boxeswithknobs

Well, my 6 month saga of tramlining is OVER. The dealer I bought my CLK55 from had put Bridgestone RE760's on it, which tramlined like a b*tch on I-5 and other funky road surfaces - so badly I was ready to sell the car if it wasn't alignment or tires - couldn't believe the car could be that sensitive to tires. I haven't been around to drive it much, so diagnosis/fix time was limited previously.

I had tried to get more modern style wheels, but could never find a set nearby. This past week I was finally back on home turf in LA and snabbed a set of 18" E55 Monoblock IIs with tires from captruff. Had to do some trimming up front with the trusty Dremel for clearance, and will need a 10mm spacer for the rears, but MY GAWD, now the car actually steers and handles like it's not a cracked-out-starlet trying to scam a Greyhound ticket!!

Fat stuff on the rims: call me crazy, 245/40/18 up front, 275/35/18 out back, I left them on just to see if they'd fit. I'm still running stock ride height, but the car looks SO much better now. Might have to step down a bit on the size in the future, but really appreciate the extra grip, and the Traction Control light visits less often (only a little).

I'm not totally down the with front offset since it seems a little "out", but the car handles so much better I just want to shut up and drive now.

MarcusF

I had a simular experience with Yokos. Great grip but all over the road. In my case, Contis fixed it. Glad you figured it out.

discoduck

Looks sharp!

boxeswithknobs

Thanks. I would pull spring pads on the front to lower a bit, but I'd have to trim/tuck the lower front fender lip if I do that first - I see too many of these cars losing front bumpers caught on curbs!