[W126 Coupe] How wide tires are you running?

[Shayegan, Richard]

I called them, they don't have the Aero II's any more Jonathan. I'm
going to call around a few other places, I really want to get a weight
spec on the Aero II.
Also, they say for those BBS's they include 12mm Mercedes spacer and no
hubcentric ring...should I be worried?
Thanks,
Richard

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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] How wide tires are you running?


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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	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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Offering Enthusiast Service and Restoration. 
Providing quality parts to discriminating customers in all parts of the
world.
Located in the Greater Atlanta area 
www.blueridgemb.com
1996 S600 Euro "Scharnhorst" 
1991 560 SEC Full Euro ECE
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
1985 500 SEL Euro (Parts Car) 
1985 300 CD Blue on Blue
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1978 300D TMU
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1992 E300D 140K Champagne on Parchment tex (Sold)
1990 560 SEC 154K Anthracite on Gray (Sold)
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1980 280 SE US 185K (Sold)
2006 Z4 3.0Si M spec 6sp 
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