215/55 r16 E-320
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215/55 r16 E-320
I just had a pair of Continental ContiPremierContact installed last week. Installed on a 97 Mercedes E-320 the tire dealer ordered them from Tirerack. Anyhow, I had to take the car back 3 times for balancing. I was told a wide aray of BS to explain this. "The tires are more nylon today and take several miles before they can warm up and balance up correctly." They rebalanced all 4 and all 4 were off 
I am thinking mounting error from the tech.
The other time they claimed that they all needed to be matched and this is a common thing. I was thinking then do it the 1st time.
This time they are blaming the vibrations to my brake pads.
I went to get a new alignment and they recomended 2 new lower ball joints. This maybe the issue. What do you think?
I did also noticed that these tires are loud. My truck is smoother then these donuts.
I am thinking of returning these but what would be a better all season tire?? The dealer will put up a fight but its my $$.
Any suggestions would be awesome.
I am thinking mounting error from the tech.The other time they claimed that they all needed to be matched and this is a common thing. I was thinking then do it the 1st time.
This time they are blaming the vibrations to my brake pads.
I went to get a new alignment and they recomended 2 new lower ball joints. This maybe the issue. What do you think?
I did also noticed that these tires are loud. My truck is smoother then these donuts.
I am thinking of returning these but what would be a better all season tire?? The dealer will put up a fight but its my $$.
Any suggestions would be awesome.
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depends on the weather
souonds like the balancer needs to be calibrated .... and yes what you were told was smoke and mirrors ...
ball joints would not cause a vibration
as far as the stiff ride ... check the air pressure
ball joints would not cause a vibration
as far as the stiff ride ... check the air pressure
