[R129 SL] Tires and alignment for SL

[Deneal Schilmeister (Portege)]

My Yokos were $141.05 each including EVERYTHING out the door at a retail
tire store in St Louis in March 2007.

 

 

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Deneal Schilmeister

St. Louis - Cincinnati

1997 SL500

http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of Steve Hinrichs
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:22 AM
To: SL Mailing List
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Tires and alignment for SL

 

Paul,

 

I've got a '95 SL320 (43,000 mi) that I put new tires on a while back, and
went through considerable research before buying.  I stayed with the stock
alloy wheels and tire size (225/ 55 R16).  I"m also past 'aggressive'
driving, but still like to "blow out the cobwebs" once in a while here in
the mountains of SW Virginia.

 

I ended up with the 225/ 55 R16 95V Bridgestone Turanza Serenity tires, to
replace the original Pirelli P600's (225/ 55 ZR16).  The Turanza's are a V
rated tire, but have a couple of (what I consider) advantages over other V,
Z, W, & Y rated comparable tires.  First, the cost was considerably less
than the Michelin, Pirelli, or Yokohama tires I had considered.  The tires
were $142 each (not including M & B, tax, stems, etc.).  They come with a
50,000 mile warranty, which is pretty good for a high performance rated tire
(some don't/ won't give a mileage warranty at all).  The other 'plus' to
these tires is that they are omni-directional, so they can be cross rotated,
unlike a lot of other performance tires that only permit front/ back, same
side (unidirectional), switching.  I have about 2500 miles on them and have
been pleased with their handling and performance, in both wet & dry
conditions.

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