do the std and luxo wheels have different rolling circumference?

[Entity]

i recently put the luxo wheels on my standard euro and have noticed the tyres are lower profile than alot of other euros running 17's

i compared my stock rims and it looks like the 16's have a bigger rolling circumference than the 17's

is this true? have honda australia made a mistake with tyre size on the 17's? and will this be a problem for me when i put the spare (stock 16') on in the case of a flat tyre?

[as001]

the 17 inch wheel should have tyres 225/45

[EuroDude]

Yes they are different, but only by around 0.36%, which is basically nothing. So it wouldnt cause the odometer to be incorrect or anything.

[BiLL|z0r]

Did you measure them both off the car with the same air pressure. Air pressure and a car sitting on 1 of them will make a difference because it's weighed down.

[Entity]

the 17 inch wheel should have tyres 225/45

thats what i thought, but i think the stock 17's run 215/45

edit: yeah i got it wrong too, its 225/45.. but it still looks smaller

[aaronng]

17's have 215/45

The difference with the 16" is only 1%, or 1km/h quicker on the speedo when you are running at a true 100km/h.

Your spare will still be alright for short periods to get you home. Just make sure you put the spare on the rear. Not on the front.

Edit: I got it wrong, it's 225/45.

[EuroDude]

I thought the Lux uses 225/45 :confused: Thats the tyre size I got for my Honda 17" rims. Maybe Honda changed the 17" tyre size in 2005 or something.


205/55R16 vs 215/45R17 = -1.11% difference
205/55R16 vs 225/45R17 = 0.32% difference
205/55R16 vs 235/45R17 = 1.74% difference


http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html ftw


:honda:

[as001]

225/45 R17 91W
205/55 R16 91V
straight from honda.com.au

[Entity]

hmm, must be my head then, when i look at 17's on other people's euros it looks like its got more sidewall

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thanks for clearing it up, guess 225/45 is right