Winter tires
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Winter tires
Hello,
time has come to think about winter tires... I'm currently considering below ones for my C43 Coupe:
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 225/45-18 XL 95V
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 245/40-18 XL 97V
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 225/45-18 XL 95V
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 245/40-18 97W
Continental WinterContact TS 850P 225/45/R18 95V XL FR
Continental WinterContact TS 850P 245/40/R18 97V XL FR
Anyone having experience with them and willing to share it? Thanks in advance!
time has come to think about winter tires... I'm currently considering below ones for my C43 Coupe:
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 225/45-18 XL 95V
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 245/40-18 XL 97V
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 225/45-18 XL 95V
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 245/40-18 97W
Continental WinterContact TS 850P 225/45/R18 95V XL FR
Continental WinterContact TS 850P 245/40/R18 97V XL FR
Anyone having experience with them and willing to share it? Thanks in advance!
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And additional question - for example Continental WinterContact tires are offered in version "certified" for Mercedes. According to Continental website MO symbols are for Mercedes and MO1 for AMG. Do you see any problem in buying this tire for our C43 without those symbols?
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I'll be going with Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 in 225 width for all 4 corners just to be able to get some tire rotation and extend the life out of them.
Even though I live in Toronto, I prefer high performance winter tire as i may drive less than 1% of the time in deep snow.
I don't pay attention to the "certified" tires for a particular brand. Maybe I should, but i think it may be just marketing.
Even though I live in Toronto, I prefer high performance winter tire as i may drive less than 1% of the time in deep snow.
I don't pay attention to the "certified" tires for a particular brand. Maybe I should, but i think it may be just marketing.
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Front - 225/45ZR18 95Y
Back - 245/40ZR18 97Y
(Dunlop Sport Maxx by the way and only with MO, not MO1, so I guess we can go for non-Mercedes ones)
Does it mean I have to put the same sizes for winter? Or I can go with 225 everywhere?
BTW: I've found nice website summarizing the tests. According to it Continental is the best for winter: https://www.thetirelab.com/continent...ntact-ts-850p/. But where I live (Switzerland, but not mountains), I should probably concentrate on wet surfaces performance.
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ahh okay, fair enough. Here in Scandinavia, they are just known as the best studded winter tires you can get, so I thought all of them were studded. I used to have Nokian winter tires. They were called WR though. Also a great tire. They have a band of summer rubber compound improving breaking in hot conditions where the winter compound is less effective.
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You don't have to have Manufacturer designation on your tires, but it shows you (the owner) that they were approved by and meet MB specifications.
I've never seen Mo or MOE on snow tires. We (dealership I work at) just got a brand new 2020 GLS delivered with snow tires installed and they didn't say MO on them. No idea why they were on the vehicle, but got replaced. haha
A lot of people use the same size winter tires on all four corners and it's fine. If you are having the tires changed by a place that uses older style tire mounting equipment... be forewarned that they may not realize the rim width is different and could damage the face of the wheel if they have the height adjustment locked in to the machine. A lot of people just look at the size on the tire and assume the rim width is the same all around.
Additionally, having staggered wheels with the same size tire may cause damage if installed in the wrong location. The rear wheels are wider and will rub on the upper end of the stabilizer bar end-links of the front axle and will require replacement. Have seen that many times!!!
That being said, I just buy the same size that I have for the rest of the year and avoid confusion or damage.
I'm in the U.S. and have no experience using the tires you mentioned, but I have been using Bridgestone Blizzak tires the past few winters and they work great.
I've never seen Mo or MOE on snow tires. We (dealership I work at) just got a brand new 2020 GLS delivered with snow tires installed and they didn't say MO on them. No idea why they were on the vehicle, but got replaced. haha
A lot of people use the same size winter tires on all four corners and it's fine. If you are having the tires changed by a place that uses older style tire mounting equipment... be forewarned that they may not realize the rim width is different and could damage the face of the wheel if they have the height adjustment locked in to the machine. A lot of people just look at the size on the tire and assume the rim width is the same all around.
Additionally, having staggered wheels with the same size tire may cause damage if installed in the wrong location. The rear wheels are wider and will rub on the upper end of the stabilizer bar end-links of the front axle and will require replacement. Have seen that many times!!!
That being said, I just buy the same size that I have for the rest of the year and avoid confusion or damage.
I'm in the U.S. and have no experience using the tires you mentioned, but I have been using Bridgestone Blizzak tires the past few winters and they work great.
