Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
Fascinating, no doubt, but what does this have to do with my tire issue? On my W111 280SE 3.5, factory specs are V rated 185/70/14, but the tire shop talked me into 195s. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Tom Hargrave tharg...@hiwaay.net wrote: Yep, the valve cover gaskets on my 1976 R75/6 are universal. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:24 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? I agree. Buy a pair of new ones, put them on the front. Put a pair of the others on the rear, put the third in the back as a spare. GO with the OE tire size. Oversize tires on an MB don't work well. (except for replacing 13 wheels with 14 wheels on 110/111 cars.) You want the new tires on the front, because if the rear breaks loose, you can steer. If the front breaks loose, you have no control. Interesting thing I have observed. the rolling circumference of the 7.00-13 on the 110, the 185/70-14 of a 123 and the 205/65-15 of a 126 all have nearly the same rolling circumference. Damn krauts. Always practical! Like the valve cover gaskets on BMW motorcycles from the 1950 (and maybe before) until they dropped the airhead for the oilheads are all the same. Just too practical! I LOVE IT! In the meantime, you should be ok. If there is much difference in the rolling circumference of the two tires in the rear, it will cause the diff to work more. Prolonged use will cause premature failure. If you are just tooling around town, to work and so forth, you should be ok for a while. If I were going to be on the interstate for 1000 miles or more, I'd put the matching tires on the rear. At 10:38 PM 3/26/2009, you wrote: I always replace tires in pairs. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com ] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:31 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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 -- next part
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
Just commenting on paragraph #2 of the previous comment. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? Fascinating, no doubt, but what does this have to do with my tire issue? On my W111 280SE 3.5, factory specs are V rated 185/70/14, but the tire shop talked me into 195s. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Tom Hargrave tharg...@hiwaay.net wrote: Yep, the valve cover gaskets on my 1976 R75/6 are universal. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:24 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? I agree. Buy a pair of new ones, put them on the front. Put a pair of the others on the rear, put the third in the back as a spare. GO with the OE tire size. Oversize tires on an MB don't work well. (except for replacing 13 wheels with 14 wheels on 110/111 cars.) You want the new tires on the front, because if the rear breaks loose, you can steer. If the front breaks loose, you have no control. Interesting thing I have observed. the rolling circumference of the 7.00-13 on the 110, the 185/70-14 of a 123 and the 205/65-15 of a 126 all have nearly the same rolling circumference. Damn krauts. Always practical! Like the valve cover gaskets on BMW motorcycles from the 1950 (and maybe before) until they dropped the airhead for the oilheads are all the same. Just too practical! I LOVE IT! In the meantime, you should be ok. If there is much difference in the rolling circumference of the two tires in the rear, it will cause the diff to work more. Prolonged use will cause premature failure. If you are just tooling around town, to work and so forth, you should be ok for a while. If I were going to be on the interstate for 1000 miles or more, I'd put the matching tires on the rear. At 10:38 PM 3/26/2009, you wrote: I always replace tires in pairs. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com ] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:31 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/39d4bdb0/attachment.html ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
I always replace tires in pairs. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:31 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/39 d4bdb0/attachment.html ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 3/25/2009 6:54 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 3/25/2009 6:54 PM ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
I agree. Buy a pair of new ones, put them on the front. Put a pair of the others on the rear, put the third in the back as a spare. GO with the OE tire size. Oversize tires on an MB don't work well. (except for replacing 13 wheels with 14 wheels on 110/111 cars.) You want the new tires on the front, because if the rear breaks loose, you can steer. If the front breaks loose, you have no control. Interesting thing I have observed. the rolling circumference of the 7.00-13 on the 110, the 185/70-14 of a 123 and the 205/65-15 of a 126 all have nearly the same rolling circumference. Damn krauts. Always practical! Like the valve cover gaskets on BMW motorcycles from the 1950 (and maybe before) until they dropped the airhead for the oilheads are all the same. Just too practical! I LOVE IT! In the meantime, you should be ok. If there is much difference in the rolling circumference of the two tires in the rear, it will cause the diff to work more. Prolonged use will cause premature failure. If you are just tooling around town, to work and so forth, you should be ok for a while. If I were going to be on the interstate for 1000 miles or more, I'd put the matching tires on the rear. At 10:38 PM 3/26/2009, you wrote: I always replace tires in pairs. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:31 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/39 d4bdb0/attachment.html ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 3/25/2009 6:54 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 3/25/2009 6:54 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon?
Yep, the valve cover gaskets on my 1976 R75/6 are universal. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:24 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? I agree. Buy a pair of new ones, put them on the front. Put a pair of the others on the rear, put the third in the back as a spare. GO with the OE tire size. Oversize tires on an MB don't work well. (except for replacing 13 wheels with 14 wheels on 110/111 cars.) You want the new tires on the front, because if the rear breaks loose, you can steer. If the front breaks loose, you have no control. Interesting thing I have observed. the rolling circumference of the 7.00-13 on the 110, the 185/70-14 of a 123 and the 205/65-15 of a 126 all have nearly the same rolling circumference. Damn krauts. Always practical! Like the valve cover gaskets on BMW motorcycles from the 1950 (and maybe before) until they dropped the airhead for the oilheads are all the same. Just too practical! I LOVE IT! In the meantime, you should be ok. If there is much difference in the rolling circumference of the two tires in the rear, it will cause the diff to work more. Prolonged use will cause premature failure. If you are just tooling around town, to work and so forth, you should be ok for a while. If I were going to be on the interstate for 1000 miles or more, I'd put the matching tires on the rear. At 10:38 PM 3/26/2009, you wrote: I always replace tires in pairs. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:31 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? But then I don't get to go shopping. :( The old tire blew out because i took a turn too tightly and hit the effing curb. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Why did you have a blowout? Obvious physical damage to the tire or a tire defect? If it was physical damage causing the blowout, and you can trust the remaining three not to blow for no obvious reason, and the spare is an equally good tire of the same size with good tread, continue to enjoy them. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] 205 vs 195 size tires for 1983 W123 300TD wagon? On my W123 1983 300TD station wagon, the PO mounted 205/70/14 all season BF Goodrich Momentum tires rather than the tires in the 195/70/14 size. I had a blowout on the RR tire, and mounted a different brand spare (same size but different tread pattern). BF Goodrich no longer manufactures the Momentum. Naturally, I have several questions: 1) Does anyone have a spare BFG Momentum in this size that he or she would be willing to part with? 2) If I can't find another Momentum, should I replace ALL FOUR tires with 195/70/14 tires? The 205s currently on the car have maybe 10 k miles of life left on them, and are hard to find in any brand (they are rarely in stock). 3) How risky is it to drive indefinitely on a car with one out of four tires having the same size but different tread? Thanks in advance. Andrew 1983 300TD 320K miles and a high mileage badge on order 1985 300 CD 218 k miles (hers) and four (correct) 205/70/14 tires Thanks in advance -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/c1 7f1614/attachment.html ___ 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 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090326/3 9 d4bdb0/attachment.html ___ 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
