Winter tires W211
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Winter tires W211
I have a set of winter tires and wheels with about 3500 miles on them. I want to run them on my 06 w211, but they are narrow by two sizes (205\55\16) The wheels were for a VW Jetta, but I have the proper hub ring for Mercedes as well. Other than speedo inaccuracies, will this cause issues? I understand that these will offer less handling performance.
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These wheels are aftermarket, came off of a 320. I bought them for my jetta and had to install centering rings for the VW. They worked well on the Jetta. I still have the 66.6 mm rings that were on them originally, so I assume they will work on the 350.
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Can we please get back to the question about tire size, or do I need to measure my steering wheel next
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Tire width doesn't affect the speedometer or any of the other systems in the car, the only thing that matters is the circumference. The car won't know the difference between a 205 and a 295.
A 205/55/16 is about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire (Either a 225/45/17 or 245/40/18) so your speedometer will be off a little bit but other than that, the narrower tire will offer a bit more traction in the snow due to the smaller contact patch. There was a 16" wheel and tire combination offered on the W211, I believe it was a 225/55/16, which is slightly taller than the 205 and won't throw off the speedo.
Do you have the sport package with the larger front brakes? 16" wheels will not fit over the larger brake discs and calipers on sport package cars.
A 205/55/16 is about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire (Either a 225/45/17 or 245/40/18) so your speedometer will be off a little bit but other than that, the narrower tire will offer a bit more traction in the snow due to the smaller contact patch. There was a 16" wheel and tire combination offered on the W211, I believe it was a 225/55/16, which is slightly taller than the 205 and won't throw off the speedo.
Do you have the sport package with the larger front brakes? 16" wheels will not fit over the larger brake discs and calipers on sport package cars.
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Tire width doesn't affect the speedometer or any of the other systems in the car, the only thing that matters is the circumference. The car won't know the difference between a 205 and a 295.
A 205/55/16 is about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire (Either a 225/45/17 or 245/40/18) so your speedometer will be off a little bit but other than that, the narrower tire will offer a bit more traction in the snow due to the smaller contact patch. There was a 16" wheel and tire combination offered on the W211, I believe it was a 225/55/16, which is slightly taller than the 205 and won't throw off the speedo.
Do you have the sport package with the larger front brakes? 16" wheels will not fit over the larger brake discs and calipers on sport package cars.
A 205/55/16 is about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire (Either a 225/45/17 or 245/40/18) so your speedometer will be off a little bit but other than that, the narrower tire will offer a bit more traction in the snow due to the smaller contact patch. There was a 16" wheel and tire combination offered on the W211, I believe it was a 225/55/16, which is slightly taller than the 205 and won't throw off the speedo.
Do you have the sport package with the larger front brakes? 16" wheels will not fit over the larger brake discs and calipers on sport package cars.
