My 300TD originally had 195/70X14 but were replaced with 205/70 on the recommendation of the installer.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 9:23 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2021-01-19 09:10, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: > > 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. > > Do you recall the original aspect ratio or rolling diameter? > The way I remember it, the euro sizing was taller than the typical US 78 > ratio of those times. > I want to say 175R14 would translate to 175/83R14 or close to it. > But all I can state with total certainty is that 165R15 found on Beetles > and Saabs was bigger than the 175/70R15 found on Saab EMS and Turbo. > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
