Different tires for the front & rear
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Different tires for the front & rear
I guess I have been to the track a bit too much. With 5,000 miles my rear Conti's are worn. Fronts are fine. Question is by replacing the rear Conti's with Michelin PS2's will my daily ride suffer much. Should I upgrade to 275's?
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I would upgrade to 275s. The car will push a bit more, since the rears will be bigger AND have a softer compund. Other than the balance, I mix tires all the time. I have some that I love for fronts and others that I like for rears.
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I just upgraded to PS2s for the rears a few months back, went with 275s. I still have the contis up front as well. Maybe the PS2s up front will be better for handling but I couldn't justify the additional cost at this point. The setup is working out great. I would go with the 275s for the rears.
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If you ever feel like throwing the car around, you can always try swapping out the front and rears for some fun. All you lose is the straight line traction and it is a good chance to wear those 245 contis down 
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I have Conti's on my fronts and PS2's on my rears as we speak, TireRack was out of stock on the front PS2's so I'm waiting. Anyway I pushed the car pretty hard yesterday and there were no issues, you should be fine. I would definitely recommend all PS2's though, just because THEY RULE.
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Are u sure........Checked tire rack. Their 275/30/19's and cost $68 more than the 265/35/18's.
I did not see the 275/35/18's on their site........
Roland
I did not see the 275/35/18's on their site........
Roland
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i've always ran on 275/35/18.. i have 18x9 in the front, 18x10 in the rear, when i slammed my car, i went to mercedes and asked my guy about getting smaller tires, he said the stock size 275/35/18 that comes with the car is perfect for our cars performance, no bigger or smaller
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