My problem child E55 - Eats tires
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My problem child E55 - Eats tires
Well this is getting old.... I do 30k miles a year and the aggressive alignment of the rear... just eats tires...OK... new rear tires after alignment 3 months ago only 8000 miles on them but 50% worn out already..... told by MB that's normal.
I have two problems;
1) I need to get through the winter now... 100 mile RT constant 70 mph straight rd commute every day... need a line on some winter rims.... 17 x 7.5 steel or maybe a used pair of 18 x 8 AMG stock fronts that I can run on the rear?
2) Long term tire eating solution needed. While occasionally I'll push it, 99.9% of the time I'm just easing down the road... the aggressive stance of camber and toe makes it impossible to get any mileage out of the rear tires... I don't need .9 g's lateral... I'm not on a European road course... I'm just cruising 50 miles one way to work and back... Is there an aftermarket kit/linkages that allow to reduce the camber to something normal and zero/minimize the toe?
I can't be the only one that has this problem... what are all you doing about it?
Thanks....
Oh btw, fresh alignment at MB in Salt Lake... Fronts, while it does need ball joints it has 30k on the fronts and wear is normal and even... 60-70% left on them
I have two problems;
1) I need to get through the winter now... 100 mile RT constant 70 mph straight rd commute every day... need a line on some winter rims.... 17 x 7.5 steel or maybe a used pair of 18 x 8 AMG stock fronts that I can run on the rear?
2) Long term tire eating solution needed. While occasionally I'll push it, 99.9% of the time I'm just easing down the road... the aggressive stance of camber and toe makes it impossible to get any mileage out of the rear tires... I don't need .9 g's lateral... I'm not on a European road course... I'm just cruising 50 miles one way to work and back... Is there an aftermarket kit/linkages that allow to reduce the camber to something normal and zero/minimize the toe?
I can't be the only one that has this problem... what are all you doing about it?
Thanks....
Oh btw, fresh alignment at MB in Salt Lake... Fronts, while it does need ball joints it has 30k on the fronts and wear is normal and even... 60-70% left on them
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17 inch rims may not clear the from brake calipers. One can only guess how many miles from a winter tire - winter tires are soft compound and don't come with a DOT treadwear rating.
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Well this is getting old.... I do 30k miles a year and the aggressive alignment of the rear... just eats tires...OK... new rear tires after alignment 3 months ago only 8000 miles on them but 50% worn out already..... told by MB that's normal.
I have two problems;
1) I need to get through the winter now... 100 mile RT constant 70 mph straight rd commute every day... need a line on some winter rims.... 17 x 7.5 steel or maybe a used pair of 18 x 8 AMG stock fronts that I can run on the rear?
2) Long term tire eating solution needed. While occasionally I'll push it, 99.9% of the time I'm just easing down the road... the aggressive stance of camber and toe makes it impossible to get any mileage out of the rear tires... I don't need .9 g's lateral... I'm not on a European road course... I'm just cruising 50 miles one way to work and back... Is there an aftermarket kit/linkages that allow to reduce the camber to something normal and zero/minimize the toe?
I can't be the only one that has this problem... what are all you doing about it?
Thanks....
Oh btw, fresh alignment at MB in Salt Lake... Fronts, while it does need ball joints it has 30k on the fronts and wear is normal and even... 60-70% left on them
I have two problems;
1) I need to get through the winter now... 100 mile RT constant 70 mph straight rd commute every day... need a line on some winter rims.... 17 x 7.5 steel or maybe a used pair of 18 x 8 AMG stock fronts that I can run on the rear?
2) Long term tire eating solution needed. While occasionally I'll push it, 99.9% of the time I'm just easing down the road... the aggressive stance of camber and toe makes it impossible to get any mileage out of the rear tires... I don't need .9 g's lateral... I'm not on a European road course... I'm just cruising 50 miles one way to work and back... Is there an aftermarket kit/linkages that allow to reduce the camber to something normal and zero/minimize the toe?
I can't be the only one that has this problem... what are all you doing about it?
Thanks....
Oh btw, fresh alignment at MB in Salt Lake... Fronts, while it does need ball joints it has 30k on the fronts and wear is normal and even... 60-70% left on them
There is no front Camber or Caster or rear Camber to change tire contact angles – it is new car industry’s best kept secret.
We saw the need therefore to re-instate from the early 90’s full/precise (and ongoing) front and rear adjustment to cater for other than showroom height conditions….
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Don't assume all 17" wheels will fit. There's a reason Tire Rack has no 17" options for the W210 E55. Test fit the wheel you want to buy first. OEM E430 and AMG wheels are expensive and hard to find.
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