Ze Deutsche engineers know vat iss gut fur ze auto! --FT
On 9/1/23 2:36 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
I watched a couple of Motorweek Retro Reviews (which I really like) and the were reviewing the 124. The videos I watched were from 86, 90 and 92. In them, Motorweek loved the 124, but was critical of the tires saying they were too narrow and too soft. I’m wondering if I could upsize the tires on my 90 300E without changing the wheels. I don’t need or want to put stupid-big wheels or tires on it. But, maybe just a slight increase. The current size is 195/65/15. I tried a few online calculators and I think the 6.5J wheel will allow a tire up to 215. I found some 205/65/15 that would likely work. According to the calculators, it’s a pretty small difference. Am I wasting my time? Is that small of an increase going to make any difference? I don’t drive aggressively. My one issue with the current tires is they are Michelin Premiere a/s which are good tires but they tend to wear quickly. I have had them on other vehicles and they were comfortable and quiet, but the lifetime is about half of many other Michelin. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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