s55 Summer Tires

Mar 17, 2008 | 09:46 PM

reach

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s55 Summer Tires

Will 275/40-18 fit on the rear wheels of an S55? The Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, which is ranked highly on tirerack, only comes in this size...not 265's. Anyone have any experience with this tire on the S55?

Mar 18, 2008 | 11:28 AM

sils430ver

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2005 S430, 2004 Nissan 350Z

the 275s should fit in the rear just fine.

Mar 18, 2008 | 12:07 PM

SSM AMG

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2004 S55 AMG

I am running a 285/35/19 with a little rubbing on dips. No experience with the tires.

Mar 18, 2008 | 03:56 PM

reach

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Thanks.... There are so few choices offered in the OEM sizes.

Can't wait to get rid of the snow tires and see how the S55 holds in the twisties!

Mar 24, 2008 | 09:51 PM

dome1

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2005 S55 AMG

I'm running 275 BFG on the BAck of my with no problem. I would look at the BFG tire I have set and love them.

Mar 24, 2008 | 10:17 PM

reach

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Which model bfg? Did you put 245's on the front?

Mar 25, 2008 | 10:53 PM

Hotrod-Realtor

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Originally Posted by reach

I bought a set of Bridgestone RE050A's from discount tire. The tech there said they come with a 30k mile wear warranty. I was wearing out others in under 10k miles so I tried them. I love them, they ride great, are quiet and wear better. I just ate up the rears with just 10k miles and my new set cost $60 each so they honored the warranty too. I run 275/40/18 in the rear and 245/45/18 up front.
Good luck,
Warren.

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Mar 28, 2008 | 07:56 PM

carsnob

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2007 S 600 / '06 911 Porsche C4S cab

I had Bridgestone Potenza (RE050a) on my '06 911 and they were fine.
Quiet, good grip, good in the rain. (they were 305/30/19's) and I would imagine they'd be good on the MB.
Don't know how they compare to Pirelli Rossos, or Michelin's though.
Maybe someone else does....

Apr 9, 2008 | 10:37 PM

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GrepAwk

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'03 S55 (79K miles)

Hey HotRod-Realtor, was the 30K mile warranty offered by Bridgestone? Or Discount?

I just read my warranty and it says "No treadwear" warranty.

I went through the rears (RE050 Y rated) in less than 10K miles.

I am running on slicks now and want to replace them. Plenty of tread left on the fronts, so I'll just get rears.

I bought these from a local Bridgestone/Firestone dealer, and am planning to go back with the, "WTF? I only got 10K miles out of these" and ask for some sort of adjustment on replacements.

So did you have a manufacturer's warranty for 30K miles treadwear? Or was it a seller's warranty (a la Discount Tire's)?