[W126 Coupe] How wide tires are you running?

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Yup...I run 5mm spacers in the rear..gets the ET of 30 down to 25..not so
much for rubbing but looks..  the rears sit a little further in then I like
w/o them.

You can buy the Aero II's from the tire rack right now..  But I would do it
sooner rather then later as they will be discontinuing that model..
They car they were originally designed for was a 95 C36.

Not exactly sure what factory is...if I had to guess I'd say even lower then
2K...

Jonathan

On 9/5/06, Shayegan, Richard <rishayegan at davidson.edu> wrote:
>
>  I remember you said you ran spacers on the back...would 245's rub without
> them, or is it just a looks thing (I read one instance of 245's rubbing on
> an SE, but it didn't mention offset)? Also, you run 17" Aero II's right? Do
> you know what they weigh? I might be able to find a set of those new still
> somewhere, and I think they look better enough than the BBS RG-R's I'm
> considering (I'm starting to think that they might look silly on 11"
> rotors) that if they are within 2lbs (the BBS are 18.5lbs) I might go with
> them.
>
> Hmmmm....high stall torque convertor...what's factory, 2000rpm? But it
> still wouldn't be a lockup TC, so I guess I probably shouldn't go higher
> than that for the sake of highway efficiency/heat reduction.
> Thanks,
> Richard
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:12 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] How wide tires are you running?
>
> I run 245/45 17.  Works great for me...80 plus in HEAVY Florida rain w/o
> issue:):)  New tyres do a superb job of ferrying water away from your
> contact patch these days.
>
> Not sure what we'll have on torque below 2K, this is going to be a custom
> grind so we'll do our best in the computer modeling but only time will tell.
>
>
> We're not tweaking the TC unless that's something you would like done for
> a higher stall.
>
> The change in gearing will be so slight I'd be surprised if it were @ all
> noticeable.
>
>
> Jonathan
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1996 S600 Euro "Scharnhorst"
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1991 560 SEC 226Hp/271ft/lbs:)
1989 560 SEC AMG (N.America Conversion)
1986 560 SEC Currently being Parted (check my page)
1986 560 SL  White on Burgundy
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1978 300D TMU
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1992 E300D 140K Champagne on Parchment tex (Sold)
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