I run 195/70R14 Michelin Defenders on all my W123s, and all my other 14" cars for that matter. The original size is 175R14 on a 240D, which is much taller than 175/70R14. 195 70 14 is quite close and fits well. Plus, they're actually good tires. Not so many good choices in that size anymore.
Jaime On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:06 AM Don Snook via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was just thinking about my upcoming trip from Okie Acres to Memphis in > the 240D. I’m not sure about condition of tires so I imagine I will replace > the tires later if needed. I was checking and the original size is > 175/70/14. Apparently that size doesn’t exist anymore and most people are > using 185-70-14 which is pretty close to the original. > > Anybody have recommendations for tires in this size that you all have used > on a 123? > > As far as the OT Truck question, I have a 2019 Chevy Silverado that I > bought back in May. It has 10,000 miles now. I have noticed that if it is > raining (or even just slightly wet), the tires will spin when trying to > take off from a stop. I wondered if this was just because it was a truck > with no weight in the bed. BUT, I was just reading reviews of these tires > (Goodyear Fortitude HT) and LOTS of people complain about wet traction. > > Anybody have a full size truck/SUV and really like the tires they have? Or > have experience with others to avoid? The truck is 2WD and weather in > Memphis is pretty mild (except in the summer!). > > Donald H. Snook > FedEx Freight > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ 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
