Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > Mercedes-Benz Tech Information and Support > Mercedes-Benz Wheels & Tires

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-14-2005, 11:31 PM
E93067's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: California
Posts: 85
Widening rear wheel wells on a 92 400E?

Thinking of widening the rear wheel wells on a 92 400E to accomdate 8" tires
currently have the 500E fenders in front, so no problems in that area. Anyone on this list ever do this? Saw a AMG mod a while back to this but can no longer find the link.

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-15-2005, 01:18 AM
dakota's Avatar
Moof !
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Seattle WA USA
Posts: 469
I assume you mean 8 inch wide wheels, not tires. I have 16x8 inch wheels on my 300CE with no fender modifications needed.
__________________
Steve
1992 300CE Sportline Sophie
1990 300E Emma - in the family
1979 240D Josephine - sold, but not forgotten
2004 Pacifica AWD
http://web.mac.com/dakota/Mercedes/Home.html
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-15-2005, 01:34 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Huntington Beach
Posts: 329
TUBS!!!




Sorry, had to do it. I believe that the AMG mod you're referring to was actually used on the front fenders; they basically just put some extra washers behind the mounting points to push them out. I've seen quite a few w124's running 8" wide wheels, probably just need to pay close attention to the wheel offset.
__________________
1990 190e 2.6 - The only one I can really call "My Car".

1987 190e 2.3 - The donor car's up and running, only mods are Euros and a Sony headunit. My Dad's runabout now.

1990 300e 2.6 - The parents' ride.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-15-2005, 09:49 AM
E93067's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: California
Posts: 85
Wheel well mods

Thanks for the info, the CE model has a wider wheel well clearnce than other 124s, so that explains why you can run the 8" wide tires.

Note
Due to the enlarged rear production wheelhouse inner
panels, the use of an angled bracket as described in
4.1 is not necessary on model 124.061 (300CE-24
Cabrio).

Found the link I was refereing to below:

http://www.meimann.com/docs/mercedes/AMG_wheel_install_01.pdf

There is a mod to the rear wheel well, although it looks a little hard to do I don't have access to any welding equipment.

Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
W126 Lessons Learned on R&R Front and Rear Shocks stephenson Tech Help 7 12-22-2008 09:09 PM
123 Rear Wheel Bearing diesel don Diesel Discussion 26 07-08-2007 07:52 PM
Hit a curb with rear wheel, now tracking is off biodieselkid Tech Help 7 01-23-2005 12:40 PM
Help: replacing rear wheel bearing W124 d2bernhard Tech Help 3 10-30-2002 07:56 PM
right rear wheel bearing / 1966 W108 atombaum Vintage Mercedes Forum 2 08-03-2002 12:56 PM



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:53 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page