Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
My 300TD originally had 195/70X14 but were replaced with 205/70 on the recommendation of the installer. On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 9:23 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2021-01-19 09:10, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: > > I run 195/70R14 Michelin Defenders on all my W123s, and all my other > > 14" > > cars for that matter. The original size is 175R14 on a 240D, which is > > much > > taller than 175/70R14. 195 70 14 is quite close and fits well. Plus, > > they're actually good tires. Not so many good choices in that size > > anymore. > > Do you recall the original aspect ratio or rolling diameter? > The way I remember it, the euro sizing was taller than the typical US 78 > ratio of those times. > I want to say 175R14 would translate to 175/83R14 or close to it. > But all I can state with total certainty is that 165R15 found on Beetles > and Saabs was bigger than the 175/70R15 found on Saab EMS and Turbo. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
On 2021-01-19 09:10, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: I run 195/70R14 Michelin Defenders on all my W123s, and all my other 14" cars for that matter. The original size is 175R14 on a 240D, which is much taller than 175/70R14. 195 70 14 is quite close and fits well. Plus, they're actually good tires. Not so many good choices in that size anymore. Do you recall the original aspect ratio or rolling diameter? The way I remember it, the euro sizing was taller than the typical US 78 ratio of those times. I want to say 175R14 would translate to 175/83R14 or close to it. But all I can state with total certainty is that 165R15 found on Beetles and Saabs was bigger than the 175/70R15 found on Saab EMS and Turbo. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I run 195/70R14 Michelin Defenders on all my W123s, and all my other 14" cars for that matter. The original size is 175R14 on a 240D, which is much taller than 175/70R14. 195 70 14 is quite close and fits well. Plus, they're actually good tires. Not so many good choices in that size anymore. Jaime On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:06 AM Don Snook via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in > the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace > the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is > 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are > using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. > > Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used > on a 123? > > As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I > bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is > raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to > take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck > with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires > (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. > > Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or > have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in > Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). > > Donald H. Snook > FedEx Freight > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
Funny thing is, the car loves it, or appears to. She’s driven the 97 SL500 for nearly 70k, and despite being a reconstructed title, that car has been one of the most trouble free vehicles I’ve ever owned. -D > On Jan 18, 2021, at 10:31 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >> As Mrs. Dan is a believer in binary throttle control, she loved it. > > On / off. Same with brakes. > > I have had to troubleshoot engine issues and found no problems until I mashed > my foot to the floor. > > People that drive like that need to be given Hellcats or Charger SRT8's for a > couple days with the traction control disabled. > > "I don't understand why it won't go. And there's this awful burning smell and > smoke when I take off. And the car slides sideways." > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: January 18, 2021 10:15 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: d...@penoff.com <mailto:d...@penoff.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions > > Wife's Mazda 6 was like that. Feather on the throttle and you were > zoom-zooming big time. I hated it. So did the boys. > > -D > >> On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:07 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com><mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: >> >>> raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to >>> take off from a stop. >> >> I wonder if it's due to the wretched 'modern' tendency, especially of GM >> (?), to have a very >> sudden throttle onset, which I'm inclined to believe is intended to trick >> the buyer into thinking >> the vehicle has a lot of power. (To me it's just a dismaying lack of >> control-ability.) >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> ___ >> 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 <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
> As Mrs. Dan is a believer in binary throttle control, she loved it. On / off. Same with brakes. I have had to troubleshoot engine issues and found no problems until I mashed my foot to the floor. People that drive like that need to be given Hellcats or Charger SRT8's for a couple days with the traction control disabled. "I don't understand why it won't go. And there's this awful burning smell and smoke when I take off. And the car slides sideways." Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: January 18, 2021 10:15 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions Wife's Mazda 6 was like that. Feather on the throttle and you were zoom-zooming big time. I hated it. So did the boys. -D > On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:07 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >> raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take >> off from a stop. > > I wonder if it's due to the wretched 'modern' tendency, especially of GM (?), > to have a very > sudden throttle onset, which I'm inclined to believe is intended to trick the > buyer into thinking > the vehicle has a lot of power. (To me it's just a dismaying lack of > control-ability.) > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
My W123 300D is currently wearing 195-70R14 Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires, the W116 300SD (with what appears to be the same Bundt style wheels) has 205-70R14 General Altimax RT. I would not swear that either one is officially the "best" size. The W116 has the tires that were on it when I got it, and the W123 has gotten the same size it had before anytime I've replaced tires. Both cars have atrocious traction in the snow. Allan Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > I just looked at Tire Rack. Hankook Kinergy ST and General Altimax > RT43 in both 175r70-14 and 185R70. > > Weren't the originals something like 175R80 or R83? > > I did a car search at Tire Rack, for 1984 300D they told me 195/70, > for 1979 240D they told me 'we don't sell that'. A lot more choices in > 195 than in 185, including the classic Vredestein Sprint (which costs > more than a 17" Michelin Crossclimate for my mom's Malibu). > > Just ordered a couple of wheels and four TPMS for the Malibu, Farm > Bureau will sell me Firestone WeatherGrip for $149 installed if I > supply the TPMS. They seem to be pretty high ranked among the Three > Mountain Snowflake stuff if you care more about snow performance than > summer performance. > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I don’t have a heavy foot. I thought it was just because the bed was empty. But, after reading all the reviews of people complaining about the same thing in SUVs and vans, I don’t think it’s just a truck thing. My old 92 F150 rode better when it was loaded. But, it didn’t spin on slightly wet roads. AND it had ordinary Firestone tires. Donald H. Snook > On Jan 18, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > > >> I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in the >> 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace the >> tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is 175/70/14. >> Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are using >> 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. >> >> Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used >> on a 123? >> >> As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I bought >> back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is raining >> (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take off >> from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck with no >> weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires (Goodyear >> Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. >> >> Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or >> have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in >> Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). >> >> Donald H. Snook > > Do you just have a heavy foot? My F150 will spin the wheels when it is wet if > I step on it hard but I generally don't have an issue when I pull away from a > light. Don't recall what tires are on it but will look. > > RB > > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
On 2021-01-18 16:45, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: There's a set of Michelin snow tires on my1995 E420. They work great. If I were taking over mom's car, I might buy these, but for her I want something less performance and more snow. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pirelli-P-Zero-All-Season-215-55R-17-Tires-Ultra-High-Performance-500AA-New/184422624258? I briefly thought of sticking mom with these, they're as close to useful in the summer as snow tires get. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-215-55R17-Pirelli-Winter-Sotto-Zero-3-98V-XL-Tires/303778774296? For all seasons, it looks like Michelin Crossclimate and Firestone WeatherGrip are the new kings of the hill. I feel sad for Continental, their DWS started the whole trend ten years ago and now they don't really have anything competitive. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=243 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
There's a set of Michelin snow tires on my1995 E420. They work great. -D > On Jan 18, 2021, at 5:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > I just looked at Tire Rack. Hankook Kinergy ST and General Altimax RT43 in > both 175r70-14 and 185R70. > > Weren't the originals something like 175R80 or R83? > > I did a car search at Tire Rack, for 1984 300D they told me 195/70, for 1979 > 240D they told me 'we don't sell that'. A lot more choices in 195 than in > 185, including the classic Vredestein Sprint (which costs more than a 17" > Michelin Crossclimate for my mom's Malibu). > > Just ordered a couple of wheels and four TPMS for the Malibu, Farm Bureau > will sell me Firestone WeatherGrip for $149 installed if I supply the TPMS. > They seem to be pretty high ranked among the Three Mountain Snowflake stuff > if you care more about snow performance than summer performance. > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I just looked at Tire Rack. Hankook Kinergy ST and General Altimax RT43 in both 175r70-14 and 185R70. Weren't the originals something like 175R80 or R83? I did a car search at Tire Rack, for 1984 300D they told me 195/70, for 1979 240D they told me 'we don't sell that'. A lot more choices in 195 than in 185, including the classic Vredestein Sprint (which costs more than a 17" Michelin Crossclimate for my mom's Malibu). Just ordered a couple of wheels and four TPMS for the Malibu, Farm Bureau will sell me Firestone WeatherGrip for $149 installed if I supply the TPMS. They seem to be pretty high ranked among the Three Mountain Snowflake stuff if you care more about snow performance than summer performance. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used on a 123? As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). Donald H. Snook Do you just have a heavy foot? My F150 will spin the wheels when it is wet if I step on it hard but I generally don't have an issue when I pull away from a light. Don't recall what tires are on it but will look. RB ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
Trying to back up uphill is the worst (in empty pickup). Once (spinning rear wheel on pine needles) I thought I would need the tractor to retrieve the truck. Ever since, I park pointed uphill if traction is iffy. I bought a used Torsen differential but haven't installed yet. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Allan Streib via Mercedes Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 10:42 AM To: Don Snook via Mercedes Cc: Allan Streib Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions Don Snook via Mercedes writes: > As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I > bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it > is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when > trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because > it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading > reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people > complain about wet traction. I have had the same issue in all the trucks I've ever owned, especially starting on an uphill. Only thing that really avoided it was weight in the bed. The tires might make a bit of difference, but probably won't be a cure-all. Allan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
The traction control of modern trucks is nothing short of amazing. Combined with a limited slip my Dodge rarely breaks traction on pavement. -Curt On Monday, January 18, 2021, 10:43:02 AM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Don Snook via Mercedes writes: > As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I > bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it > is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when > trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because > it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading > reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people > complain about wet traction. I have had the same issue in all the trucks I've ever owned, especially starting on an uphill. Only thing that really avoided it was weight in the bed. The tires might make a bit of difference, but probably won't be a cure-all. Allan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
For truck tires I can't say enough good about General Grabbers. I just got our second set, these are the A/TX, previous were AT2. Both carry the mountain (snow rated) symbol and are excellent offroad and on. The A/TX are much quieter than the AT2 although they'd be loud compared to a car tire. They're quite aggressive but last well, the AT2s went 45 or 50,000. Would have gone longer but I think I might have missed a rotation interval. We had them for just over 4 years. Not terribly expensive either. -Curt On Monday, January 18, 2021, 9:06:34 AM EST, Don Snook via Mercedes wrote: I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used on a 123? As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). Donald H. Snook FedEx Freight Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I think it's mostly that there's no weight (relatively speaking) over the rear wheels. Also the way pickup trucks are geared. Good for pulling, not so good for starting on a slippery surface. In my Frontier I can control it by slipping the clutch (which I don't really like to do more than necessary) or starting in 2nd gear. In general, every truck I've ever owned handled and felt better with about 500lbs in the bed. Allan Jim Cathey via Mercedes writes: >> raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take >> off from a stop. > > I wonder if it's due to the wretched 'modern' tendency, especially of GM (?), > to have a very > sudden throttle onset, which I'm inclined to believe is intended to trick the > buyer into thinking > the vehicle has a lot of power. (To me it's just a dismaying lack of > control-ability.) > > -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I got some Kumhos for the 210 E300 I smashed. Inexpensive but generally get good reviews. Seemed like decent tires. You could probably get a set mounted for like $300 or a bit more. I had a $75 MIR I got from somewhere when I got mine, they shipped them to a tire store, I took the old wheels over and they swapped them. I can't remember where I got them, TireRack maybe? But El Mercado de Wal sell them too https://www.speedytire.com/tires/kumho/solus-ta11/185-70r14-2182603?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpdCPpPil7gIVQ_7jBx1bawDNEAQYAyABEgJB4vD_BwE --FT On 1/18/21 9:05 AM, Don Snook via Mercedes wrote: I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used on a 123? As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). Donald H. Snook FedEx Freight Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
Wife's Mazda 6 was like that. Feather on the throttle and you were zoom-zooming big time. I hated it. So did the boys. As Mrs. Dan is a believer in binary throttle control, she loved it. -D > On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:07 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >> raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take >> off from a stop. > > I wonder if it's due to the wretched 'modern' tendency, especially of GM (?), > to have a very > sudden throttle onset, which I'm inclined to believe is intended to trick the > buyer into thinking > the vehicle has a lot of power. (To me it's just a dismaying lack of > control-ability.) > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
> raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take > off from a stop. I wonder if it's due to the wretched 'modern' tendency, especially of GM (?), to have a very sudden throttle onset, which I'm inclined to believe is intended to trick the buyer into thinking the vehicle has a lot of power. (To me it's just a dismaying lack of control-ability.) -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
Don Snook via Mercedes writes: > As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I > bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it > is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when > trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because > it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading > reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people > complain about wet traction. I have had the same issue in all the trucks I've ever owned, especially starting on an uphill. Only thing that really avoided it was weight in the bed. The tires might make a bit of difference, but probably won't be a cure-all. Allan ___ 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
[MBZ] 123 Tires and OT Truck Tire Questions
I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used on a 123? As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). Donald H. Snook FedEx Freight Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
