Got a lot of grief from my buddy the MB mechanic...
Anyway my question for the Guru's today is:
I would like to upgrade my current 17" Stock Wheels.
My buddy the Mechanic has told me to stay away from Staggered Wheels because of the 4matic. He says all 4 wheels must be the same size. I really want the rear wheels to have that deep dish effect with the nice thick polished Lip...but he says NO!
I hate NO!
Anyway he also says stay away from 19" and above...the car will begin to give misreading...what ever that means...DARN HIM!
He also says getting stock E-Class wheels from the 03 generation and up will be a challenge to find the right lugs to work.
I am very fustrated cause that really limits my choices and yet I see a lot of Mercedes with aftermarket wheels, but the truth is I dont want to sacrifice comfort for looks.
The Euro GLK models seem to have equal sized wheels standard but there is at least a sports packet with staggered wheels. The same seems to apply for the C-class, standard wheels are equal sized on 4-Matics but staggered are an option and at least I cannot find any restrictions where 4-Matics were excluded.
I'm not sure what you actually mean by staggered wheels because those for the GLK and the C-class are equal by diameter even if the tyre width is different for the rear from the front.
I don't see why it would make any difference for the 4-Matic if the tyre width would be different as long as the wider tyre would have lower profile that compensates the hight, making the rolling radius equal for both tyres.
There are options where the tyre diameter would be larger at the rear, perhaps this is what you considered and this would not be acceptable for a 4-Matic (as long as it has been designed for equal tyres).
Got a lot of grief from my buddy the MB mechanic...
Anyway my question for the Guru's today is:
I would like to upgrade my current 17" Stock Wheels.
My buddy the Mechanic has told me to stay away from Staggered Wheels because of the 4matic. He says all 4 wheels must be the same size. I really want the rear wheels to have that deep dish effect with the nice thick polished Lip...but he says NO!
I hate NO!
Anyway he also says stay away from 19" and above...the car will begin to give misreading...what ever that means...DARN HIM!
He also says getting stock E-Class wheels from the 03 generation and up will be a challenge to find the right lugs to work.
I am very fustrated cause that really limits my choices and yet I see a lot of Mercedes with aftermarket wheels, but the truth is I dont want to sacrifice comfort for looks.
Any suggestions?
Hi, Rafael and welcome to the forum. Please update your profile with vehicle and location information as that is quite useful. And scroll down to the W210 forum and join us, it's a whole forum dedicated to your car.
Staggered wheels are not verboten on the 4matic, however it is important to work with a trusted supplier to ensure that the OD of the tires remains virtually identical or you'll have problems. 19s are quite large for the W210 chassis and it will greatly degrade the ride quality, 18s are about the most reasonable limit overall. (reyna7 just put 19s on his 210, again, check it out in the W210 forum: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/
Take care and enjoy the ride,
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+1 with the other posts. If the outer circumference front/back is the same you should be O.K. The only downside I can envision is you cannot rotate them.
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I'm not sure what you actually mean by staggered wheels because those for the GLK and the C-class are equal by diameter even if the tyre width is different for the rear from the front.
I don't see why it would make any difference for the 4-Matic if the tyre width would be different as long as the wider tyre would have lower profile that compensates the hight, making the rolling radius equal for both tyres.
1. "Staggered" term commonly used by MB owners only applies to wheel width.
2. Agreed maintaining same rolling diameter front to rear should work.
Just to make sure...when Greg say's "however it is important to work with a trusted supplier to ensure that the OD of the tires remains virtually identical"
Welcome to the forums and all that jazz, but I have to ask why you got a M-B? If you wanted a pimp-mobile, with 19 or 20" rims and zero ride quality, why didn't you get a Caddy or a 300C ?
Just to make sure...when Greg say's "however it is important to work with a trusted supplier to ensure that the OD of the tires remains virtually identical"
He means Overall Diameter?
Yes, you can find on-line tire calculators that estimate overall diameter for you.
For example you input tire size: 255/50/19, and the calculator will tell you the diameter (inches) is 29.039
Welcome to the forums and all that jazz, but I have to ask why you got a M-B? If you wanted a pimp-mobile, with 19 or 20" rims and zero ride quality, why didn't you get a Caddy or a 300C ?
Also, why did you get grief from your mechanic?
LOL 19" and 20" wheels are far from being pimp-tastic.
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