Tires Sizes and suspension recommendations.
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2010 C63 AMG, 2015 GL450, 2018 GLS 550, 2021 GLS 450
Tires Sizes and suspension recommendations.
Has anyone tried the new Continental Tires? I had on the Michelin pilots this summer and I didn’t like them.
From what I see here folks use either Pilots or P Zeros.
Also can the rear tires be changed to 255/40 or 255/45? Looking for a softer ride.
Also, without throwing reliability away on an Air suspension, what’s best suspension kit for comfortable driving?
From what I see here folks use either Pilots or P Zeros.
Also can the rear tires be changed to 255/40 or 255/45? Looking for a softer ride.
Also, without throwing reliability away on an Air suspension, what’s best suspension kit for comfortable driving?
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2010 C63 AMG, 2015 GL450, 2018 GLS 550, 2021 GLS 450
I’m curious about continentals, I have Pro Contact on my daily driver Ford Focus and they are horrendous, sidewall basically made of paper.
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I've never heard that for PS 4S. Stock wheels? a dent in the wheel? a bad balance? (after install did you gun it in first 24 hours and slip the wheel on the rim?)
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this. I only did the springs and they helped a lot. Before the springs, the car was pretty rough. The PS4S are some of the most comfy tires I ever put on my C63 when I had it. You want a hard ride? Try some RE-71Rs!
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I have the stock 18s. I don’t drive very aggressively and the balance could have been bad but I had an alignment done when I got car and my service rep told me that during that process they would balance the tires if they needed it.
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Have other readers found the same?
My car is still on stock springs, so I have no experience with the H&R hardware for our car, but every car I've had in the past got stiffer with lowering springs.
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I can´t say, but i´ve got H&R spring together with bilstein shocks, it completely transformed the car.
From what i think AMG just slapped on some firm stuff just to make sure it felt sporty and produced just good enough tracktimes, no finesse at all.
H&R with bilstein feels way more developed, a softer smooth ride when taking it easy, and produces way more grip when pushing it.
From what i think AMG just slapped on some firm stuff just to make sure it felt sporty and produced just good enough tracktimes, no finesse at all.
H&R with bilstein feels way more developed, a softer smooth ride when taking it easy, and produces way more grip when pushing it.
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yes. Non-P30 suspension. It got softer but not floatie. Its common to read about people getting better ride quality with just H&Rs on the pre-FL cars. I’m not sure about 2012+ cars.
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I can´t say, but i´ve got H&R spring together with bilstein shocks, it completely transformed the car.
From what i think AMG just slapped on some firm stuff just to make sure it felt sporty and produced just good enough tracktimes, no finesse at all.
H&R with bilstein feels way more developed, a softer smooth ride when taking it easy, and produces way more grip when pushing it.
From what i think AMG just slapped on some firm stuff just to make sure it felt sporty and produced just good enough tracktimes, no finesse at all.
H&R with bilstein feels way more developed, a softer smooth ride when taking it easy, and produces way more grip when pushing it.
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I can´t remember the 'B' number.
Somebody might help me.
It´s the sportiest ones without adjusting capability,, is it B8?
Those aren´t really for our AMG´s,, but they are good
They are here in europe what we call them: 'sprint'
And they offer a bit smoother ride as i stated above, but when pushing it, they take it better than stock shocks.
Also you get some better 0-60 times due to some more weight transfer.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Bilstein-S...QAAOSw0NtbaujM
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Bilstein-B8-...UAAOSwE1xbysNF
Somebody might help me.
It´s the sportiest ones without adjusting capability,, is it B8?
Those aren´t really for our AMG´s,, but they are good
They are here in europe what we call them: 'sprint'
And they offer a bit smoother ride as i stated above, but when pushing it, they take it better than stock shocks.
Also you get some better 0-60 times due to some more weight transfer.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Bilstein-S...QAAOSw0NtbaujM
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Bilstein-B8-...UAAOSwE1xbysNF
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I can´t remember the 'B' number.
Somebody might help me.
It´s the sportiest ones without adjusting capability,, is it B8?
Those aren´t really for our AMG´s,, but they are good
They are here in europe what we call them: 'sprint'
And they offer a bit smoother ride as i stated above, but when pushing it, they take it better than stock shocks.
Also you get some better 0-60 times due to some more weight transfer.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Bilstein-S...QAAOSw0NtbaujM
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Bilstein-B8-Stosdampfer-Stuck-HA-auch-fur-Mercedes-Benz-C-Klasse-W204/332846865193?hash=item4d7f381b29:g
fUAAOSwE1xbysN F
Somebody might help me.
It´s the sportiest ones without adjusting capability,, is it B8?
Those aren´t really for our AMG´s,, but they are good
They are here in europe what we call them: 'sprint'
And they offer a bit smoother ride as i stated above, but when pushing it, they take it better than stock shocks.
Also you get some better 0-60 times due to some more weight transfer.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Bilstein-S...QAAOSw0NtbaujM
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Bilstein-B8-Stosdampfer-Stuck-HA-auch-fur-Mercedes-Benz-C-Klasse-W204/332846865193?hash=item4d7f381b29:g
fUAAOSwE1xbysN F
