Winter tires/wheels for C250 Sport
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Another round of ICE
I came into a set of blizzak lm-60's all 4 were 245/40-17, mounted them on the old stock rims and all seems to work well...
I hate the stock rims, I am looking at these, wondering if they would work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370948355184
I hate the stock rims, I am looking at these, wondering if they would work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370948355184
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2011 c300
It was a conscious decision as the WS series ride is rather mushy. It's the same tread pattern with a harder compound.
If you think about it, you want the tire to cut the snow, and push it through the tread to the outside (I am a life long BFG Mud terrains on my trucks) and I think in some conditions a harder compound may be better.
But who knows? The 5 storms we have a year here in Jersey I think it's a good compromise between the two.
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From: Where GW crossed the Delaware
16 E350 4M wagon, 70 911T
Finally bought winter tires!
Specifically, a set of four Michelin X-Ice Xi3, in 225/45-17. Had them mounted on the stock wheels. M-B dealer and Tire Rack confirmed this would be okay and so ordered from Tire Rack and had installed locally.
Will weigh in as I gain more experience behind the wheel with this combo.
Will weigh in as I gain more experience behind the wheel with this combo.
Last edited by crater64; Dec 18, 2014 at 11:05 AM.
