Feathered Tires/suspension service?
07-08-2019, 10:18 PM
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2002 C240, 2015 C300
Feathered Tires/suspension service?
Brought my 2015 C300 to a tire shop because I was feeling vibration when I drove and thought I had a bubble. Happens a lot where I live. Turns out my rear tires were feathering. The tire place said my suspension may need to be serviced. It's due for service next month. I bring it to a dealership for service because there aren't many shops that can service it around me. Any ideas how much the rear suspension service is? I know labor varies slightly depending on the dealership but any guess would be great. I have the sport package on it.
07-11-2019, 01:07 PM
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Never heard of 'feathering' but I did have some cupping on the front tires, made it sound like a wheel bearing issues.
Dealer said an alignment would resolve it.
Passed on the alignment for now, replaced the OE RFTs for non-RFTs & the cupping hasn't returned on the new tires.
Dealer said an alignment would resolve it.
Passed on the alignment for now, replaced the OE RFTs for non-RFTs & the cupping hasn't returned on the new tires.
07-11-2019, 09:16 PM
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I'm on my 4th set of rear tires, 3rd alignment. I hate to say it but you are going to have to get used to replacing your rear tires at about 20,000 miles or live with the noise. You'll be wasting your money if you bring your car to Mercedes for their $160 alignment. I'd suggest going to an Independent for an alignment at half the price.
