[R129 SL] Bad Tires
George Jenner
gjenner at nc.rr.com
Sun Apr 15 10:28:12 EDT 2007
Jan, I also changed out my original wheels and tires (1996 SL500 with 16"
stock set up) I picked up a set of original AMG 18" wheels off of a 1996
Sport Package SL. I really like the look of these wheels and because they
are wider in back they give the SL a more aggressive stance. I looked
around for reasonably priced Z rated tires and found that Michelin had come
out with such a tire under the brand name Rykin Raptor. I was able to
obtain a set of these at just over $400 and had them mounted locally. Right
away I noticed a difference in the ride (it is rougher) but that was
something I expected. This setup certainly meets my expectations for
performance but I have not had them on the car for a full year yet.
Happy Motoring - George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Kuylaars" <J.kuylaars at kpnplanet.nl>
To: "SL Mailing List" <r129list at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Bad Tires
> Never buy 18 inch Chinese Wanli tires !
> I bought last year 4 new tires and I must after 3500 miles replaces them
> now
> for new.
> I have 6-7 mm profile and from the outside the tires looks perfect .
> But seen from the centre of the car every tires has over the side little
> cracks.
> I must replace them for new. The mechanics told me that everybody who
> bought
> Wanli tires had the same complaints. My deliverer tells me there is no
> warranty on the tires. He will give 40 Euro discount for every new tire.
> And
> because I always have trouble with my 18 inch wheels, and the driving is
> also not comfortable , I consider to set the original 16 inch wheels back
> again. However the 18 inch wheels looks formidable, I had the same problem
> already with Pirelli P6000. I now always look that the pressure is minimal
> 2.5 bar. I believe one of the reason could be the traffic speed limit bars
> they use a lot here in the Netherlands. But when I drive my 124 station
> with
> original 16 inch wheels and Michelin tires I never had this problem. After
> driving 30 000 miles the profile was gone. Now I have also a Mazda 929
> with
> 15 inch wheels and Michelin tires and I have also no problems. Maybe I
> should use 17 inch wheels? It is between ; Better performance and also
> better look?
>
>
>
> Jan Kuylaars Westerhoven
>
>
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