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I have a set of 235/45 R18 snow tires that went through 1 year on a car from Nov-April and thats it they are still in good shape.. just found out my Maverick also has 18's will these fit as a winter snow tire??
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They are 1.2 inches shorter than the smallest tire that comes on the Maverick. Probably closer to an inch and a half shorter than the tires you have on it now
You have 45 series snow tires? Were they on a Lamborghini? 
Seems technically possible, but a 45-series tire will ride like crap (especially in winter), you will have less ground clearance (which seems inadvisable in snow), and you are pushing the tire width for the OEM rims. Not to mention, there is a generous speed discrepancy:
https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-60R18/235-45R18?ismetric=False
Seems technically possible, but a 45-series tire will ride like crap (especially in winter), you will have less ground clearance (which seems inadvisable in snow), and you are pushing the tire width for the OEM rims. Not to mention, there is a generous speed discrepancy:
https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-60R18/235-45R18?ismetric=False
In the long run, I think it would be wise to sell those tires and buy a new set of snow tires in the factory stock size. Just my opinion.
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No, you can't use them. Too small of a diameter for the truck.
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Actually, they will fit a huge number of regular sedans. 26" or so is almost a "universal" diameter for a slew of cars.You have 45 series snow tires? Were they on a Lamborghini?
https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-60R18/235-45R18?ismetric=False
It wasn't the overall diameter I was calling attention to in my light-hearted question, but you missed the point anyway.
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youre gonna laugh but they came off a Buick VeranoYou have 45 series snow tires? Were they on a Lamborghini?
Seems technically possible, but a 45-series tire will ride like crap (especially in winter), you will have less ground clearance (which seems inadvisable in snow), and you are pushing the tire width for the OEM rims. Not to mention, there is a generous speed discrepancy:
https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-60R18/235-45R18?ismetric=False
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just wpnmdered if they could be used i have a bunch of stuff laying around those.. a set of stock Subaru rims for a 2020 forester
Wow.
I envisioned them being -1 or -2 rims for a sports car that ran 30-series 20” wheels in the summer. I’ve got a vivid imagination, but a Verano never entered the chat!
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besides looking completely ridiculous, a good reason not to run a snow tire this short on a Maverick is because of the loss of ground clearance.
I once had a Miata with dedicated wheels and winter tires (blizzaks). It was so much fun and so capable on mixed ice and 1-3" snow. but I got it stuck twice in 6" snow. you just can't drag the uncarriage and then be surprised when you eventually get stuck, which I think would happen in less snow than you think with 26" tall tires.
I once had a Miata with dedicated wheels and winter tires (blizzaks). It was so much fun and so capable on mixed ice and 1-3" snow. but I got it stuck twice in 6" snow. you just can't drag the uncarriage and then be surprised when you eventually get stuck, which I think would happen in less snow than you think with 26" tall tires.
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I was just trying to correct your idea that 45-series tires would only be found on an exotic sports car. 45-series are widely used on many plain old sedans these days.
Right, but that's not what I was poking fun at. I was more looking at it from the perspective that a 45-series snow tire is often found on a spare set of winter wheels that are smaller in diameter than the OEM versions running the summer tires. Meaning, an 18” 45-series snow tire might be found on a car that runs 19" or 20" OEM wheels in the summer, with 35 or 30-series tires, which is starting to lean towards something less commonplace. I expect in CT this concept is not unfamiliar to you.
In any case, OP threw us all a curveball with the Buick admission.
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