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Opinion: 20 vs 21" wheels?

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Old 10-09-2008, 02:53 PM
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Opinion: 20 vs 21" wheels?

Hi Gang

I'm getting a new 2009 ML63 next Spring and it has the option of 21" wheels vs the standard 20". I understand that my current 20" snowtires/wheel combo will fit just fine... SO you GL drivers with 21" wheels, I turn to you for advice...go for the 20 or 21? Downsides of the 21"?

Thanks in advance for all your help!

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If you have a blow-out on a 21" tire, you will be riding the spare for a week or so until the tires are shipped. The 21" tires are very expensive. You will have a great selection of 20" tires at about 1/2 the cost of the 21" tires.
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Originally Posted by BlownV8
If you have a blow-out on a 21" tire, you will be riding the spare for a week or so until the tires are shipped. The 21" tires are very expensive. You will have a great selection of 20" tires at about 1/2 the cost of the 21" tires.
Thanks for the heads-up on that short-coming! I have already had to replace 2 tires for the 20" wheels...had the ML one week and found a short KNIFE blade in the right rear after being at a golf outing...really vicious foursome I guess...and then had a sidewall damaged during a service appointment of all things...

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