***Official Wheel/tire/stance Fitment Thread***
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Question: Above is listed:
Wheels: CLS AMG Reps Silver 17x8 ET35 all around
Tires: Yokohoma ADVAN S.4 225/45/17F - 245/40/17R
If the wheels are all the same size, why are the tires different?
Wheels: CLS AMG Reps Silver 17x8 ET35 all around
Tires: Yokohoma ADVAN S.4 225/45/17F - 245/40/17R
If the wheels are all the same size, why are the tires different?
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anyways...this is a good question and I'm gonna let the pros answer it
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Nope, not mine, as mine are staggered which confuses the math. But with all of them the same size, I suppose they could go with a higher profile on the rear to make it sit more angled. Just trying to figure out the "right" size and why it would be "right."
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Sorry to pester.
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Holy ****! I just measured my wheel width. Three appear to be 8" wide and one of the rears is a full inch wider. WTF? Oh well, one more reason to do some switching.
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The actual height of the tire (ie. 35 series vs 30 series) is different from front to back also. The front tires are one size taller. I really don't know why MB does it like that, it seems like if they put the taller tire in the rear it would give the car a good looking rake.
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Which end is the speedometer pick-up on?
Smaller tires do accelerate faster.
Clearly with bigger tires on the front they aren't worried about clearance requireing the back to be smaller.
I guess it could be aesthetics too. Maybe they think the hood slopes too much and they are offsetting that.
It is an odd decision.
Smaller tires do accelerate faster.
Clearly with bigger tires on the front they aren't worried about clearance requireing the back to be smaller.
I guess it could be aesthetics too. Maybe they think the hood slopes too much and they are offsetting that.
It is an odd decision.
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I'm thinking it is for comfort. You "feel" things a lot more through the front tires and the bigger the sidewall the more vibrations dispersed through the tire?
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The actual height of the tire (ie. 35 series vs 30 series) is different from front to back also. The front tires are one size taller. I really don't know why MB does it like that, it seems like if they put the taller tire in the rear it would give the car a good looking rake.
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Actually, they are almost the same height. 35 and 30 are percentage ratios in regards to the width, the only way the front's would be abnormally larger than the rear is if you ran the same width, aka 235-35 and 235-30. The 265-30/19 are 79.5mm sidewall height and the 225-35/19 are 78.7mm, the rear is larger by .7mm
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The reason there is shaking is because anything less than 10mm is not hubcentric. There is no solution except switching to a 10mm spacer.
