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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Wheels and Tires

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Old 06-07-2007, 12:47 PM
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Wheels and Tires

I brought my SL65 in beacuse the air condition stoped working so now I come and pick up the car and the air is fixed but the car is undrivable!

All four rims are bent, and the right rear tire (which I just changed about a month ago because it had a nail, I got the contitact sport ) was severly ruined that the inside was gone (or something like that) so now I got a tow truck to bring my sl to a tire and wheel place. Now they are fixing the rims but I need new tires. ( 305/25/20).

I am either going with:

NT NeoGen ZR
FK 452

Which one is better?
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I have right now 305/25/20. Now all my rims are bent so I nedd new rims and I need new tires.

Is 305/30/20 in the back and 255/35/20 in the front good or should I go with
305/35/20 in the back and 255/40/20 in the front?

What are the tires that fit those sizes, because I only found two?

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255/30R20 looks like the best match for the front because its a close match to the 26" diameter of the rears.

Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com) has several brands available in 305/25R20 and 255/30R20.
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Can I fit 305/35/30 in the rear and 255/30/20 in the fornt will the the tires rub?

Are these good sizes?

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'03 SL55
Stock tire sizes are 255/35R19 and 285/30R19. Diameter for both is around 26 inches.

255/30R20 has the same diameter and width as the 255/35R19 so there should be no issues there.

305/25R20 has the same diameter but is 20 mm wider than 285/30R19 so you could possibly have issues related to the extra 20 mm.

Suggest you try searching the forums for 305 and see what info that produces.

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