Best tire setup?
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W205 C300 4Matic and W166 ML350 Bluetec
Best tire setup?
Looking to get some recommendations for new tires. I have a 12 ML Bluetec. Currently I’m running Toyo Proxes STIII but they have been awful. Already beyond wear bars and it’s only been 11k miles.
I did notice when I was keeping the suspension in sport it wore my last tires terribly on the inside so I kept it in comfort the entire life of these tires still with no luck.
Looking for an all season as we do get some snow, rain and normal driving conditions. Would like to get more life out of them as well. Someone mentioned running a different size tire? But wasn’t to keen on that. Anyone run a different size to increase longevity? I’ve always ran the size recommended. 265/45R20
I did notice when I was keeping the suspension in sport it wore my last tires terribly on the inside so I kept it in comfort the entire life of these tires still with no luck.
Looking for an all season as we do get some snow, rain and normal driving conditions. Would like to get more life out of them as well. Someone mentioned running a different size tire? But wasn’t to keen on that. Anyone run a different size to increase longevity? I’ve always ran the size recommended. 265/45R20
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Ml350 bluetec
Best tire setup? I would not go as suggested with different size tires. You will not be able to rotate tires for longevity if the front and rear are different sizes. I am running with Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. But I am running 255/55R19. Previously I had the Michelin Premier LTX, hated them as they were too soft. I went with the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus because that is what I had on my 2013 VW Touareg TDI and really liked them. I liked them because the Touareg has a bit more sportier suspension compared to the ML 350 and cornered great during spirited driving.
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I run Continentals. I have standard size 255/50R19 on my 2015 ML350. Have ExtremeContact DWS6. Got ~40K miles on them and they are not quite at the wear bars. Switching to CrossContact LX25 end of this week. Rated as a higher mileage tire - we'll see.
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W205 C300 4Matic and W166 ML350 Bluetec
Ended up going with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 plus’. We’ll see how these go. Anyone else have airmatic that’s noticed when suspension is in sport it creates bad camber wear?
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Ml350 bluetec
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Ml350 bluetec
Hmmm....that's a lot of negative camber. Sounds like the alignment is not setup properly? Have you had it checked? Negative camber unless it is excessive should not cause noticeable tire wear. wrong toe adjustment is more known to cause excessive tire wear on the outside/inside edges depending on which way the toe is going.
