[W126 Coupe] with regards to the tire/wheel discussion

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Gary:

That's quite correct.  You lose the Mercedes ride when you lower with HD 
vs. Comfort and couple this with a change from a 60 to say a 40 or 35 
sidewall.  It's noticeable even at 50 sidewall with Mercedes factory 
springs.  The ride becomes harsh and you feel every depression as a jolt 
rather than a quiet lift typical of a Mercedes.

That's the trade off, no two ways about it.  I love the ride comfort in 
my sedans and enjoy the looks while in the coupe with the 18 inch 
Lorrinser rims, lowered ride (Comfort Springs) and Lorrinser body kit.  
It's a question of the look vs. the feel at the end of the day.  I have 
trouble expecting too much in performance from the SEC in terms of 
performance.  I expect more power at the wheels from an LS6 such as was 
the case in this Trans Am we had here for a year or two with the WS6 
package.  Handles like crap anything above 80 with the body flexing but, 
it had plenty of get up and go.  We dumped it when the fuel pumps and 
other issues cropped up at 43k miles.  Now if we could all 'easily' 
migrate our chassis's to the power plant Satish has fitted that would be 
a different story.

Dick

Gary wrote:

> got a question...was wondering...with the advent of these big wheels 

> resulting in tires with less sidewall...my questions is;  is not 

> having more sidewall make for a smoother ride than those skinny 

> sidewalls.  it seems like the car is almost riding on the 

> rims/wheels...seems like there's not enough cushion.  

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