ander420

I just bought 20's for my ClS, I got 245/30 on the front, and 285/25 on the rear, I still can swith them out for other tires what do you think. It looks like I am rolling on rubber bands, no tire at all. I want to lower it also. PLEASE HELP..It looks great, but scared of denting wheels.

mbzmike

hey, i have 20 'z on my 420 here is a photo, they are a one peice, chrome, the trie i pirelli , 30 series, very thin. ( when applying dressing to tires, i can size it up with 2.5 fingers in height. ) yes, you have to drive careful, very, watch out for rear end collisions due to your slowing over pot holed, rr crossings, etc. good luck. my car is lowere, also, minimum clearances.

Ken Uyeda

How wide are your wheels?

jtc55

my only question to you is: if your afraid of denting your rims w/ such low profile tire, then why get 20 and not 19? i personally would never get such big rims that i don't enjoy the car anymore and have to drive around like a turtle in fear of denting the rims. just my $.02

ander420

11 inch on rear.... 9 on front..

Ken Uyeda

With 9's and 11's, run the Michelin Pilot Sport 2's, 255/30R20 Front, 295/25R20 Rear. The 245/285 setup you have probably have a really stretched look on 9's & 11's... The PS2 tires run a little wide so it should help.

Kendo

evomike

Give me a call if you have any questions. I can also help you with lowering the car as well.

ander420

I put 245/35/20 on front, and 305/25/20 on rear. it doesn't look as good, but way better ride. Looks like too much tire though, what do you think

Ken Uyeda

your front wheels are taller than your rears.

ander420

thats what I thought. I need to get them smaller right. Is it bad to have taller wheels in front?

Ken Uyeda

not sure if anything will get thrown off. I'd switch the fronts to 255/30 to even things out. Continental CSC2's right?

idrive

With the 20" rims you have this set up and tire is by far the best way to go

ander420

if I can't switch them, is it ok to keep them the way they are? it looks like there is a lot of tire on front now though.

Ken Uyeda

technically you can run whatever you want... but the 255/30 & 295/25 is the optimal setup for your CLS. I'm not sure what running a tire set-up that is too tall in the front and not in the rear would do to the electronics of the car. I'm thinking you're going to be the guinnea pig on this one so keep us posted if you keep running your 245/35 & 305/25 setup. Maybe double check with an aftermarket-friendly service advisor or technician at Mercedes if you know one...