galaxygrrl

Post pictures of that will ya!

:p

I would take Benzo as a little bro any day!

Beth

Lynn

As MB-BOB's contemparary, I must correct you. The purchase of Alaska was Seward's Folly. The steward's folly was accepting employment on the Titanic.:p

tommy

You know, I knew that I screwed that one up somehow. Thanks for correcting me; there's nothing like being there when an event takes place.

I should've gone with Teapot Dome or Boss Tweed. Damn that 7th grade history class!

Lynn

I think I remember Boss Tweed. Wasn't it a funky haberdashery in the Village during the '70's?

trench

I think the words funky and haberdashery are mutually exclusive.

BruNo

hmmm is it safe to use 255 mm tires for the rear on 9" x 18 rear wheels??? im a bit concerned that they might RUB when i seat 5 people with luggage on the car. BTW, im not lowering my car. AMGs i know only use 245 for the rear....

also read once that 255 needs some sort of rear axle modification.......

any ideas???

renncpe

I'm running 18x9.5 rim's with 255x35 tires and lowered alot, I do not have any rubbing problems with 4 passengers and a 65 lbs bass enclosure in the back.

Randy

Norm C32

Randy, what offset are you rear wheels in the rear? Front?

Are you using spacers?

Norm
C32

shen_q

For the C230 Coupe, what is the difference between the 16" stock wheels (H Rated tires) and the 17" C7 wheels(Z rated tires) in terms of tire life?

timorgan

I went in search of an answer to your question, and have not come up with one as of yet (I'm sure many on this board will be able to answer your question).

I did, however, find an informative page regarding tire ratings.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eral/speed.htm

Just a good spot for some information on the different letter ratings!

Tim

Buellwinkle

It must depend on which tires you have. I've looked at various C class cars and the tire brand varies. Also driving styles vary thread life. My wife can only get about 15-20K miles from a set of tires and I can usually get double that. My friends C320 with the 16" Continental's are ready for replacement at 15k miles. The dealer said 20K is normal. I can't imagine the C7 tires being much worse.

SFVideoGuy

I just found a huge screw in the tread of a rear tire of my 230K. I went to a gas station where they pulled out the screw and plugged the hole with some orange rubbery stuff. After inflating, they sprayed it with some liquid and saw that it wasn't bubbling (no air leaking.) The plugged hole is at the very edge of the tread--right above the sidewall. If it doesn't leak anymore, it it safe to drive? Should I worry about a blowout? I hate to spend $100+ on replacing an essentially new tire, but I don't want to get stranded either. Thoughts?

RedC230K

I had to plug a tire on my car and it has held just fine for several weeks.
We should be just fine.

kompress

Sorry to hear about the tire. In my experience, plugs-- especially if the screw was big-- are rarely a good long-term fix. Tires are too important if you do any type of highway driving to run in anything but optimum condition. You should be fine short-term until you can get a new tire. But that's exactly what I would do in your place. Just my opinion, though.

Steve H.

As long as the hole was in the tread region you should be fine. I once had brand new Pirellis on a car and ran over a rake. Two holes. Under duress the guy plugged them and I got 45000 miles out of them with no troubles. I have plugged other tires and gotten at least 20K so you should be okay

SFVideoGuy

Thanks Steve.

I'll cross my fingers and go with it. If I get stuck--there's always FOR-MERC!

SoCal240/6

A plug may be ok, but a patch on the inside would be better.

BlackC230Coupe

sorry about the tire i know how u feel i felt worse the day i bought my Jaguar XK8 right when i bought it i went on the highway and took it for what i thought would be a fun drive but all the sudden about 10 min into the ride i got flat i pulled over and got out and saw it and felt like crying it was so badly damaged i had to buy a new tire and these are Pirelli P Zero and they are pretty expensive espcually if the tire was brand new and not to mention i only had the car for 20 min the most. buy by the way i think a patch would be better. but maybe u will get lucky hopfully.

VoyagerDude

I was wondering whould it be a good idea to use a wider set of tires in the back with the C7 wheels?

Can I fit 245 tires on them?

The original tires are 225/45/17
Should the wider tire size be 245/45/17 or 40/17 ???

I guess I should post this in the tires forum

sLaMmEd230

wut i would do is just go one size wider in the rear wit one size lower profile..so 235 40 zr 17 should b good 245 mite b a lil 2 wide and mite slow the car down but it would handle sick wit them good luck

TimmyC230boy

if you do then you cant rotate your tires.

TimmyC230boy

You can run a 255 in back but, if i recall only a 225 in front. Although I seem to remember someone with a 255 in front. But if youy only wanting more grip just get a softer stickier tire. S03's and Kuhmo's ecsta's are good. Or some Michelin Pilots sports, too.

vadim

suggestion:

should = too many letters. should be "shude" or even "shud"
them => dem
luck => luk
the => de


ThEn It WoUlD Be FuN tO ReAd!

VoyagerDude

Yes, I have Michelin Pilot Sports for summer tires.

OK, here are my calculations:

Current tire size is 225 45 17, so

225 * 0.45 = 101.25 mm is the sidewall height,

so the closest sidewall to 101.25mm with the wider tire would be:

255 * 0.40 = 102.00 mm

My Degree is Math comes handy sometimes

So a 255mm wide Pilos Sport would be a nice looking tire for the back, of course the only way I can rotate them is side to side, by removing the tires from the rims.
Which may actually work, because I'm using the Pilot Sports only in the summer and in the winter I have Pilot Alpins on the same rims.

Provided 255mm tires fit in the rear, what other disadvantage will I have? Performance? please help.

vadim

Try this site, very useful. Helped me big time:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Michelin PS 255/40/17 requires a minimum of 8.5" rim => no go with the standard C7/Evolution one which is 7.5"

ALso, they are rated at US$238 apiece... kind of pricey...