[W126 Coupe] 2 Questions

[Axel Wulff]

Rob,

Really nice car!

First thing you should verify is whether the timing chain and guides have 
been changed. If they have not been replaced, you are living on borrowed 
time. If the timing chain jumps a tooth, you'll have the pistons banging 
away at the valves with a predicatable outcome (new engine...).

With regards to your wheels. From the picture they look like stock 7.5x15, 
ET 25. What kind of tires are you running? There is a lot of room in the 
wheel wells, I have a hard time understanding what kind of tires would cause 
rubbing, unless the car has been radically lowered, but from the picture 
that does not seem to be the case.

Anyway, for a tire/rim upgrade try 8.5x17, ET 17 with 235/45 tires up front. 
This combination will give you an overall wheel heigth only 0.6% taller than 
stock (15", 205/65). In the back you can use wider rims, 10x17, ET 18, and 
tires 265/40 and still be only 0.6% taller than stock.

These wheel and rim dimensions were used by AMG for our coupes and should 
fit without rubbing.



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff





>From: Dentrpt at aol.com
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 2 Questions
>Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:30:35 EDT
>
>First off, I'm new to the MB scene.  I purchased my 88 560 SEC in April 
>from
>a retired gentleman in Keller Texas (between Ft. Worth and Dallas).  He 
>said
>he just didn't have room for it anymore, so his loss.........(He had it on
>consignment at the car lot in the picture below.)  I live in Longview 
>Texas, which
>is about 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana.  The car has just over
>140,000 miles on it and seems almost completely stock except for the radio 
>and
>wheels and tires.  The car has MB 16" rims (late model) and larger than 
>stock
>tires which seem to rub at all speeds.  More on that later.
>
>I have loved this body style since I was in high school.  I just had to 
>wait
>the 17 years for these cars to depreciate low enough (price wise) to get 
>one.
>While it is not my primary mode of transportation, I have a hard time 
>leaving
>it at home every day.  (My wife thinks I'm nuts for having two vehicles, 
>and
>while I explain it to her as an investment, I know that's not entirely 
>true.)
>It is so much fun to drive and, as I'm sure everyone knows from their own
>experiences, it gets a ton of attention.
>
>Back to the wheels and tires.......seems the rims that were put on my car 
>are
>wider then stock and, as I said before, are taller then stock, thus the
>rubbing.  I'm thinking 235/60's.  While I have looked around for reasonably 
>priced
>rims that would actually fit better, I haven't been successful.  Wouldn't 
>mind
>going with 18" monoblocks if I could find some affordable.  Anyone with
>thoughts???
>
>I've had it to around 105, but want to get the wheel/tire issue resolved
>before I open it up anymore.
>
>Rob Dent
>
>
>
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