Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-29 Thread OK Don
It's down hill from Iowa to Oklahoma On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.comwrote: you got your 240D to go over 90 mph? how? did you sneak an OM603 into it? -- OK Don CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished

[MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread Allan Streib
I need new tires for my 300D. Seems I recall from a prior thread that H rated tires are actually correct. The sticker in the door frame seems to indicate an S rating is adequate. TireRack's web site is recommending a Summitomo HTR H4 (an H rated all-season tire) at $51 each, or a Summitomo

Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread archer
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu I need new tires for my 300D. Seems I recall from a prior thread that H rated tires are actually correct. The sticker in the door frame seems to indicate an S rating is adequate. TireRack's web site is recommending a Summitomo HTR H4 (an H rated

Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread OK Don
I believe that the general consensus os that a higher rating is better, due to the increased sidewall stiffness. On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.eduwrote: I need new tires for my 300D. Seems I recall from a prior thread that H rated tires are actually correct.

Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread Loren Faeth
I would not put on a Jokohama tire if it was given to me along with a sack of money. Those are killer tires, as in they can kill you. Tread unwraps on new tires at 70 MPH and does serious damge to your car. In case you don't catch the subtlety of my post, you can call me and I'll tell you

Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread Wonko the Sane
I'm not sure how fast you want to go, but I have Goodyear Regatta 2 tires on my 240D (and our Buick), and I can attest to the fact that they don't blow out at 90+ mph (in Oklahoma, heading down to an OkieQ). Plus, they go really good on snow and glare ice. Unfortunately, I think they have been

Re: [MBZ] Proper Speed rating for tires for a W123

2009-09-28 Thread Loren Faeth
you got your 240D to go over 90 mph? how? did you sneak an OM603 into it? At 10:48 PM 9/28/2009, you wrote: I'm not sure how fast you want to go, but I have Goodyear Regatta 2 tires on my 240D (and our Buick), and I can attest to the fact that they don't blow out at 90+ mph (in Oklahoma,