On 1/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<And do SLKs really come with different size rims on the front and back > like the seller implies?� I never heard of any Mercedes like that from > the factory.� Seems uncharacteristically impractical.>> > > You are uninformed. Almost any MB with AMG wheels has wider wheels in back. > As one example, I have a set of 17" C36 wheels on my C320, 7.5 inches wide in > front and 8.5 inches wide in the rear. This has been a common optional fitment > for at least ten years.
Huh, learn something new every day! Thanks! > >From a pinchpenny's point of view, you bet it's impractical. You can't rotate > them. My car seems to be eating rear tires (S-03s) at three times the rate of > the fronts. Especially considering the terrible temptation to do huge smoky burnouts at every opportunity if you actually had a car with enough power to benefit from fatter rear tires... Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo
