Gurus, I'm in desperate need of your guidance
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94 Benz E320 - W124
Gurus, I'm in desperate need of your guidance
I just came across a deal I couldn't refuse, but now I'm in a headache.
Background:
I own a 94 Mercedes E320 Sedan, & I love my Lilith as I've named her. I purchased the car just over a year ago, she's been great & extremely reliable to me. I've addressed all but two pending issues: 1) AC Compressor is leaking freon at an alarming rate & 2) Front & rear springs as factory original & sagging. I'm a mechanic, so these issues & all my previous are no problem tovfix, just haven't gotten to them yet.
The Deal:
I had a customer come in for aftermarket wheels & tires on his 2005 Benz S430, his wheels he had on it were just going to collect dust in a storage shed so he sold them to me. I paid a whopping $200 for AMG 5 Spoke 18" Chrome wheels. I replaced the tires on the wheels with brand new 225/45R18 on the two 18x8.5 fronts & 235/45R18 on the two 18x9 rears.
Problem:
The rears fit flawlessly, no rubbing, not one single issue. The fronts however an an absolute nightmare...Clearly I didn't think through the fact that I'm now attempting to run 18x8.5 wheels on an area designed for 15x6.5...I'm pressing against my strut.
Gurus:
Can you help me out, what spacers am I going to need? Where can I get them? Obviously I'll need to roll my fenders, that's no problem, I plan on it anyways. I though I'd be able to maybe tweak my camber, I do aligbments daily, but I'm pretty well screwed because of the sagging springs right now.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated guys, & thank you in advance
Oryan Baker
Background:
I own a 94 Mercedes E320 Sedan, & I love my Lilith as I've named her. I purchased the car just over a year ago, she's been great & extremely reliable to me. I've addressed all but two pending issues: 1) AC Compressor is leaking freon at an alarming rate & 2) Front & rear springs as factory original & sagging. I'm a mechanic, so these issues & all my previous are no problem tovfix, just haven't gotten to them yet.
The Deal:
I had a customer come in for aftermarket wheels & tires on his 2005 Benz S430, his wheels he had on it were just going to collect dust in a storage shed so he sold them to me. I paid a whopping $200 for AMG 5 Spoke 18" Chrome wheels. I replaced the tires on the wheels with brand new 225/45R18 on the two 18x8.5 fronts & 235/45R18 on the two 18x9 rears.
Problem:
The rears fit flawlessly, no rubbing, not one single issue. The fronts however an an absolute nightmare...Clearly I didn't think through the fact that I'm now attempting to run 18x8.5 wheels on an area designed for 15x6.5...I'm pressing against my strut.
Gurus:
Can you help me out, what spacers am I going to need? Where can I get them? Obviously I'll need to roll my fenders, that's no problem, I plan on it anyways. I though I'd be able to maybe tweak my camber, I do aligbments daily, but I'm pretty well screwed because of the sagging springs right now.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated guys, & thank you in advance
Oryan Baker
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Mercedes SL63 AMG; Mercedes E63 AMG S 4matic; Mercedes C43 AMG; Mercedes S Class, Mercedes GLK
If you have all the details of your existing wheels including offsets you can input into the tool below for "current", then in "new", put in the measurements, including offsets of the wheels from the S430 and it will tell you the difference in both diameter and difference in clearance. The tool should be able to tell you how much clearance you've lost with the new wheels and you can buy spacers of that size. I've attached a link to Amazon with a bunch of different spacers, but you can google them and find many other options.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+spacers&ajr=2
https://mbworld.org/forums/tire_rim_calculator.php
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+spacers&ajr=2
https://mbworld.org/forums/tire_rim_calculator.php
