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235/45/17s front and back

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Old 08-19-2009, 11:59 PM
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Has anyone run 235/45/17 or 235/40/17s front and back on the C36 AMG on stock rims?
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Nope,, but why go thinner then Stock in the rear anyways??
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Much cheaper snow tires.
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iirc, according to the owner's manual, snow tires are supposed to be 215-45-17
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Can you mount 215/45/17s on the stock wheels front/rear?
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winter I did 225 all around
summer I wear 235 front / 255 rear

anyways DON'T drive this car in winter,
235front/255 rear is perfect
rubs a bit...but that's because i'm too low
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Hey, if I don't trade it in under Cash for Clunkers, I need to drive it in the winter. My other car is a new CTS-V which really is not great in the winter at all :-)

C36 is a german car, it should be able to handle a few inches of snow we get here in Eastern, WA.
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i would take cts-v as daily and drive c36 on weekends...

I drive c43 weekends and E55 daily

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i believe if u go with 215-45-17, u need 17x7.5 in the rear as well. anyway, wider isn't better with snow tires.. btw, luv the new cts-v (and cheaper than the c36 in 1996 to boot hehehe, inflation calculated)
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You and me both. The CTS-V is an awesome bargain in either generation.

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