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#5 of 8 Falken FK454 by lawman1967 Feb 07, 2009 (9:28 pm)
I just bought a set of Falken FK452 for my 2005 C230K and so far am impressed. They cost about as much as the OEM Pilots, have a 50% higher treadware rating and so far handle about as well while riding just as quietly.   I haven't had a track day or a run up Angeles Crest with them yet, but I am optimistic.
#6 of 8 Wrong Size Tire - Flew off on freeway by joannaw Mar 11, 2009 (9:54 am)
I have a 2006 Mercedes C230. 3 weeks ago I got a flat tire, passenger front. I took it in and it was unrepairable. I bought a new tire and the tire company put it on. At the time, I did not know it was the wrong size. My fronts are 17’s and my backs are Profile 19’s. They replaced the passenger front with a 19. So I was driving on 3 19s and 1 17. Yesterday on the freeway going 65mph, my steering wheel started to shake for about 6 seconds, as I began to slow and bank a bit as the freeway curved right, I observed my drivers front (the 17) fly off my car. It wasn’t until I got to another tire store to replace the tire I just lost that they told me that the tire that was just replaced weeks ago was the wrong size. They removed that tire and I ended up replacing both front ones.   Could the passenger front tire being the wrong size have caused the older, smaller tire to fly off the car as it did? I keep hearing it is dangerous to mix tires sizes on the same axle, but I want to have my answers before I go in to the original tire store.   Thank you!
#8 of 8 Post moved by pat HOST May 28, 2009 (4:11 pm)
Here's the link: bgneumann, "Mercedes-Benz C-Class Maintenance and Repair" #838, 28 May 2009 2:50 pm.

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