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Old 07-11-2000, 12:11 AM
Lee Scheeler Lee Scheeler is offline
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In my experience, you can usually go significantly wider than MB OEM on many models without too many problems. The 300E does very well on OEM's but can be sharpened significantly by just sportline sizes. A 400E overwhelms the OEMs and does okay on Sportline sizes but really shines in the plus 1 fittment. 500E's can really overwhelm the stock fare but do great on plus 1's. The newer cars came with a more aggressive fittment from the factory so you see a less dramatic improvment than the older cars in my opinion. Unless you've done significant suspension work more than a plus 2 wheel/tire combo will not help handling. If your going for cosmetic appeal its great, if its more performance then it can vary some. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Know your priorities going into an upgrade, get all the info you can, then do what (by all your info) seems to be the best option. Of course, talking to the folks in this forum and Luke ALWAYS helps.

Lee
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