Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Doesnt bother me really. Zoltan Finks wrote: Thanks. As a follow-up, I wanted to ask the list: Does having the traditional tap-on style wheel weights on the outside of your allow wheels bother you at all? It really bothers me. I mean, you have this nice slick alloy wheel with this crude weight tacked onto it. I notice this when I look at a vehicle and I dislike it. Years ago I had Discount Tire use tape-weights on my Cragar Drag Stars for my old Dodge. They have not come off in over ten years. However these days, every place I've asked about them has told me no, you shouldn't mess with those. Brian 83 240D -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 73 280SEL 4.5, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Zoltan Finks wrote: Thanks. As a follow-up, I wanted to ask the list: Does having the traditional tap-on style wheel weights on the outside of your allow wheels bother you at all? It really bothers me. I mean, you have this nice slick alloy wheel with this crude weight tacked onto it. I notice this when I look at a vehicle and I dislike it. The weight should go wherever the weight needs to go - whether that be middle of the wheel, inside lip, or outside lip. If the wheel and tire are out of balance on the outside edge, putting a weight on the inside or middle of the wheel isn't going to correct the imbalance. -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 270+kmi 1980 300TD 175+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi 1976 350SE 4-spd 163+kmi
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
I thought that most shops had moved beyond using impact wrenches on wheels. But maybe that's just what they tell you if you ask. I bought some Fuzion tires from TireRack. Just wanted to save money. No complaints yet. Supposedly from the makers of Bridgestone. I only have some 5k mi. on them yet though. I had a hard time finding a place that would mount someone else's tires - especially for a decent price. A few places said they had a higher rate for doing tires they did not sell you. Of course, a few places gave me a different story each time I'd call. That is disturbing. The good news is that I found a nice source for inexpensive moutning/balancing. This will only help those of us in rural regions. The Farm and Fleet store. Here, it's called Fleet Farm. Of course, I imagine that they'd not be too sensitive to tourquing things properly. I didn't wind up using them, as I had an exhaust pipe fall off (not talking about the Mercedes) and thus had to take it in to Midas - they mounted the tires there. Brian On 5/17/06, P. D. Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought Yokohama tires for my LandCruiser at Tire Rack(good prices, no sales tax) and had them installed at a new Super WalMart(new balancing machines) with lifetime balance and rotation for $7.95/tire(I think they have since stopped doing this for tires not purchased at WM) and watched through the window as the tech used a torque wrench to tighten the lug bolts. Peter Ferguson 1983 300TD - Original Message - From: BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line I was surprised and pleased that the Sam's Club Michelins I bought for EM were finished with a torque wrench. Don't know about other places as I have only bought there for years. BillR Jacksonville FL 1981 300SD EM 275K with new and clear front and rear windshields. Almost 10 miles before the first rock hit the window. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires. They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so tell them one that takes the tires you're buying. On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though - was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that a store policy or a state mandate. Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried these? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: 5/15/2006 ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Brian, Don't trust Midas If you haven't done so, loosen each lug bolt and retorque to the proper ft/lbs or lbs/ft (whichever) I think 80-85 is recommended. Wiser minds will probably chime in Some shops will use torque bars on their impact wrenches that (I'm told) apply proper torque to the lugs. Never trusted them and always requested the good old manual torque wrench.. Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ On May 17, 2006, at 9:37 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote: I thought that most shops had moved beyond using impact wrenches on wheels. But maybe that's just what they tell you if you ask. I bought some Fuzion tires from TireRack. Just wanted to save money. No complaints yet. Supposedly from the makers of Bridgestone. I only have some 5k mi. on them yet though. I had a hard time finding a place that would mount someone else's tires - especially for a decent price. A few places said they had a higher rate for doing tires they did not sell you. Of course, a few places gave me a different story each time I'd call. That is disturbing. The good news is that I found a nice source for inexpensive moutning/balancing. This will only help those of us in rural regions. The Farm and Fleet store. Here, it's called Fleet Farm. Of course, I imagine that they'd not be too sensitive to tourquing things properly. I didn't wind up using them, as I had an exhaust pipe fall off (not talking about the Mercedes) and thus had to take it in to Midas - they mounted the tires there. Brian On 5/17/06, P. D. Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought Yokohama tires for my LandCruiser at Tire Rack(good prices, no sales tax) and had them installed at a new Super WalMart (new balancing machines) with lifetime balance and rotation for $7.95/ tire(I think they have since stopped doing this for tires not purchased at WM) and watched through the window as the tech used a torque wrench to tighten the lug bolts. Peter Ferguson 1983 300TD - Original Message - From: BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line I was surprised and pleased that the Sam's Club Michelins I bought for EM were finished with a torque wrench. Don't know about other places as I have only bought there for years. BillR Jacksonville FL 1981 300SD EM 275K with new and clear front and rear windshields. Almost 10 miles before the first rock hit the window. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires. They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so tell them one that takes the tires you're buying. On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though - was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that a store policy or a state mandate. Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried these? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http:// www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: 5/15/2006 ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires. They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so tell them one that takes the tires you're buying. On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though - was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that a store policy or a state mandate. Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried these? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Ha! Excellent!
;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I
takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires.
They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so
tell them one that takes the tires you're buying.
On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question
though -
was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to
install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I
have
to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if
that
a store policy or a state mandate.
Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several
tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone
tried
these?
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
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Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Never heard of that being a state mandate, more than likely a store policy for
liability reasons.
Haven't tried the Falkens, but I heard they are good tires. But beware of the
sporty treads they are a bit noisy
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
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1999 Mazda Miata
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though -
was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to
install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have
to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that
a store policy or a state mandate.
Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several
tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried
these?
Later --
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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DiscountTireDirect.com
They have all the name brands like Michelin, Pirelli, BF Goodrich etc.
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
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I know many here have purchased tires on-line. Besides Tire Rack,
where is a good place to buy?
Thanks,
Johnny B.
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Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
I was surprised and pleased that the Sam's Club Michelins I bought for EM were finished with a torque wrench. Don't know about other places as I have only bought there for years. BillR Jacksonville FL 1981 300SD EM 275K with new and clear front and rear windshields. Almost 10 miles before the first rock hit the window. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires. They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so tell them one that takes the tires you're buying. On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though - was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that a store policy or a state mandate. Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried these? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
I bought Yokohama tires for my LandCruiser at Tire Rack(good prices, no sales tax) and had them installed at a new Super WalMart(new balancing machines) with lifetime balance and rotation for $7.95/tire(I think they have since stopped doing this for tires not purchased at WM) and watched through the window as the tech used a torque wrench to tighten the lug bolts. Peter Ferguson 1983 300TD - Original Message - From: BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line I was surprised and pleased that the Sam's Club Michelins I bought for EM were finished with a torque wrench. Don't know about other places as I have only bought there for years. BillR Jacksonville FL 1981 300SD EM 275K with new and clear front and rear windshields. Almost 10 miles before the first rock hit the window. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires. They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so tell them one that takes the tires you're buying. On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discount Tires has a good selection and prices -- I have a question though - was in our local Costco and the guy there said they are only allowed to install the size specified by the manufacturer as the original size. I have to go back for something else but will stop in the tire dept and ask if that a store policy or a state mandate. Has anyone run into this? The www.discountire.com website offers several tire size options. Also, they seem to like Falken Tires - has anyone tried these? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: 5/15/2006
[MBZ] Discount tires on-line
I know many here have purchased tires on-line. Besides Tire Rack, where is a good place to buy? Thanks, Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Discount tires on-line
JB you had my answer in your subject line Discount Tire. www.tires.com Also: www.1010tires.com That being said, Tire Rack is wy out in front in terms of solid tire info on their site (I like to read the survey results) and they have a good cross-section of price ranges. Cheers Mac on 5/16/06 8:53 AM, John Berryman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know many here have purchased tires on-line. Besides Tire Rack, where is a good place to buy? Thanks, Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
