Re: [MBZ] Staggered wheels

2006-01-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
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

Re: [MBZ] Staggered wheels

2006-01-07 Thread OK Don
Isn't one of the design goals to ensure understeer also? 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 -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman,

[MBZ] Staggered wheels

2006-01-06 Thread RELNGSON
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