Front tyre wear
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1994 E280
Front tyre wear
Hello all,
I have a 1994 280E with 230k kilometres on the clock. The front drivers side tyre occasionally makes contact with the fender upon hitting a bump when when turning into a low speed corner. A driveway with a pronounced kerb will do it.
The suspension has been checked out and the side that scrapes is about 1 inch lower than spec. The other side is OK.
Tyres on 16 inch mag rims are standard size.
I find it hard to believe that this could be caused by a 1 inch drop in ride height. Anyone have any ideas??
I have a 1994 280E with 230k kilometres on the clock. The front drivers side tyre occasionally makes contact with the fender upon hitting a bump when when turning into a low speed corner. A driveway with a pronounced kerb will do it.
The suspension has been checked out and the side that scrapes is about 1 inch lower than spec. The other side is OK.
Tyres on 16 inch mag rims are standard size.
I find it hard to believe that this could be caused by a 1 inch drop in ride height. Anyone have any ideas??
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Hi,
if one side is lower than the other there definitely something wrong with the car. The options are:
*Broken main spring. Often hard to see by only looking at it, since the either the last top or bottom turn breaks and may lower the side, by that magnitude.
*the main axle joint may be worn out. Sorry but I dont know the exact english expression for that part. It sits right behind the axle assembly and basically connects the wheels to the body by means of a "bearing". If this is worn it sometimes makes screeching noises when turning the steering wheel, and it lowers the worn side of the car, may be not exactly a whole inch, but using 16" rims, maybe with the wrong offset could cause the problem of rubbing against the fendor.
if one side is lower than the other there definitely something wrong with the car. The options are:
*Broken main spring. Often hard to see by only looking at it, since the either the last top or bottom turn breaks and may lower the side, by that magnitude.
*the main axle joint may be worn out. Sorry but I dont know the exact english expression for that part. It sits right behind the axle assembly and basically connects the wheels to the body by means of a "bearing". If this is worn it sometimes makes screeching noises when turning the steering wheel, and it lowers the worn side of the car, may be not exactly a whole inch, but using 16" rims, maybe with the wrong offset could cause the problem of rubbing against the fendor.
