[MBZ] 190D update

[John Berryman]

On Jun 10, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:

>   Oh my wife had new tires put on it and had them nitrogen  
> inflated, I can tell you I definately notice absolutely no  
> difference. Of course the new tires are nice as they don't  
> hydroplane so bad and don't squirm all over the road like the bad  
> old ones do....
>
>   -Curt

	What tires did you put on? I recently put a set of Falken ZE 512  
Ziex H-rated on, finally Cathy's 190D Euro. I wanted good rain tires  
with a good dry bite for her. The car's getting parked for the  
Winter, so no concern for ice/snow. I have about 2,500mi on them,  
sadly most in the rain. They are great in the pouring rain on the  
Interstates and side roads. Dry traction is fantastic.
	I had 1 bad tie-rod end. So I replaced both tie-rod assys and re- 
bushed the idler arm. I measured the overall length of both tie-rod  
assys, then made some adjustments by eye and by feel before bringing  
to my friends alignment shop.
	If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that  
the toe was right on, the RF Camber was off by only 1/4 of a degree  
on the  - side(not enough to be concerned with) and the rear was  
perfect.
	The car tracks fine and handles like it's on rails.  I paid $207.36  
for the tires from  www.tiresavings.com   and $60.00 for mount and  
balance at a local service station. I couldn't be happier with the  
whole deal.

Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am