Ok, someone educate me here. Thought I had this sorted out on the tirerack web site today, as follows:
205 ... how wide the tire is 65 ... how tall the tire is 15 ... the diameter of the rim Why would a 205/65 and a 195/65 be any different at the speedometer? Where's Marshall when you need him. (No answer necessary.) On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Well ... forget everything I said. That will teach me to do tire sizes > from > > memory. > > > > The 300E has Michelin X-One tires of the size 205/65R15, so they are not > the > > wrong size. > > Yes they are. Should be 205/60 or 195/65. Your 205/65s will still > inaccurize the speedo. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
