Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes]

Same here. Ran 205 for a long time on the wagon. I figure it costs a little
acceleration.

On Apr 13, 2017 10:31 AM, "MG via Mercedes"  wrote:

> I had 205 75s on one of my 123s and it did OK. Like Randy says the speedo
> will be off a bit so keep that in mind.
>
> rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I
>> have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've
>> always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity
>> to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this
>> size be ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as
>> I don't drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and
>> need replaced even for short driving. Thanks for any suggestions and
>> advice. Best Wishes, Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga.
>> 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

How many miles have you put on them?

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> On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Not sure if it's such a good idea to go up TWO sizes.  I love my
> 195/70/14 Goform tires and they are even cheaper now than when I bought
> them - $38/ea.:
> 
> https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/goform-tires/g520?code=G100372
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I
>> have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've
>> always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity
>> to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this
>> size be ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as
>> I don't drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and
>> need replaced even for short driving.
>> Thanks for any suggestions and advice.
>> Best Wishes,
>> Roger
>> Roger Hale
>> Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
>> Monroe, Ga.
>> 770-267-0850
>> www.dinnerwareclassics.com
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

my first VW had 6.50-16 tars on it.  Took forever to accelerate (36 HP) 
but was pretty economical on Benzin.



Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
April 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM
Tons of room in a W116's wheel wells.
Mine had BIG tires on it when I bought it, like 215,225, or 235R78-14.
Got something like 28mpg driving it home from Florida, the low rpm 
tires might have had something to do with that.

Mitch.


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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

It will make you and the car look fat.

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:34 PM, MG via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I had 205 75s on one of my 123s and it did OK. Like Randy says the speedo
> will be off a bit so keep that in mind.
>
> rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I
>> have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've
>> always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity
>> to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this
>> size be ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as
>> I don't drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and
>> need replaced even for short driving. Thanks for any suggestions and
>> advice. Best Wishes, Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga.
>> 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[MG via Mercedes]

I had 205 75s on one of my 123s and it did OK. Like Randy says 
the speedo will be off a bit so keep that in mind.


rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote:
A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this size be ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as I don't drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and need replaced even for short driving. 
Thanks for any suggestions and advice. 
Best Wishes, 
Roger 
Roger Hale 
Dinnerware Classics, Inc. 
Monroe, Ga. 
770-267-0850 
www.dinnerwareclassics.com 



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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Tons of room in a W116's wheel wells. 
Mine had BIG tires on it when I bought it, like 215,225, or 235R78-14. 
Got something like 28mpg driving it home from Florida, the low rpm tires might 
have had something to do with that.
Mitch. 
 
> On April 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> https://tiresize.com/calculator/
> 
> 205 will be about 2 inches greater diameter than 185
> width will be close to 1 inch greater
> actual speed will be about 65 mph when speedo shows 60 mph
> 
> Not huge differences so long as there is enough room in the wheelwell.
> If the price is right, put them on and try them.
> If it does not seem right, re-sell the tires and get some different ones.
> 
> RB
> 
> 
> On 13/04/2017 10:40 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote:
> > A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have 
> > a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've always 
> > run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity to get a 
> > set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this size be 
> > ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as I don't 
> > drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and need 
> > replaced even for short driving.
> > Thanks for any suggestions and advice.
> > Best Wishes,
> > Roger
> > Roger Hale
> > Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
> > Monroe, Ga.
> > 770-267-0850
> > www.dinnerwareclassics.com
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:30:56 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
 wrote:

> https://tiresize.com/calculator/

Thank you, Randy, for this link. It's a nice calculator, one I had not
seen before.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

205 will be about 2 inches greater diameter than 185
width will be close to 1 inch greater
actual speed will be about 65 mph when speedo shows 60 mph

Not huge differences so long as there is enough room in the wheelwell.
If the price is right, put them on and try them.
If it does not seem right, re-sell the tires and get some different ones.

RB


On 13/04/2017 10:40 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote:

A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have a 
1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've always run 
195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity to get a set of 
new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this size be ok? I know 
some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as I don't drive much. My 
current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and need replaced even for 
short driving.
Thanks for any suggestions and advice.
Best Wishes,
Roger
Roger Hale
Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
Monroe, Ga.
770-267-0850
www.dinnerwareclassics.com


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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Not sure if it's such a good idea to go up TWO sizes.  I love my
195/70/14 Goform tires and they are even cheaper now than when I bought
them - $38/ea.:

https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/goform-tires/g520?code=G100372


On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I
> have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've
> always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity
> to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this
> size be ok? I know some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as
> I don't drive much. My current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and
> need replaced even for short driving.
> Thanks for any suggestions and advice.
> Best Wishes,
> Roger
> Roger Hale
> Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
> Monroe, Ga.
> 770-267-0850
> www.dinnerwareclassics.com
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[MBZ] Tire Sizes

[rogerhga--- via Mercedes]

A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have a 
1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've always run 
195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity to get a set of 
new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this size be ok? I know 
some people use 205 70 14. The brand is not an issue as I don't drive much. My 
current Michelin tires are dry rotting from age and need replaced even for 
short driving. 
Thanks for any suggestions and advice. 
Best Wishes, 
Roger 
Roger Hale 
Dinnerware Classics, Inc. 
Monroe, Ga. 
770-267-0850 
www.dinnerwareclassics.com 


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[MBZ] Tire sizes

[Curt Raymond]

I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about the size. 
Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original size as was 
185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car, do you think 185 will 
matter much?

-Curt
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Re: [MBZ] Tire sizes

[Craig]

On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:32:56 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about
 the size. Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original
 size as was 185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car,
 do you think 185 will matter much?

The narrower tire will raise your speedometer reading a little and dig
better through snow into pavement.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Tire sizes

[Gary Hurst]

no, it won't matter much


On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about the
 size. Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original size as
 was 185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car, do you think
 185 will matter much?

 -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] Tire sizes

[WILTON]

Increase the speed reading back to normal from the slightly low reading now 
with 195's.


Wilton

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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:32:56 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:


I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about
the size. Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original
size as was 185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car,
do you think 185 will matter much?


The narrower tire will raise your speedometer reading a little and dig
better through snow into pavement.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Tire sizes

[Gerry Archer]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com 
wrote:

I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about the
size. Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original size 
as
was 185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car, do you 
think

185 will matter much?
-Curt


I've had both on the '83 240D.  The 185s steer more precisely.
The 195s are more flat footed.  They want to keep going in the same 
direction, so steering is more like doing course corrections.
These are very small differences noticed only after long familiarity with 
each tire.
Currently I use 195/(70?)R/14s on both cars since they are more widely 
available with a choice of more brands.  Their flat-footedness becomes 
unnoticed after a while.
Gerry 



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Re: [MBZ] tire sizes - was: Biggest tire on 300D.

[Fmiser]

 I might have trouble finding much taller tires than the
 195-70-14s that are on it now.  Tire Rack shows several brands
 of 205-75-14 but couldn't find any 235-?-14s.
 Gerry 

Just so it's clear, 205 is the _width_ of the tire in mm. 75
is how tall the tire is expressed as a percentage of width. So
205 x 0.75 = 154 mm tall.

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Re: [MBZ] tire sizes - was: Biggest tire on 300D.

[archer]

 I might have trouble finding much taller tires than the
 195-70-14s that are on it now.  Tire Rack shows several brands
 of 205-75-14 but couldn't find any 235-?-14s.
 Gerry

 Just so it's clear, 205 is the _width_ of the tire in mm. 75
 is how tall the tire is expressed as a percentage of width. So
 205 x 0.75 = 154 mm tall.
 Philip
---
Thanks, Phillip.  Can probably measure the max spring travel, add it to the 
tire height, check the width available at the top of the fender, and get a 
crude idea of the biggest tire that wouldn't touch the fender if the axle 
bottomed out.  Next time in Tampa or Orlando I might be able to find a 
couple of used tires for next to nothing just to try, and then get new ones 
if they work.  Might even find a couple of spare rims at the PNP.
Gerry 


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Re: [MBZ] tire sizes - was: Biggest tire on 300D.

[E M]

keep in mind too, two different brands of tires of the same size can fit
different.  not a big problem usually, but if you're really pushing the
limit of what will fit, it may.  I believe width is measured from sidewall
to sidewall, not tread face, so, how two tires of different brands behave
when put under a cornering or braking load, may be different.  So if you go
larger, and one brand fits, be sure to have a good look for any rubbing if
you change brands, even if same size.

Ed
300E

On 20/02/2008, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  I might have trouble finding much taller tires than the
  195-70-14s that are on it now.  Tire Rack shows several brands
  of 205-75-14 but couldn't find any 235-?-14s.
  Gerry
 
  Just so it's clear, 205 is the _width_ of the tire in mm. 75
  is how tall the tire is expressed as a percentage of width. So
  205 x 0.75 = 154 mm tall.
  Philip

 ---
 Thanks, Phillip.  Can probably measure the max spring travel, add it to
 the
 tire height, check the width available at the top of the fender, and get a
 crude idea of the biggest tire that wouldn't touch the fender if the axle
 bottomed out.  Next time in Tampa or Orlando I might be able to find a
 couple of used tires for next to nothing just to try, and then get new
 ones
 if they work.  Might even find a couple of spare rims at the PNP.
 Gerry



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Re: [MBZ] tire sizes - was: Biggest tire on 300D.

[archer]

Good idea.  Since Goodyear is one company that makes the 205 - 75 - 14, 
maybe I'll check their tire stores first for used tires in that size.  If 
found, I'll have a source for the same brand new tires in that size.
Gerry
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From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 keep in mind too, two different brands of tires of the same size can fit
 different.  not a big problem usually, but if you're really pushing the
 limit of what will fit, it may.  I believe width is measured from sidewall
 to sidewall, not tread face, so, how two tires of different brands behave
 when put under a cornering or braking load, may be different.  So if you 
 go
 larger, and one brand fits, be sure to have a good look for any rubbing if
 you change brands, even if same size.

 Ed
 300E

 On 20/02/2008, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  I might have trouble finding much taller tires than the
  195-70-14s that are on it now.  Tire Rack shows several brands
  of 205-75-14 but couldn't find any 235-?-14s.
  Gerry
 
  Just so it's clear, 205 is the _width_ of the tire in mm. 75
  is how tall the tire is expressed as a percentage of width. So
  205 x 0.75 = 154 mm tall.
  Philip

 ---
 Thanks, Phillip.  Can probably measure the max spring travel, add it to
 the
 tire height, check the width available at the top of the fender, and get 
 a
 crude idea of the biggest tire that wouldn't touch the fender if the axle
 bottomed out.  Next time in Tampa or Orlando I might be able to find a
 couple of used tires for next to nothing just to try, and then get new
 ones
 if they work.  Might even find a couple of spare rims at the PNP.
 Gerry



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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[l02turner]

Thanks for the comments, Ned - I know this question depends larhely on tire 
brand  type, but did you notice an unusual increase in tire noise with the 
fatter tires?


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I agree with Herr Doktor.  On a 124, 195/ 65-15's handle the best by far.
I've used several sets of 215/60 -15's, and they felt heavy, though 
smooth.
Righ now I have a set of 205/60-15's on one of my 124's and they feel 
almost

identical to the 195/65's.
Depending on brand of tire, I've found the rev's per mile for all the 
above

sizes within 1% to 3% of being he same.

Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D
'85 300D
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[ned kleinhenz]

Larry:
I suspect brand and type of tire have a lot more influence on road noise
than tire size.
Never owned two sets of tires that were identical except for size. So I
can't tell for sure.

What I can tell you though ..
Michelin Pilot VGTs in 215/60 -15 seemed very quiet.
Dunlop SP - A2's in that same size were ridiculously noisy.
My Potenza's in 205/60-15 are very new.  And so far very quiet.
My Nokian 195/65-15 WR are not perfectly quiet, but very acceptable.

Ned Kleinhenz

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[l02turner]

Thanks for the info Ned.  I'm a fan of Potenza's also - I've had several 
sets over the years and for my driving style they're perfectly acceptable. 
I have a set on the 240D but talking about tire noise on that car is silly!


But my 91 300D is very quiet and tire noise *is* a factor on it.

Thanks again -

Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Larry:
I suspect brand and type of tire have a lot more influence on road noise
than tire size.
Never owned two sets of tires that were identical except for size. So I
can't tell for sure.

What I can tell you though ..
Michelin Pilot VGTs in 215/60 -15 seemed very quiet.
Dunlop SP - A2's in that same size were ridiculously noisy.
My Potenza's in 205/60-15 are very new.  And so far very quiet.
My Nokian 195/65-15 WR are not perfectly quiet, but very acceptable.

Ned Kleinhenz
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[OK Don]

My '90 300D came with 205/65-15 tires. They should be too big, but the
stop watch says the speedo is right on at 75 mph (don't have a GPS
yet). Since I've never driven it with anything else, I don't know if
it's heavier than normal, but I like the way it drives, so I'm
replacing them with the same size --
However, I've NEVER heard of anyone regretting following the good
doctor's recommendations.



 The proper replacement for a 195/65x15 in a 60 series (to maintain the
 correct speedometer calibration) would be a 205/60x15 (and I've tried
 replacing a 185/65x15 with a 195/60x15 in a 201 series car). I've tried
 these. They're fine on the highway, but the car feels heavy in
 traffic. The 195/65x15 tire that Mercedes choose, really does make the
 car handle optimally for the way I drive.

 Marshall


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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Marshall Booth]

OK Don wrote:

My '90 300D came with 205/65-15 tires. They should be too big, but the
stop watch says the speedo is right on at 75 mph (don't have a GPS
yet). Since I've never driven it with anything else, I don't know if
it's heavier than normal, but I like the way it drives, so I'm
replacing them with the same size --
However, I've NEVER heard of anyone regretting following the good
doctor's recommendations.


I drove for almost 7 years (75-80kmi) on a set of 205/65x15s on my 
300TD. Speedometer was within 1-2% and they felt just FINE, UNTIL I 
switched back to 195/65x15s - MUCH lighter feel and nimble handling. A 
little more extreme than switching back from 195/60x15 to 185/65x15s on 
my 190Ds.


Marshall
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[ned kleinhenz]

 I agree with Herr Doktor.  On a 124, 195/ 65-15's handle the best by far.
I've used several sets of 215/60 -15's, and they felt heavy, though smooth.
Righ now I have a set of 205/60-15's on one of my 124's and they feel almost
identical to the 195/65's.
Depending on brand of tire, I've found the rev's per mile for all the above
sizes within 1% to 3% of being he same.

Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D
'85 300D
'80 300TD

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Alex Chamberlain]

I'm going to dissent here.  I have 205/60-15s on my 124 and am fixing to go
to 215/55-16s (on lightweight CLK wheels).  I think the wider the better (as
long as they don't rub or stick out, of course).  There's more steering
effort at low speeds, but also more controllability at high speeds.  There's
a reason the factory put fatter tires on the 500E!

Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper


On 3/15/06, ned kleinhenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I agree with Herr Doktor.  On a 124, 195/ 65-15's handle the best by far.
 I've used several sets of 215/60 -15's, and they felt heavy, though
 smooth.
 Righ now I have a set of 205/60-15's on one of my 124's and they feel
 almost
 identical to the 195/65's.
 Depending on brand of tire, I've found the rev's per mile for all the
 above
 sizes within 1% to 3% of being he same.

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Dave M.]

Alex pointed out somthing important that had been missed in prior
posts. On the ORIGINAL wheel size (15x6.5), the 195/65 tire is
optimal, as Marshall and others said. A plus-one fitment isn't bad if
you really want to do that (205/60).

Anything else really requires a larger WHEEL... either wider, or
larger diameter, or both. For any given wheel size, there is really
only one optimum tire size, with maybe a second or third size that's
acceptable. If you stick with what MB mounts from the factory you're
usually ahead of the game.

I've got W203 Sport wheels on my car (17x7.5) with the factory tire
size (225/45/17) and they work great. Extremely precise handling, but
a little firmer than stock, naturally. Note that the 225/55/16 tires
on the 500E were mounted on 16x8.0 wheels (and the 500E had flared
fenders to swallow the larger setup.)

:)

-dm

 --
 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:02:22 -0800
 From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes


 I'm going to dissent here.  I have 205/60-15s on my 124 and am fixing to go
 to 215/55-16s (on lightweight CLK wheels).  I think the wider the better (as
 long as they don't rub or stick out, of course).  There's more steering
 effort at low speeds, but also more controllability at high speeds.  There's
 a reason the factory put fatter tires on the 500E!

 Alex Chamberlain
 '87 300D Turbo
 '93 Isuzu Trooper

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[ned kleinhenz]

One last comment (from me anyway) about tire sizes.
The 124's require tires rated 91 H.
Some tire models, like Bridgestone RE 950 at 196/65-15 are rated 88 H.
So I selected the RE 950's in 205/60 to get that rating up to 89 or 90 H (I
forget which one).

The attraction of many tires at 215/60-15 is their load rating is often 93
or 95.
My limited personal data shows the higher load rating gives a long tire
life.
On the downside, the larger tires are heavier, giving your running gear more
unsuspended weight.

Ned Kleinhenz

[MBZ] Tire Sizes

[l02turner]

Hello,
   My 91 300D calls for 195/65-15 tires.  Has anyone tried any other sizes? 
Like 195/60-15 for instance?  Or even 165/50(or 55)-15?


   Just curious.  I guess a case could be made for going to a smaller 
size - like 185/65-15 perhaps?


I know MB probably spec'd the best size, but you never know --
;-)

Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

[Marshall Booth]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hello,
My 91 300D calls for 195/65-15 tires.  Has anyone tried any other sizes? 
Like 195/60-15 for instance?  Or even 165/50(or 55)-15?


Just curious.  I guess a case could be made for going to a smaller 
size - like 185/65-15 perhaps?



The proper replacement for a 195/65x15 in a 60 series (to maintain the 
correct speedometer calibration) would be a 205/60x15 (and I've tried 
replacing a 185/65x15 with a 195/60x15 in a 201 series car). I've tried 
these. They're fine on the highway, but the car feels heavy in 
traffic. The 195/65x15 tire that Mercedes choose, really does make the 
car handle optimally for the way I drive.


Marshall
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