Tire Q?

[Quickbrit]

My recently acquired 96' C280 sport shows the front wheels as needing a 225/45R17 Y 91 and the rear wheels a 245/50R17 Y 91 (on AMG alloys).

At the moment the car is actually riding on four of the same size 225/45's...

They need replacing - so is it OK to go with the same size tires or should I go with the recommended bigger rears?

Thanks again,
MikeE

 

[whitenemesis]

Are you sure you have that correct? Normally as the tyre gets wider (225 to 245) the section goes down i.e. 45 to 40. This is to maintain the same rolling diameter

If you trully have a staggered set-up (the rear rims will be wider) then you should go with the wider rear tyres i.e. 225/45/17 front on 7" rims and 245/40/17 rear on 7.5" rims

 

[Quickbrit]

I'm not sure where I got those specs from, perhaps somewhere in internet land before I discovered this site, methinks...

I assumed the different tire sizes where due to it being rear wheel drive(?).

Four 225's sound good to me as far as my wallet is concerned - LOL

MikeE

 

[television]

Hello Mike as Whitenemesis says,,wider on the rear,,its easy to check just measure the rim width

 

[Quickbrit]

Just measured, twas a false alarm.

Same all round...

MikeE

(of course, I meant tyres)

 

[television]

Just measured, twas a false alarm.

Same all round...

MikeE

What are you going to spend the money that you have saved on

 

[doversole]

What are you going to spend the money that you have saved on

I'd have thought that was obvious Malcolm.

Mike has some arches to 'pretty up', doesn't he?

DoverSole

 

[Quickbrit]

Neon.

Probably...

MikeE

 

[television]

I'd have thought that was obvious Malcolm.

Mike has some arches to 'pretty up', doesn't he?

DoverSole

I cant remember any more who has what its finally happening :-?

 

[doversole]

Disaster requiring avoidance.

I cant remember any more who has what its finally happening :-?

OMG, Malcolm losing his memory? Quick, someone get in a fast car down to the SW.
We need to do a Vulcan Mind-Melt, sharpish!!

DoverSole

 

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Who wants to look like Lenard Nemoy?????........Hawk

 

[doversole]

Who wants to look like Lenard Nemoy?????........Hawk

OK, scratch that.

I'm sure a couple of Nordic Schnapps or a brännvin will do the trick!!