[W126 Coupe] Larger Diameter Wheels

[Flodur2 at aol.com]

I guess my suspicions are confirmed. Large diameter (with low aspect ratio)  
wheels tend to give good handling and the (original) tires on the sedan or 
coupe  favor a more comfortable ride. So if the object is a day of fun and twisty 
roads  I'll use the SL with 18 inch rims and 35 and 45 aspect ratios 
(front/back) and  if I want to go somewhere 600 miles away, I'll settle for the 
smaller (16) inch  wheels with a 60 AR, with the comfortable ride they were designed 
for in a sedan  or coupe. But I'll stick with the tradeoff choices made by 
the designer. After  all, the handling of MB sedans and coupes is still very 
good when pushed, even  if not at the peaks available for trading off significant 
ride quality.
 
Rudy Boentgen   
 
 
In a message dated 2/14/2009 12:15:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com writes:

If you  are after a stiffer ride, or more sporty suspension response than 
the  vehicle was originally designed to target, the shorter/stiffer 
sidewall  makes an easy way to change that.

In my car's case, I am not the  affluent middle aged businessman who 
wants to flaunt his fine taste in  automobiles.  Instead, I enjoy the 
power of the car, but also enjoy a  reasonably taut suspension response, 
which is a little difficult to get in  a car of this size, especially 
when it was engineered to be refined in all  it does. (Other than the 
nice shove in the rear when the pedal meets the  floor...)

That being said, in a few years I may change my opinion on  this and 
change to a smaller diameter wheel and tire combination, putting  my ride 
back to a cushy feeling touring suspension setup.  Who knows  what may 
happen, but it's a matter of 20 lug nuts and it's  done.

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