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Originally Posted by tangofox007
I have always wondered why MB tended to specify lower pressure for the front tires. Most other makes that I deal with have it the other way around. Which would tend to make sense, since the front end tends to be heavier than the rear, at least on an average day.
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I would guess that the higher pressure is meant to prolong the tread life on the rear tires. At the recommended pressure on my "97 E the rear tires wear on the inside at a ridiculous rate. I have had the alignment checked and new shocks installed, but the biggest help was raising the pressure to 30 PSI. I was told by a tech at an indi. that specializes in Mercedes, that you are lucky if you get more than 35K on a set of tires on a Mercedes because of the rear suspension. I went through a set in about that distance using the pressure on the gas door. I am hoping to do better now that I use 30 PSI all around. The rear wear is noticeably better.