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Just got through a mini-snowstorm with stock Goodyear AS and 20" wheels in my GLC43. The Goodyear tires handled fine on packed snow and ice and powder on the side streets. I put about 100 miles on the clock with 100% of it spent driving on packed snow and ice on city streets with moderate grade. No super steep hills though.
Unless you're Canadian, Midwesterner, or live in the mountains, the 20" Goodyears will do just fine in the Winter. Of course the 21'' Summer tires are worthless on ice and should be rotated out for any 4 season climates.
Same wheels here (on a GLC43). After a ton of thought and research I put on "Pirelli Scorpion Winter" 265/40/21 front, 295/35/21 rear. Dealer recommended. The 10mm small size increase is necessary to get the tire. They are amazing. About 4k miles on them so far this season. Great handling and super quiet.
I’ve never put on a winter set before, but I found an unused set of 19s off a GLC300. Will they fit a GLC63? Might I need a spacer? How do you determine the spacer size?
First season I ran Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires with my original rims (2015 GL63). Tires are amazing. Had more snow if my local mountain then I have seen in many years. Traction on snow, rain, slush, and even Ice has been very impressive. I climbed some mountain passes where AWD cars with chains we slipping and my AMG stayed planted. I also did not choose to downsizing to a different rim. Will just pay to re-mount the tires after winter. I did not have any wheel clearance issues etc even in over a foot of snow.
The listing of supported tire/wheel options you provided is super useful! Would you happen to have the list for MY19 as well? (Looking for MY19 CLS data ...)
Thanks!
Originally Posted by Chrisk03
Since it's that time of year, here's some MB recommended winter wheel/tire setups for our vehicle. The tires for the GLC43/63 can be found on page 16/17 of 19 of the tire pdf attachment. The second pdf attachment (starts AMG) is in German, but page 4 of 5 shows the wheels and I think that's what they are "recommending", but can't read German, so... Good info, nonetheless.
Adding what I think is a Canadian accessory link that provides some good info on wheels for the GLC, GLC43/63 with part numbers. Haven't seen a US version that is as good/detailed as this.
02-11-2019, 06:10 PM
