I have 205/65/15's on the car now. What does the 3% affect? My car doesn't have ABS. I'm thinking that the speedometer calibration will be off somewhat, but am I in danger of rubbing something with larger tires, say the 225/60/15? How far off would the 215/60/15 be?
I like the idea of longer range/better fuel economy by increasing the effective final drive ratio with bigger tires. The only Michelin tire in 225/55/15 that I found on Tirerack's web page is the MXM. Are these better for high-speed handling than the MXV? I remember transforming my 108 280SE with H rated Michelin's, but I'm not sure if they were touring or performance tires ... was there an MXV (or MXS perhaps) in the late 1970's?

Also, one thing strange that I noticed: my wheel bolts on the back of the car stick out more than the ones on the front. They are the 15x7 wheels from a 1986+ 126. Is there any reason to be concerned about having the wrong bolts?

I had them swapped from another 126 in exchange for the stock 14" alloys that came with the car. The wheels have the "KleanWheels" dust shields inside them. I plan to remove these as soon as the paint on my wheels is a month old.

Robert W. Roe
1984 300SD 165K miles




[This message has been edited by Robert W. Roe (edited 08-19-1999).]