Tires
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I wish we could do a survey question like on other forums. I am wondering what tires people have on their E-series sedans. I have winter tires right now, and 17 inch pirelli tires all matched. I am thinking about going to 18 inch AMG wheels staggered for summer. In terms of ride / performance what is the best combo.
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
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I wish we could do a survey question like on other forums. I am wondering what tires people have on their E-series sedans. I have winter tires right now, and 17 inch pirelli tires all matched. I am thinking about going to 18 inch AMG wheels staggered for summer. In terms of ride / performance what is the best combo.
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
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My only rec is to stay away for Nitto 555's. I bought them for the low price---now have to live with terrible road noise----Continental Contact3 was only $300 more for the set----
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I wish we could do a survey question like on other forums. I am wondering what tires people have on their E-series sedans. I have winter tires right now, and 17 inch pirelli tires all matched. I am thinking about going to 18 inch AMG wheels staggered for summer. In terms of ride / performance what is the best combo.
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
The E63 wheels look great on them and I almost bought some, but really do not want to roll the inner fenders.
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07 E350 4Matic / Sport with P1
'07 Sport 4Matic:
245 - 40 x 18 (F & R) Contis for Summer, Fall & Spring on OEM 10 spoke rims,
245 - 40 x 18 (F & R) Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D for the Winter on Tire Rack's 5 spoke Sport Edition ST3s (AMG replica) rims.
245 - 40 x 18 (F & R) Contis for Summer, Fall & Spring on OEM 10 spoke rims,
245 - 40 x 18 (F & R) Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D for the Winter on Tire Rack's 5 spoke Sport Edition ST3s (AMG replica) rims.
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Our 320 had MXV +4 Energy OEM. At 38175 miles (yesterday) the rear were at 1/32 and the fronts at 3/32. The noise was approaching unbearable. Even after previously checking with the "tech" at Costco, they refused to mount 225/60/16 Primacy MXV tires because they are " more than 3 % increase in diameter (speedometer error)". The Primacy tires are clearly superior to the Energy models and cheaper but alas I succumbed to the draconian rule of the Costco tire ***** and allowed myself to be coerced into OEM fitment by the $70 rebate. Also the Energy tire has rim guard bead which is a necessity with wifey's parallel parking skills. 
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I had pzero's on my C230K SS and they were the best tires i ever had! Second goes to the T1-R's. I've got Yokohama ES100's on my 19's and they're sh*te in the rain. That's not good for Raincouver!
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I wish we could do a survey question like on other forums. I am wondering what tires people have on their E-series sedans. I have winter tires right now, and 17 inch pirelli tires all matched. I am thinking about going to 18 inch AMG wheels staggered for summer. In terms of ride / performance what is the best combo.
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
Front:245/40-18Rear: 275/35-18
Those are the measurements. Will this look ok?
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I had continental contitouring ch95 when I bought the car with 23,650 miles on them. Lasted me over 23,000 miles, which is good where I live. I got a set of sumitomo (don't remember what model. A friend of mine recommended them to me who has his own tire and service shop. They're pretty good so far, but car has been in service for over a week so don't know how they are overall.
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I had continental contitouring ch95 when I bought the car with 23,650 miles on them. Lasted me over 23,000 miles, which is good where I live. I got a set of sumitomo (don't remember what model. A friend of mine recommended them to me who has his own tire and service shop. They're pretty good so far, but car has been in service for over a week so don't know how they are overall.
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Interesting you should say that. I just read a post from the Edmunds guys getting Sumitomo tires for their M3. 
Here's the link.
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Funny you ask. I just came across another post from the Edmonds guys giving an evaluation of the tires. You can find the post here.
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Still top notch in my opinion and they handle a little better than the conti ch95 i had, or maybe it's just my mind thinking that.
For me the most important thing is thread life, as I have to drive 5 miles through canyon roads to go home or get out of my house and I am not a conservative driver
For me the most important thing is thread life, as I have to drive 5 miles through canyon roads to go home or get out of my house and I am not a conservative driver
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www.tirerack.com not only has a rating chart for each tire they sell, such a noise, ride comfort, etc, but also feedback from users of each tire. Of course, a tire will work differently on each particular year/model vehicle, so comparing unlike vehicles is somewhat faulty.........but better than nothing!
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I recently went with the Michelin Pilot Sport 2 A/S Plus - stock sizes 245 40 18 front, and 265 35 18 rear. Great traction and quiet so far. I have about 2,000 miles on them. First picture is with the old Yokohama S.4's. Decent traction, but noisy. The second picture is with the same size, new Michelins.
Last edited by lovnlife; Feb 24, 2009 at 12:14 AM.
