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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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E430 winter wheels

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?

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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?

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Markus
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by markusfmeyer
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?
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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I also was looking for 16's for my e430 but tirerack says only 17's available.
Must be the huge front rotors.

John
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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'98 E320 4Matic, '85 380SL
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.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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I got 01 e320 4Matic and would be interested in winter tires with rims.
Please e-mail
DTMe30M3@yahoo.com
I am in NJ.
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