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500E-E500 Wheel and tire perfect setup
- Thread starter T0Pnotch55
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yes this was listed on MB auction recently but it didn’t sold, and i was thinking to ask the seller what he is willing to sell them forThe wheel size/offsets above are near perfect for the 500E. The rear is slightly aggressive.
However the front tire size is smaller than normal... should be 245 front matched with 275 rear.
This is the set listed recently on MBMarket, ended RNM / BidTo... link here.
what about 19x8.5 et25 and 19x10 et28 on a 500E? from CLS63The wheel size/offsets above are near perfect for the 500E. The rear is slightly aggressive.
However the front tire size is smaller than normal... should be 245 front matched with 275 rear.
This is the set listed recently on MBMarket, ended RNM / BidTo... link here.
@TOPnotch55,
If you intend to drive on the street I think you’ll be disappointed with a 19” Rim & Tire setup. It is IMOP and others on this board that 19s will give you a pretty rough ride. If all you do is show the car 19s would be OK some really look nice but for a daily driver I’d stay away from them.
I run 18s w/ 245s & 275s Michelin Super Sports. This is my second set of Michelins and I’m due for another set. The 1st set came w/ the takeoff wheels from a 2004 SL500 and the sizes were 255s & 285s and rode much harder and got noisier as they aged. I got rid of them at 25K miles and went down 1 size on the 2nd set. Due to better tire technology the Super Sports were perfect. I would expect no less and an even better ride from a new set.
Anyway, whatever you decide buy a premium set of tires. Michelin or Continental or equivalent. Cheap tires won’t help the ride.
Choose Wisely
If you intend to drive on the street I think you’ll be disappointed with a 19” Rim & Tire setup. It is IMOP and others on this board that 19s will give you a pretty rough ride. If all you do is show the car 19s would be OK some really look nice but for a daily driver I’d stay away from them.
I run 18s w/ 245s & 275s Michelin Super Sports. This is my second set of Michelins and I’m due for another set. The 1st set came w/ the takeoff wheels from a 2004 SL500 and the sizes were 255s & 285s and rode much harder and got noisier as they aged. I got rid of them at 25K miles and went down 1 size on the 2nd set. Due to better tire technology the Super Sports were perfect. I would expect no less and an even better ride from a new set.
Anyway, whatever you decide buy a premium set of tires. Michelin or Continental or equivalent. Cheap tires won’t help the ride.
Choose Wisely
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Absolutely no way on both. The front will stick out beyond the fender lip, and the rear will stick out like two inches. Besides rubbing terribly with every bump you hit, It will look ridiculous.
thats what i currently have on my 500e is a set of SL500
255/40/18 front
275/40/18 rear
very smooth ride and it looks nice and beefy
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18's look good on the E500E because the fender opening is slightly larger, AND shaped slightly different, vs standard 124 fenders. This is why the 500E can generally use 1" larger diameter wheels vs standard 124 (just like the stock factory wheels were 1" larger vs standard 124).
I personally have 17's and 18's on my 500E's, but my standard 124's generally have 16's (one on 17's).
@T0Pnotch55, if you no longer care to be top notch and would rather be BottomNotch55, you can fit those 19" wheels on there.
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Same wheels but with 245/40-18s on the front and 275/35-18s on rear.
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i had same setup in the rear when i bought the car but the rear wheel well looked a little bit shallow, and i went with 275/45, i like it better, it looks more filled up and beefySame wheels but with 245/40-18s on the front and 275/35-18s on rear.
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