My W123 300D is currently wearing 195-70R14 Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires, the W116 300SD (with what appears to be the same Bundt style wheels) has 205-70R14 General Altimax RT. I would not swear that either one is officially the "best" size. The W116 has the tires that were on it when I got it, and the W123 has gotten the same size it had before anytime I've replaced tires. Both cars have atrocious traction in the snow.
Allan Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > I just looked at Tire Rack. Hankook Kinergy ST and General Altimax > RT43 in both 175r70-14 and 185R70. > > Weren't the originals something like 175R80 or R83? > > I did a car search at Tire Rack, for 1984 300D they told me 195/70, > for 1979 240D they told me 'we don't sell that'. A lot more choices in > 195 than in 185, including the classic Vredestein Sprint (which costs > more than a 17" Michelin Crossclimate for my mom's Malibu). > > Just ordered a couple of wheels and four TPMS for the Malibu, Farm > Bureau will sell me Firestone WeatherGrip for $149 installed if I > supply the TPMS. They seem to be pretty high ranked among the Three > Mountain Snowflake stuff if you care more about snow performance than > summer performance. > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
