So I have a 86 300E factory 5 speed under 100K miles and in great shape. Tried selling it but in the back of mind really wanted to play with it.

It was 100% stock minus the Sony radio. I am in the wheel and tire biz so obv. the first change was the wheels. I went with BBS RS077 on all 4 corners which were brand new old stock. These wheels were made for the 201/124 chassis. So I lucked out. I'm running Conti DW tires in 205/55/16 fronts and 225/50/16 rears. Stock suspension sits high and is going to get refreshed. I have just received from tire rack new bilstein Sports and H&R sport springs. I also managed to find new W124 limo front sway bar and 500E rear sway bar (all direct fit) through Mercedes parts. Those will be here in a week or so. I ordered the 300TE wagon rear metal sway bar links (300E are plastic) today as well.Also going to replace all rubber bushings front and rear. I want to use Sport line where avail. I will be updating and documenting as I go along ,should be a fun project and the parts are fairly cheep. Cheers.

Before wheels/tires









After with wheels, but before suspension