Spares are scary on W163s, as they’re tough to get at, even worse if the car has been north of the Mason-Dixon Line. They hold a lot of road cruft, which comes down on you when you drop the wheel out of the carrier.
-D > On May 13, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > It rides not so much like a truck now which is really surprising. These > tires must have much softer sidewalls. Even coming down my driveway that is > sorta rough with some big tree roots, it was a noticeably less rough ride > though still the truck aspect came through. > > I wonder what it was like new. I think maybe it had Michelins on it? I’ll > have to look at the spare. I saved one of the take-offs I’ll get on the spare > since it is an original tire. Should have had them do it today but I forgot > about it until I got there and didn’t want them to have to mess around with > it. > > It’s amazing what a difference tires can make. Handling seemed more direct > too. I’ll call it a success. Since I don’t drive the thing that much they > should last awhile. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On May 13, 2022, at 2:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> It still drives/rides like a truck, I’ll bet. But good tires (weird size, >> limited offerings) do make a difference. >> >> My former ML had Kumhos or some Asian brand. Luckily, my tire guy could get >> them as I only needed one when I got it. >> >> I need to look at what’s on the 2003 ML350. They’re in good shape, but never >> noticed the brand. >> >> -D >> >>>> On May 13, 2022, at 10:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> For the 05ML500 >>> >>> I ordered a set of Kumho Krugen tires from Amazon in the right size (they >>> are not real common) and got them installed today. The old ones were like >>> 8yo, Lizetti was the brand, cheap but seemed decent. LF started shaking >>> like crazy, I thought it had loosed a belt but turned out it had thrown a >>> weight and needed 6oz according to the tire shop. I asked them to check it >>> out. Anyway it was time to get new tires. Doubled my investment in the >>> vehicle! >>> >>> Driving home from the shop I can’t believe what a difference. Better ride, >>> handling and much quieter even on the beattohell interstate. I was thinking >>> on the way up there how rough this thing rides even accounting for the >>> imbalance. Transformed. Pretty amazing. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
