C63AMGhammer

Hi guys.
I am currently running 245/40/18 snow tires up front. And its been holding up, need to run fatter than 35 profile. I live in NY and theres pot holes everywhere.

Has anyone ran 225/50/18's up front on factory wheels? Does it rub?

Let me know.

Myles696

Have u tried the 225/50/18s yet I'm curious if they will work as well

Ingenieur

It is 1.4" larger in diameter than oem
Car will sit 0.7" higher
Tire will be 0.7" closer to the fender liner
Width obviously is fine

Might rub on deep bumps but I doubt it
Hard to find snows for this car
The 4 x 225/40/18 is overkill for my area
Maybe 10 days of snow, most of it light
I use all seasons now, last year without an lsd
Just had a wavetrac installed, that will make a big difference

In AK I used narrow snows sometimes studded
On a Porsche lol

If I ran snows ( I did research it) I would try a 225/245 combo
So on the dry road it didn't feel too bad

Myles696

I can get 4 225/50/18 for almost nothing there blizzaks do u think they would worrk for in town driving nothing on highway

Ingenieur

The suspension has good travel upwards so unless you really impact a bump probably not rub, and maybe not even then
But the only way to know 100% is the know static clearance and wheel travel from static clearance
If <0.7" rub
If not no rub

So what if it rubs once in a while?

Where do you live?
How bad is the snow?