I have a wheel shop telling me that the 09 can take wider tires than my 08. That the 09 can fit
Rear 275/30/19 Front 245/35/19
Is this true ?

 

i wanna know too

Thanks

 

Front Should be ok but i am not sure about the rear. it's really huge for a C class. if they are sure abt it. i guess u should go for it.

 

wheelbase/room on the 08vs09 is the same, so yes u can fit that on there but bewhare thats gonna stick out.

 

Yeah...I once had a wheel shop guy tell me that if I over-inflate T rated tires, they will perform the same as H rated tires.

Be careful. Do your own research. And wheelbase has nothing to do with determining what tire width will work.

I don't know if those sizes will fit, but what an '09 takes, an '08 will take.

 

yes i have the same set up on my car. make sure you have the right offsets

 

what is ur offset?

 

there should be NO difference about this; anything that fits on the 09 could just as easily fit on the 08.

 

front offset is 19x8.5 et43 and the 19x9.5 et 51

falken 452 tires

 

exactly

 

Tire shop must be talking about 07 VS 08/09 since 08 and 09 are the same body and 07 is the old body

 

I will be going 235/40 R 18 front and 255/35 R18 rear on my c300 4matic sport. I bought a set of C63 AMG rims and tires.

 

Each vehicle is a little different, and its quite possible someone put a wheel and tire package that fit those tire sizes also on a 09 C300.

 

Can anyone tell me if there is an advantage in running wider tires? cosmetic, performance? thx

 

Generally the wider the tire, the better the performance. I.E. the car can get more power to the pavement. That was the origin of wider tires especially on higher horsepower cars of course. For those that run wider rear tires on rather sublime models like a C300 it is being done for mostly a cosmetic reason. Most average people won't really ever realize the full potential of a wider tire in the rear of their RWD car. Hope that helps...