The new tires I got for the SL600 are 225/55ZR16 which is the factory size.
BFGoodrich - g-Force COMP-2 A/S The A/S part stands for All Season,
which I probably should not have got as they look like off-road tires
--FT
On 3/24/19 10:44 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
60 is a lot nicer than 70 or 75. The sidewall on a 285 tire is still plenty
tall at 50 profile.
The width of the wheel is really the limiting factor for the contact patch.
I was going to have them widen my old 14" bundts to 8.5 or 9. Could run 50
series 285 or whatever. Then put thicker swaybars on and have some real
w123 performance.
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 7:09 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
On March 24, 2019 at 9:50 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Tire pressures are critical on these low profile tires. They wear far
faster than regular rubber if not inflated properly - ask me about the set
the wife went through in 18 months - mainly my fault because I didn’t have
the pressure right - I was using the original tire stock pressure and not
the pressure used on the wheels’ application (2003 R230). Duh! A very
expensive lesson.
Even with 55s, I start with sidewall pressure and work down from there if
I don't like the NVH.
It's not overinflated if it's the pressure the manufacturer specifies for
maximizing speed and load ratings. The Cruze is the quietest and softest
riding car in its class, and comes with 16" tires except for the 18" on the
Premier models and some Hatchbacks. I've been running 55 front 50 rear this
winter, which is about 58/52 warm at freeway speeds. Might be a bit high,
been thinking of trying 50/40 once the potholes are patched up next month.
Anyway, how about that Tacko?
Can he beat Duke?
Mitch.
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On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 7:09 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
On March 24, 2019 at 9:50 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Tire pressures are critical on these low profile tires. They wear far
faster than regular rubber if not inflated properly - ask me about the set
the wife went through in 18 months - mainly my fault because I didn’t have
the pressure right - I was using the original tire stock pressure and not
the pressure used on the wheels’ application (2003 R230). Duh! A very
expensive lesson.
Even with 55s, I start with sidewall pressure and work down from there if
I don't like the NVH.
It's not overinflated if it's the pressure the manufacturer specifies for
maximizing speed and load ratings. The Cruze is the quietest and softest
riding car in its class, and comes with 16" tires except for the 18" on the
Premier models and some Hatchbacks. I've been running 55 front 50 rear this
winter, which is about 58/52 warm at freeway speeds. Might be a bit high,
been thinking of trying 50/40 once the potholes are patched up next month.
Anyway, how about that Tacko?
Can he beat Duke?
Mitch.
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