RIGHT TYRE FOR W202 17 inch

[rushmach]

CAR C CLASS w202 sport(which is 25mm lowerd by merc)!!! so listen!!! MY cars tyre size now is!! 215/40/17 ::the 215mm is the width of the tyre::40mm is the height of tyre(just the tyre) 17 inch being the daimeter of the alloy wheel.........so i know that if i increase the height the ride will more comfortable but it will affect the handling! and if i increase the width from 215 to 225 it will have more road grip --- will increasing width affect milage???........OKIE SO here is what mercedes ppl told me!!!! for my 17 inch wheel :: the FRONT 2 tyre shoud be 225/45/17 and REAR shoud be 225/50/17..........thts what germans say OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE.......but i dont get this!! how will the german configuration affect my handling thaqt all i need to know but keep in mind the current tyre size gives me very good handling so compared to the germans which is better???????Help would be much appricieted

 

[aka$h]

What size are the wheels, are they staggered?

 

[kwakdonut]

The '40' is not 40mm but the profile of the tyre sidewall expressed as a percentage of the width. So therefore yours is 40% of 215mm which is 86mm.

By the way, this should be in the Wheels & Tyres bit of the forum and....

Welcome to the Forum!!

 

[rushmach]

Sorry about the fourm cant seem to post in a specific thread as i just registerd.!! and yes ur right about the percentage Aspect ratio!! i got it wrong!! so as to the other question i asked!! you got any ideas??? and the wheels aint staggerd!!

 

[rushmach]

but my w204 with 18inch rim with FRONT-225/40/18 --REAR-- 255/35/18 Thats not custom job but came with the car