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Need advice .
I want to replace my tyres .( too much road noise )
Keeping the wheels as 18" however thinking off replacing tyres :
Front 225 / 40 .
Rears 245 / 35 .
what are advantages / disadvantages .
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michael
Keeping the wheels as 18" however thinking off replacing tyres :
Front 225 / 40 .
Rears 245 / 35 .
what are advantages / disadvantages .
Cheers
michael
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From a visual perspective, your rear tires will be smaller than the fronts.
245/35/18 = 24.7519 in.
225/40/18 = 25.0866 in.
Only about a quarter inch, though. 1/8 in. on both sides.
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245/35/18 = 24.7519 in.
225/40/18 = 25.0866 in.
Only about a quarter inch, though. 1/8 in. on both sides.
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Another disadvantage is the rotation logistics. You'll be crankin' through the 245's on the rear, and not be able to rotate your 225's.
Assuming you have uni-directional tires, you'll have to dismount the 225's to rotate, and this will only be a left to right type of rotation, not a front to back, as suggested.
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Sorry, should have included this all in 1 post.
Assuming you have uni-directional tires, you'll have to dismount the 225's to rotate, and this will only be a left to right type of rotation, not a front to back, as suggested.
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Sorry, should have included this all in 1 post.
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Suprisingly the new mercedes benz SLK is going to use this wheel tyre set up in their AMG version of the sports SLK .
Iwould have thought that they would know their tyre set ups ???????
I realise the disadvantage of not being able to rotate your tyres front to rear .
thanks for your input .
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michael
Suprisingly the new mercedes benz SLK is going to use this wheel tyre set up in their AMG version of the sports SLK .
Iwould have thought that they would know their tyre set ups ???????
I realise the disadvantage of not being able to rotate your tyres front to rear .
thanks for your input .
cheers
michael
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I'm sure if Mercedes is doing it it's probably ok. I just used a diameter calculator and posted. I apologize if I offended you. Just trying to provide info.
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Confusing the tyre issue a little further i have found another article on the tyre size they state ,
Front tyre 225 /45
Rear tyres 245 /40.
Two different articles two diferring tyre sizes veeerrry interesting.
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Confusing the tyre issue a little further i have found another article on the tyre size they state ,
Front tyre 225 /45
Rear tyres 245 /40.
Two different articles two diferring tyre sizes veeerrry interesting.
cheers
michael
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i don't think it's generally a good idea to make the back tires bigger when the car wasn't designed that way, so i don't think too many people here are going to recommend doing that. If you want 245s on the back, just put them on the front too, that's what i'll be doing.
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i don't think it's generally a good idea to make the back tires bigger when the car wasn't designed that way, so i don't think too many people here are going to recommend doing that. If you want 245s on the back, just put them on the front too, that's what i'll be doing.
i don't think it's generally a good idea to make the back tires bigger when the car wasn't designed that way, so i don't think too many people here are going to recommend doing that. If you want 245s on the back, just put them on the front too, that's what i'll be doing.
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Gordon
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