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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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Tire question--help

I'm hoping someone can help me. Today, I just had new rims and tires installed on my CLK500. I did 225/40/18 and 255/35/18 rear. I just noticed that my mechanic made a mistake when putting them on. Instead of putting the 225 on front, he put one 225 and one 255 on the front and one 225 and one 255 on the rear (Both of the 225's are on the drivers side). I am unable to change them myself until Monday morning. Can I drive my car like this? I was oplanning to take a drive tomorrow (60+ miles) and was wondering if this would cause any harm, damage, or be hazardous? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 04:34 PM
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You got to wonder....

about the competance of your tire installer. Do you trust him with your alloy wheels after he made a mistake like that with your tires.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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????

What did you end up doing?
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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I don't think it will do any damage to the car for just a few days, but I would definitley take care of it ASAP.....
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