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I just bought a second user C 200E W124.
I was convinced to change the original tires from 185/65 x 15 and put 205/65 x 15.

I tried applying brakes and the vehicle skidded.

is it the fault of the change of tire?

Also i want to change the entire under carriage bushings where can i get these.

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So you've applied the brakes and the vehicle has stopped.... as long as it's done that dont worry.
 

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I'm confused you said "you tried" applying the brakes, do you mean that you did apply the the brakes and the vehicle skidded?

IMO the tyres are too wide for your car. But I would'nt have thought it would affect the braking.
 
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Well very new. Just asking if i can you any tire different tyre size other than185/65 x 15.

I have a 200E W124.
Also where can i get undercarriage bushings and AC Compressor for this car to buy.

Thanks
Bright
 

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Well very new. Just asking if i can you any tire different tyre size other than185/65 x 15.

I have a 200E W124.
Also where can i get undercarriage bushings and AC Compressor for this car to buy.

Thanks
Bright

I dont know if you have someone that supplies parts for Mercedes where you are. You could ask eurocarparts and see if they will ship to you, but it may not be cheap.
 

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By changing the tyre size you have increased the diameter, so your speedometer will be more accurate, if they were new tyres they need to be run in for a few hundred miles to bed down
 

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He only changed the width Malcolm, 185 too 205 the diameter is still 15,:)
 

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He only changed the width Malcolm, 185 too 205 the diameter is still 15,:)

By changing from 185/65 to 205/65, the diameter of the tyre has been increased by 26mm.

The profile is a % of the width, so if the width is changed and the profile remains the same the tyre grows in diameter.

I'm not sure why Malc said the speedo would be more accurate...it is a big difference. Though the Alloy Wheels Direct table does list both the 185 and the 205 as standard. If probably depends on which was specified when the car was new.
 
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Would that cause a change to the speedometer reading? I know it would cause more grip as there is more rubber to cause traction.
 

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He only changed the width Malcolm, 185 too 205 the diameter is still 15,:)

The wheel size is the same but the tyre rolling radius is over 4% greater.

As Malcolm states, his speedo is probably now more accurate since they all tend to over-read.
 

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Just out of curiosity, what happens when 17 inch wheels and tyres are fitted then and how does it affect the speedo?
 

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Would that cause a change to the speedometer reading? I know it would cause more grip as there is more rubber to cause traction.

Yes it would...but not sure by how much, and whether it would be more or less accurate.
 

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not sure how the different models read speed but I know my W202 reads from the abs sensors on the front wheels, so regardless of tyre/wheel options the speedo will read true

regarding the vehicle skidding,it could be that some of the wheels arent braking at all so when the brakes are applied the one/s that are, skid
 

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..... I know my W202 reads from the abs sensors on the front wheels, so regardless of tyre/wheel options the speedo will read true

That's a fairly brave assumption!

ABS sensors do what any form of speedometer sensor does - that is measure (either directly or indirectly) the rotational speed of the wheel. How far the car will travel for one revolution of the wheel (and therefore over a given time interval, how fast it is moving) is dictated by the rolling radius of the tyre.

This is the combination of the wheel radius and the tyre wall height (with an appropriate compensation for the compression of the tyre under load). With radial tyres the sidewall height is determined by the aspect ratio of the tyre, which is defined as a percentage of the tyre width. e.g. a 185/75 - 15 tyre has a width of 185mm. and a sidewall height of 75% of that - c.139mm. Somewhat perversely the wheel diameter is still specified in inches so in this example the nominal rolling radius of the tyre would be 7.5 inches plus 139mm. Multiply the sum by 2 pi and obtain the rolling circumference of the tyre and therefore how far the car will travel for one rotation of the wheel.

It is often quite possible to change the wheel and tyre size combination such that the rolling radius remains practically unchanged. for example a change from 16" to 18" wheels could be a change from a 185/75 - 16 tyre to a 205/55 - 18, which differ in rolling radius by only 0.5mm. which is insignificant. Note that the wheel width would probably need to increase also to allow correct fitment of the wider tyre.

However if the chosen combination of wheel and tyre size produce a rolling radius significantly different from the original this will produce an error in the speedo reading (and also a change in the overall gearing ratios).

Car manufacturers are allowed a tolerance in speedo reading of 0% to +10%.
They will tend to aim for the middle of this range since it gives them the widest manufacturing tolerance and therefore minimal scrap, but also because the performance of their car will appear greater if the speedo reading is optimistic.

Switching to a wheel/tyre combination of greater rolling radius than original will mean that for one revolution of the wheel the car will actually travel slightly further in a fixed time so that what, for example, was previously an optimistcally indicated 60mph actually becomes 60mph.
 

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That's a fairly brave assumption!

ABS sensors do what any form of speedometer sensor does - that is measure (either directly or indirectly) the rotational speed of the wheel. How far the car will travel for one revolution of the wheel (and therefore over a given time interval, how fast it is moving) is dictated by the rolling radius of the tyre.

This is the combination of the wheel radius and the tyre wall height (with an appropriate compensation for the compression of the tyre under load). With radial tyres the sidewall height is determined by the aspect ratio of the tyre, which is defined as a percentage of the tyre width. e.g. a 185/75 - 15 tyre has a width of 185mm. and a sidewall height of 75% of that - c.139mm. Somewhat perversely the wheel diameter is still specified in inches so in this example the nominal rolling radius of the tyre would be 7.5 inches plus 139mm. Multiply the sum by 2 pi and obtain the rolling circumference of the tyre and therefore how far the car will travel for one rotation of the wheel.

It is often quite possible to change the wheel and tyre size combination such that the rolling radius remains practically unchanged. for example a change from 16" to 18" wheels could be a change from a 185/75 - 16 tyre to a 205/55 - 18, which differ in rolling radius by only 0.5mm. which is insignificant. Note that the wheel width would probably need to increase also to allow correct fitment of the wider tyre.

However if the chosen combination of wheel and tyre size produce a rolling radius significantly different from the original this will produce an error in the speedo reading (and also a change in the overall gearing ratios).

Car manufacturers are allowed a tolerance in speedo reading of 0% to +10%.
They will tend to aim for the middle of this range since it gives them the widest manufacturing tolerance and therefore minimal scrap, but also because the performance of their car will appear greater if the speedo reading is optimistic.

Switching to a wheel/tyre combination of greater rolling radius than original will mean that for one revolution of the wheel the car will actually travel slightly further in a fixed time so that what, for example, was previously an optimistcally indicated 60mph actually becomes 60mph.

Yes apologies due antijam, I was thinking of my application where the rear tyres are different circumference to fronts and speedo is correct, sorry
 

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