I still have the original tires and rims from an old porsche (28 years old),
27,000 kms on them. Not sure I'd want to drive on them. lol. Most cars, I
find 3-5 years about average for what I drive. They still have tread on
them, but they've been cycled so many times, most of the sticky is gone.
My experience would indicate that old tires crack badly enough that you will
notice and change them. I had a set of
Bridgestone Steel Belted Radials on my old Chevy pickup for close to 20 years.
They were blems when I bought them
in about 1985. They only got about 13000 miles on them in the 20 ye
perhaps I drive in a way that is more likely to cause the less likely type
of blowout. not that I've ever had a blowout or tire failure of any type.
I do run my pressures a little higher, which I find keeps my tire pressures
lower and more constant when driving "quicker". I also prefer the way th
> the flexing is what generates the heat, which causes the internal air
> temp,
> and thus pressure to rise rapidy, and expand, to the point it blows.
> hold a
> balloon over a candle and see what happens. if a tire is grossly (near
> flat) under inflated, it won't blow as there's nothing in it
the flexing is what generates the heat, which causes the internal air temp,
and thus pressure to rise rapidy, and expand, to the point it blows. hold a
balloon over a candle and see what happens. if a tire is grossly (near
flat) under inflated, it won't blow as there's nothing in it to blow, you'
> Most tires blow due to being under inflated
> though. The added rolling resistance of an under inflated
> tire causes internal air temps to rise fast and air pressure
> to build, resulting in a blowout.
>
> Ed
> 300E
Close.
Under-inflation causes excess tire flexing. The flexing causes
the t
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> Good points, Randy, and no doubt you and Ed and others are right and I'm
> wrong; but like the kid who puts hi
surfaces or rain. Maybe that will depend more on the tread than
> the width.
>
> Randy
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I hadn't thought about the tire distorting on a turn. Thanks.
Gerry
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> If it's something you really gotta try, remember to have a good look and
> check your clearances. Not only with the car sitti
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Good points, Randy, and no doubt you and Ed and others are right and I'm
wrong; but
ficient vehicle rather
> > than to start messing with this sort of thing. The engineers generally
> > have a pretty good idea of what will work
> > well and what won't. Second guessing them is expensive and seldom all
> that
> > successful.
> >
> > Randy
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> have a pretty good idea of what will work
> well and what won't. Second guessing them is expensive and seldom all that
> successful.
>
> Randy
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> From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > yes, a wide variety.
seldom all that
successful.
Randy
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You're probably right, Ed, but since it worked on my '67 200D, it might work
on my '83 300D.
Gerry
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To If you do go with those larger tires, and then take them off due to
> handling, you probably j
John Freer wrote:
>
> How did you compensate for the speedo/odo being out of whack?
While driving home (the only long trip I ever took in the car),
I didn't realize the speedo was out of whack, I was lucky to
not get a ticket. The odo was dead, so I just topped off the
tank every 300 miles when t
If you do go with those larger tires, and then take them off due to
handling, you probably just wasted way more money than had you just stuck to
the factory tire size and paid the few cents more per tank for fuel.
Ed
300E
On 20/02/2008, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> From: "Kaleb C. Stripl
From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> When i went looking for snow tires for the boy's SD it was quite a
> challenge to find some to fit whatever was on the car now. I forget the
> size, we had a thread about which ones to get. I think it is hard to
> find the original size now, some tire guy
From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Perhaps I should clarify, my 116 had those huge balloons on it when I
> bought it, not when it left the factory. I forget whether it originally
> had 185SR14 or 195SR14, but I'm sure the aspect ratio was in the range
> of 78% to 85%, which is taller than mo
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> yes, a wide variety.
> OK Don wrote:
>> Maybe stick to the factory circumference, but change the gear ratio in
>> the rear end - I suspect that Kaleb has a wide variety to chose from.
>> On Feb 19, 2008 5:56 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> No
How did you compensate for the speedo/odo being out of whack?
On 2/19/08, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> archer wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know what's the biggest circumference tire I can put on the back axle
> > of an '83 300D.
>
> My 300SD came with bigger tires than I could easily find
Perhaps I should clarify, my 116 had those huge balloons on it when I
bought it, not when it left the factory. I forget whether it originally
had 185SR14 or 195SR14, but I'm sure the aspect ratio was in the range
of 78% to 85%, which is taller than most tires you can find today. My
apare tire is 1
When i went looking for snow tires for the boy's SD it was quite a
challenge to find some to fit whatever was on the car now. I forget the
size, we had a thread about which ones to get. I think it is hard to
find the original size now, some tire guy was telling me about that. I
think they we
archer wrote:
>
> Anyone know what's the biggest circumference tire I can put on the back axle
> of an '83 300D.
My 300SD came with bigger tires than I could easily find, they are either
235-75R14 or 225-75R14. Got better than expected mileage driving it home
from Florida as fast as the highwa
yes, a wide variety.
OK Don wrote:
> Maybe stick to the factory circumference, but change the gear ratio in
> the rear end - I suspect that Kaleb has a wide variety to chose from.
>
> On Feb 19, 2008 5:56 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Not something I'd play with, stick to factory with cir
Maybe stick to the factory circumference, but change the gear ratio in
the rear end - I suspect that Kaleb has a wide variety to chose from.
On Feb 19, 2008 5:56 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not something I'd play with, stick to factory with circumference. You're
> better off just pushing
On Feb 19, 2008 3:56 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not something I'd play with, stick to factory with circumference. You're
> better off just pushing a little less hard on the gas pedal to save the bit
> of gas different tires would make.
>
Aw, c'mon, Gerry just wants to be the first on hi
Not something I'd play with, stick to factory with circumference. You're
better off just pushing a little less hard on the gas pedal to save the bit
of gas different tires would make.
Ed
300E
On 19/02/2008, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone know what's the biggest circumference tire I
Anyone know what's the biggest circumference tire I can put on the back axle
of an '83 300D. Not worried about handling because it's only driven around
the county; usually at not more than 45-50 mph. Want to see if the mpg can
be boosted like I boosted it on my '67 200D.
Thanks,
Gerry
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