Hello,

I have a 2001 E430 4matic I'm trying to get winter wheels for (stock 17" have high performance tires on them). I tried 1998 E320 16" wheels but for some reason they wouldn't fit, while they did on a friend's 1999 E430?

questions:

1) anybody know if something changed on the 2000-2002 E430's to make 16" wheels no longer fit?
2) anybody have a spare set of wheels they would like to sell, or know of a good place to find some cheap?

Thanks,
Markus

 

What an incredible coincidence. I BOUGHT someone's winter tires on 16 inch wheels and had the same problem! They fit ok on the back but not the front...are the rotors bigger on a 4matic e430? I got a full set of 16's with blizzak snow tires on them if your interested-CHEAP!--but you'd probably encounter the same problem.
Are the front rotors bigger on the e430 w/4wd or is my mechanic lying?

 

I also was looking for 16's for my e430 but tirerack says only 17's available.
Must be the huge front rotors.

John

 

The E430 AWD, unlike the E320 AWD, uses larger brakes than its RWD counterpart. That is why the wheels fit on a E430 RWD but not your E430 AWD.

 

I got 01 e320 4Matic and would be interested in winter tires with rims.
Please e-mail
DTMe30M3@yahoo.com
I am in NJ.
Thanks