GL550 Tire Wear
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X166 GL550
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GL550
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X166 GL550
odd because it is available for the GL550: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....0&autoModClar=
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14 GL550; 14 E63s
Did anyone try the Continental Contisportcontact 5? Looks like it has the same ratings as the UHP, but just a different tread design.
And does anyone know what comes stock on new GL550's now?
And does anyone know what comes stock on new GL550's now?
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My Discount Tire guy said he thinks the Contisportcontact 5 would wear entirely too fast on the GL550 because of it's weight and the general summer design of this tire.
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2012 GL 350
I'm running Blizzaks and they are better than I anticipated. Dry handling is great and in snow the truck is a monster. I drove it through a three foot snow drift into the yard last year while towing my 24' trailer and it was like nothing was back there.
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The DM-V1? Any reason to go to 19"? It will be substantially more expensive. Thanks.
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2012 GL 350
Correct, the DM-V1. I can't think of any real reason to go up on winter tires. Winter tires you want narrow with tall sidewalls; exactly the opposite of summer tires. Reason being that you want to concentrate the weight of the vehicle over the contact patch to create better snow traction, wheras in summer you (generally) want to distribute the heat of the tire over a greater area.
Tall sidewalls also help when you hit big potholes in winter and especially with run flats, that's a good idea to keep your wheels round.
Tall sidewalls also help when you hit big potholes in winter and especially with run flats, that's a good idea to keep your wheels round.
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'14 GL550 , '79 911SC
Interesting thread on this topic : https://www.benzworld.org/threads/le...ts-of.2830730/
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Interesting thread on this topic : https://www.benzworld.org/threads/le...ts-of.2830730/
