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Old Sep 25, 2021 | 10:38 PM
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Which Tyres?

Need help with tyres, also I'm mega confused right now, the car has the I believe 18 inch AMG Sport Plus option alloys on it, but the car has 235/45 ZR19 tyres on the front the Davanti DX640s, i mean number one can 19 inch tyres go on 18 inch alloys? or are the alloys 19 inches?
Also I hit a ramp somewhere and the passenger tyre is flat and won't fill up and I'm just wondering what I should replace them with, too many options and believe it or not, I've never bought a new set of tyres for a car.

This is a picture of the alloys on the car, and when i search it says 18 inches, but the tyres are all ZR19.

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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 10:32 AM
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No, you cannot put 19" tires on 18" wheels, so if the tire sidewall says 235/45ZR-19, then you have 19" wheels.

Which vehicle do you have these on? You're posting in the W204 forum, but 235/45-19 is not the correct size for a W204, not even close - those are more than 2" taller than stock tires! What tires (brand/model and size) are on the rear?

As for recommending tires, we can't do that without knowing where you are, what sort of weather / temperatures you see, what sort of driving you do, what your priorities are (handling vs quiet ride vs longevity vs price vs wet traction vs snow traction vs ...), etc.
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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 10:41 AM
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No, you cannot put 19" tires on 18" wheels, so if the tire sidewall says 235/45ZR-19, then you have 19" wheels.

Which vehicle do you have these on? You're posting in the W204 forum, but 235/45-19 is not the correct size for a W204, not even close - those are more than 2" taller than stock tires! What tires (brand/model and size) are on the rear?

As for recommending tires, we can't do that without knowing where you are, what sort of weather / temperatures you see, what sort of driving you do, what your priorities are (handling vs quiet ride vs longevity vs price vs wet traction vs snow traction vs ...), etc.
Vehicle is a W204 C250. Sorry you were right, so the car has Davanti tyres all around, 235/35 fronts and 245/35 rears.

General driving, moderate weather but always wet, i'm in the UK so we have no extremes really
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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 02:57 PM
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Sounds like a high performance or ultra-high performance all-season tire should work out fine. Check online with whatever tire dealer is popular over there and they should allow you to search based on the tire performance category and size that you want.

Unless the wheels are staggered (different widths front and rear), there's no need to run different tire sizes front and rear. I'd get the same size all around, which means you can rotate the tires to improve their longevity.
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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 12:47 PM
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Those tires are staggered. Have to run different sizes. Those tires are still the wrong size, I have the same rims. They are 225/40r18 front 255/35r18 rear is the correct size. But you can confirm with the sticker on the drivers door jam, if they are the original wheels on the car.
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