you the same thing I would... get a wheel with the proper width+offset that clears everything without spacers.
Clearance between the wheel face (inside surface) and brake caliper is the 1 thing you cannot tell from wheel dimensions (width/offset). If those Lorinser wheels would not clear on an E420, which has some of the most wheel-friendly calipers fitted to any 124, my guess is those wheels were meant for a completely different chassis with even MORE clearance to the caliper.
Are they unique to the E420? As in not shared with E320, or E500? If so why....
Depends on the E420... USA and Japan models have 294x25 front brakes and those calipers should clear almost any wheel. These brakes are shared with the late 124's with 3.2L M104 HFM engines (most 1993-up USA model year 300E/E320).
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