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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by BenzV12
I had switched to Michelin Primacy Series as well. It was well worth it
My daily car came with the Michelins too. I'm very happy with them
Be careful with the DWS06. The fronts for the 19" staggered are NOT XL rated of what Merc calls for. I questioned Dealers and all highly advised staying with XL fronts. After reading a lot of past forums, I decided on General AS04. good pricing from TR and my BMW dealer Road Force Balanced and installed for under $150. (Merc dealer would only install "approved" tires) So far I have no problems with these tires at almost half the price of the others cost, and made and backed by Continental.
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddot
Be careful with the DWS06. The fronts for the 19" staggered are NOT XL rated of what Merc calls for. I questioned Dealers and all highly advised staying with XL fronts. After reading a lot of past forums, I decided on General AS04. good pricing from TR and my BMW dealer Road Force Balanced and installed for under $150. (Merc dealer would only install "approved" tires) So far I have no problems with these tires at almost half the price of the others cost, and made and backed by Continental.
The DWS06's is the predominantly installed OEM tire for staggered S class fitments....
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 08:07 PM
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I really like my Primacy 3's on my Wagon, they really give the wagon a sporty feel. They do wear out really fast though like any performance tire.
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 08:12 PM
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I had a long talk with TireRack about the load rating, and the bottom line of that conversation was the load rating of non XL tires is fine.
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 09:43 PM
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Might be but it's not XL rated for the front as Mercedes requires on V8 s class. Check your specs.
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Might be but it's not XL rated for the front as Mercedes requires on V8 s class. Check your specs.
Are you saying Mercedes put the wrong tires on my and many others cars??
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Originally Posted by Eddot
Might be but it's not XL rated for the front as Mercedes requires on V8 s class. Check your specs.
Mercedes themselves ships non XL tires on every V8 S Class with 18" wheels.

Look at the load ratings and compare them to the weight of the S Class, the XL tires are overkill and the tires in question have more than enough capacity for the S Class.

Do you really think TireRack would have told me that in writing if it weren't true?
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