benmerc350

Currently have 225/40 18 on front and 235/55 18 on the rear.

what tires should I or can I put on for the winter?

LILBENZ230

Where do you live? Does it snow a lot?

benmerc350

I live in Fayetteville Arkansas, little ice and some snow occasionally

LILBENZ230

If you're looking for good all-around performance, I suggest Continental DWS06. The "DWS" stands for "Dry, Wet, Snow" and I have used them in snow before and they are excellent. Of course, we don't get too much here where I live.

thesaintusa

Any of the big name winter tires will do very well.

Nokian Hakka
Michelin X-ice 3
Blizzak WS80
Conti Extreme Wintercontacts
Goodyear Ultragrips

They all have high performance 'versions' which will give up ice/snow traction but be better for 'higher speed drivings' and me more responsive.

I prefer the Michelins and have them on a few cars, the others have Goodyears (mainly because the Blizzaks and Michelins were out of stock when I needed a set, late in the winter).

For the winter I run a square setup on my c63 so I can swap the front to the rears. You definitely give up width/grip in the rear, but I don't get on the throttle in the winter.

My wife has a square setup Michelin X-Ice on her C300. The acceleration and handling in her 4matic is superior to my C63, but I feel that the X-ice have more ice grip when braking than my Goodyear Ultragrips.

Just204

I recently bought and put on the blizzard ws80 snow tires on my car with the same setup. They are the only ones I found on tire rack that match this setup that are dedicated snow tires. We just had some snowy here in NY and they seem to perform very good when I drove on the roads before they got plowed so it wasn't the best of conditions. No slipping and sliding and the car stayed in control while others had difficulty. I'm happy that I bought them when I did and would recommend them for snow and ice. Hope this helps

vipsa

I run a square set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 on separate set of 17" wheels.
They're the best winter tires money can buy, but might be overkill if you don't get much snow.
My "summer" tires are the Conti DWS 06s that were also recomended. While they're fine in snow (probably the best you'll get from AS tires), they don't even come close to dedicated snows when needed.

Alfadude

Did you actually mean 255/35/18 on the rear? If the 235/55/18 IS correct, just wondering why you are running that set up.

benmerc350

255 35 18 on rear my typo

95_993

I am running Yokohama ice guards because the were the only studless winter tires available in staggered setup (225 front,255 rear). So far, so good

dieseldoc

Other option is to go thru tire rack order snow tire and wheel package for car. They can ship to installer in your area. You can store your OEM wheels and tires to use rest of year. My Dad did this when he lived in Connecticut and had an Infiniti Q45 in the early 90s.He had two sets of wheels and tires. He also did the same with his e class Benz when he lived in Ohio.

LILBENZ230

With no ice and a little snow in Arkansas - that's why I recommended an all-around tire like the DWS06. I don't think an Arkansas car needs a dedicated set of winter tires and wheels, but to each his own.

thesaintusa

A staggered setup is nice, but a square set up allows you to rotate front to rear on the same side.

But if that doesn't matter to you then a staggered setup preserves the balance/grip in the rear