124 subframe

[Niks]

Will a 500E rear subframe and diff fit in place of the standard 124 one?

 

[grober]

Try these guys. If anyone knows they will. 500E (W124.036) Fanatics' Utopia 2 things----- the rear of the 500 was basically a modified version of the R129 rear end afaik----and the R129 floorpan was based on the W124--- so my guess and its only a guess is it will fit but there might be clearance issues????
ps also not sure why you want to do this anyway??

 

[Niks]

Thanks for the link. Well im considering the possibility of an engine swap later, so whether I go down the M119 route or a LS1 or Chevy V8, I need to have some sort of a rear diff/drivetrain and gearbox which will cope with the power and torque. The current setup will be eaten for breakfast by one of those engines.