I just bought a one owner 2004 G500 with 39,000 miles on the clock. It is in fantastic condition....I am thrilled.
I plan on using it off road...a lot. I live in Pollock Pines...about 25 miles from the Rubicon trailhead and countless other trails. I'm not sure I'll be taking it on the Rubicon in the near future, but I'll be doing many overlanding style trails on the eastern side of the Sierras and to Death Valley several times each winter/spring.
I just ordered the 30mm lift spacers from Viking Off Road. From everything I've read, this should get me enough space to run 275/70R18 = 33.2x10.8R18...thinking of Good Year MTR or Toyo M/T.
I've heard different reports on whether the computer needs to be reprogrammed because of different tire sizes and ride height. Some say there is no way to change the computer and others say Mercedes can reprogram it for specific tire sizes. Is there a definitive answer on this?
I want to do this right the first time. I almost ordered 275/70/18 tires today, but figured I would go with the "measure twice, cut once" theory. I would hate to have the tires installed at Les Schwab and then the car shuts down and goes into some kind of limp mode on my way home....or maybe the lift isn't enough for the tire size.
Any advice or suggestions based on the above information would be terrific. I think this could be a good way to get this information into one thread...I'm sure I'm not the only one cross referencing from 3 different forums from three different builds on each forum to try and figure this out.
Thanks!
Brent
I plan on using it off road...a lot. I live in Pollock Pines...about 25 miles from the Rubicon trailhead and countless other trails. I'm not sure I'll be taking it on the Rubicon in the near future, but I'll be doing many overlanding style trails on the eastern side of the Sierras and to Death Valley several times each winter/spring.
I just ordered the 30mm lift spacers from Viking Off Road. From everything I've read, this should get me enough space to run 275/70R18 = 33.2x10.8R18...thinking of Good Year MTR or Toyo M/T.
I've heard different reports on whether the computer needs to be reprogrammed because of different tire sizes and ride height. Some say there is no way to change the computer and others say Mercedes can reprogram it for specific tire sizes. Is there a definitive answer on this?
I want to do this right the first time. I almost ordered 275/70/18 tires today, but figured I would go with the "measure twice, cut once" theory. I would hate to have the tires installed at Les Schwab and then the car shuts down and goes into some kind of limp mode on my way home....or maybe the lift isn't enough for the tire size.
Any advice or suggestions based on the above information would be terrific. I think this could be a good way to get this information into one thread...I'm sure I'm not the only one cross referencing from 3 different forums from three different builds on each forum to try and figure this out.
Thanks!
Brent