No PS2 on 19" 8.5 & 9.5 says WheelExperts
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Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
Nice! cant wait to see pics of them installed! when are they gonna be here!
I guess late Sept. or early Oct. I can't wait either. BlackC230Coupe, you think it's possible to get the Kleemann front lip in silver carbon fiber
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Originally Posted by AMGDAN
HRE WILL NOT recommend using PS2's on their wheels.
That is not true. I ordered and recieved my 20" HRE 547R's last summer for my SL55 and the tire that HRE suggested was a PS2.
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Originally Posted by AMGgirl
That is not true. I ordered and recieved my 20" HRE 547R's last summer for my SL55 and the tire that HRE suggested was a PS2.
This is what Peter told me:
If a PS2 tire is rated at 245, it's really a 255 because of its corners.
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Originally Posted by dinko
you think it's possible to get the Kleemann front lip in silver carbon fiber ?
?Honestly i don't see that ever happening.
Originally Posted by dinko
agree with you. The only model they don't suggest PS2's on is the SLK, because 9.5 is already wide enough.
This is what Peter told me:
If a PS2 tire is rated at 245, it's really a 255 because of its corners.
This is what Peter told me:
If a PS2 tire is rated at 245, it's really a 255 because of its corners.
Well, i have personally sold a set of HRE 547Rs 2 weeks ago for my customer with a SLK350 with Brabus lowering springs and we did 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 with 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 PS2's and we never had ANY rubbing issues at all. Infact i am about to do an SLK55 with Carlsson wheels in a week or so and we are going to put a 10" rear with the same size PS2's.
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Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
Honestly i don't see that ever happening.
Well, i have personally sold a set of HRE 547Rs 2 weeks ago for my customer with a SLK350 with Brabus lowering springs and we did 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 with 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 PS2's and we never had ANY rubbing issues at all. Infact i am about to do an SLK55 with Carlsson wheels in a week or so and we are going to put a 10" rear with the same size PS2's.
Well, i have personally sold a set of HRE 547Rs 2 weeks ago for my customer with a SLK350 with Brabus lowering springs and we did 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 with 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 PS2's and we never had ANY rubbing issues at all. Infact i am about to do an SLK55 with Carlsson wheels in a week or so and we are going to put a 10" rear with the same size PS2's.
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Originally Posted by lisamcgu
Is the front of the 55 different than the 350? I know there's some air foils there that the 350 doesn't have ...
The front bumper does not make a difference with rubbing issues.
The AMG cars actually come with their fenders rolled from the factory, so if anything it would have been more of an issue on the SLK350 then the SLK55.
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PS2 works...
If this help any, one of the member on the other benz's forum has this setup.
DPE R07S Brushed Aluminum Finish
19X8 Front (235/35/19 Michelin Pilot PS2)
19X10 Rear (265/30/19 Michelin Pilot PS2)
DPE R07S Brushed Aluminum Finish
19X8 Front (235/35/19 Michelin Pilot PS2)
19X10 Rear (265/30/19 Michelin Pilot PS2)
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Originally Posted by dinko
I went from Rosso to PS2 and I recommend highly! You will notice MUCH less wheelspin. Be sure to order from Tire Rack, they have the best possible price.
Found out from Fast55, not only does TIRE RACK have set prices (for the Neros, $306 - meanwhile over the phone, I had guys from other places quoting me over $400 ea) and allow you to price tires online, there's NO SALES TAX, and shipping is supposedly only around $25 (for two tires), and they have even rare tires usually IN STOCK, so they can ship right away.
I ended up having to pay $325 ea, with tax (the cheapest I could find in OC), and I am still waiting to find out when they are going to get them in
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Originally Posted by lisamcgu
I read this thread, but should have paid better attn to this comment. Its been about 6,000 mi and, sure enough, my back tires are shot. For what I had on there, Pirelli P0 Nero 255/30/19s, I was having some problems finding them in stock and getting a FAIR price for them.
Found out from Fast55, not only does TIRE RACK have set prices (for the Neros, $306 - meanwhile over the phone, I had guys from other places quoting me over $400 ea) and allow you to price tires online, there's NO SALES TAX, and shipping is supposedly only around $25 (for two tires), and they have even rare tires usually IN STOCK, so they can ship right away.
I ended up having to pay $325 ea, with tax (the cheapest I could find in OC), and I am still waiting to find out when they are going to get them in
Found out from Fast55, not only does TIRE RACK have set prices (for the Neros, $306 - meanwhile over the phone, I had guys from other places quoting me over $400 ea) and allow you to price tires online, there's NO SALES TAX, and shipping is supposedly only around $25 (for two tires), and they have even rare tires usually IN STOCK, so they can ship right away.
I ended up having to pay $325 ea, with tax (the cheapest I could find in OC), and I am still waiting to find out when they are going to get them in
How are the Pirelli Nero's?
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I don't know any different, so I guess they are good. They work good with the ESP/EPS whatever thing. I can go around corners without sliding, and when the car kind of jumps over instead, the tires just hang onto the road and let the car push away and take off really well. I think, with the Brasbus suspension kit and the ESP/PS?, the tires may be part of what make the car like magic.
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Originally Posted by AMGgirl
That is not true. I ordered and recieved my 20" HRE 547R's last summer for my SL55 and the tire that HRE suggested was a PS2.
A lot of the 19" sizes have out-of-round issues also, especially:
235/35/19
315/25/19
245/35/19
275/30/19
which cause a lot of vibrations on Porsche and MB. When we were still selling PS2s, Michelin exchanged around 14 tires for me within a 6 week period. From then on, we said no more PS2s.
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Originally Posted by lee2375
That was before HRE and I knew about the problems with rubbing with the PS2s. It was barely released last summer, so it was a fairly new tire at the time.
A lot of the 19" sizes have out-of-round issues also, especially:
235/35/19
315/25/19
245/35/19
275/30/19
which cause a lot of vibrations on Porsche and MB. When we were still selling PS2s, Michelin exchanged around 14 tires for me within a 6 week period. From then on, we said no more PS2s.
A lot of the 19" sizes have out-of-round issues also, especially:
235/35/19
315/25/19
245/35/19
275/30/19
which cause a lot of vibrations on Porsche and MB. When we were still selling PS2s, Michelin exchanged around 14 tires for me within a 6 week period. From then on, we said no more PS2s.
