17's

[da_doc]

hi im bout to buy some silver 17's for my car,

what tyres would go best on it??

215 or 225 or 235??

im buying online so i cant realy tell the difference...

[sivic]

how wide are the wheels?

[Zdster]

how wide are the wheels?

:thumbsup:

On a 7 inch wide wheel usually a 205 to avoid rubbing.

[blu3illusion84]

running on 205/40R17 to avoid rubbing..as Zdster mentiond above..

[nugget666]

what king of springs do you guys run.. you get no scraping with that size rubber?

[mj3610]

both 205/215 will fit, but try to get a lower profile like 35 (which is extreme for 17's) but u get alot less rubbing than 40s.

[VTC-8OY]

215....

[bennjamin]

moved to the sussy/handling forum

[929]

is it possible to put on 195 on a 7"?

[bennjamin]

is it possible to put on 195 on a 7"?

yes but its the minimum width for a 7inch wide rim - not reccommended IMO.
Get a 205 for optimum choice :)

[Zdster]

yes but its the minimum width for a 7inch wide rim - not reccommended IMO.
Get a 205 for optimum choice :)

I agree. I wouldnt put a 195 on a 7" wide rim. Just a little to extreme.

[929]

yes but its the minimum width for a 7inch wide rim - not reccommended IMO.
Get a 205 for optimum choice :)
using 205 on 7", and if i put a set of super low King's on EK with stock shocks
will that be too soft for the corners or rubbing at all?

P.S. used super low King's with stock shocks on my old Celica...and it craps=_=

[da_doc]

ok so if im putting 17x7s on i should get 205 tyres,
is this street legal or defectable??

thanks for all the help,

[HondaLva]

call a tyre shop they have a book they can look up to see the widest u can put on your car.....tell em wat ya want and they'll be able to tell ya if its legal ;)

[A.G.System]

The way they calculate the legality is they take the std rim size and then add 2" to that to create the max size.

The only problem with this is that not all models come out with the same sized rim.

EG.
EK1 = 14"
EK4 = 14"
EK9 = 15"

So technically you can put a 17" rim on your EK4 as they are basically the same car.

Unfortunitly they dont see it this way.

Some police see it that you have a 14" rim originally so all you car can handle is 16" rims.

Others will look at the Tyre size tag on your chasis that recomends tyre size and stock rim size.

If you want to put 17" on your car and then get defected there is a way around it. Keep your stock rims :)
Swap them back get un defected then put the 17's back on. :cool:

Mind you unless you are standing out and driving 2 fast and furious style most cops wont look at you anyhow.

[Zdster]

The way they calculate the legality is they take the std rim size and then add 2" to that to create the max size.

The only problem with this is that not all models come out with the same sized rim.

EG.
EK1 = 14"
EK4 = 14"
EK9 = 15"

So technically you can put a 17" rim on your EK4 as they are basically the same car.

Unfortunitly they dont see it this way.

Some police see it that you have a 14" rim originally so all you car can handle is 16" rims.

Others will look at the Tyre size tag on your chasis that recomends tyre size and stock rim size.

If you want to put 17" on your car and then get defected there is a way around it. Keep your stock rims :)
Swap them back get un defected then put the 17's back on. :cool:

Mind you unless you are standing out and driving 2 fast and furious style most cops wont look at you anyhow.

This all depends on what state you are in!!!

Let me know if you need more detail here as in Victoria the above is not the case.

[A.G.System]

I was told that by a victorian cop.

But guess he was wrong.

As with all laws there is the actual and the what you get done for at the time.

[A.G.System]

Just to Clarify some info

As sourced from Vic Roads:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/agsystem/Wheel2.jpg

So i thought fair enough and checked the VSI8 like mentioned in the roadworthy information.

That gave me this

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/agsystem/Wheels.jpg

Think that covers all the information that is needed.

Thanks to Vic Roads (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au) for the information provided.

Amazing what a 5 min google search can find.

[Zdster]

Spot on. It is all to do with the vehicle series/model :thumbsup:.

[da_doc]

what off set do i get for 17's??

on my ek

[hunterD]

+40, +42

question.. will 215/45 fit on 17x7? or is that pushing it too far?

[da_doc]

+40, +42

question.. will 215/45 fit on 17x7? or is that pushing it too far?


from what ive been told its a bit much

[sx16]

215/40 the best for 17s i recon:)

[hunterD]

from what ive been told its a bit much


yeah thort so, just needed reassurance

[hunterD]

guys...

is 235/45/17
215/45/17
235/40/18 common sizes for any honda car? if not, what car is it common for?

[HOT-TEG]

235 seems big for 17", i have 18's x 7.5" and im running 215's