Help!! need Rims + Tyre size for DC5

[acz0190]

Hi there,
i just recently brought a dc5 type r and going to purchase some B.C p1's 17inch rimz. if anyone could help i would need to know what width of the rimz and tyre size should fit best?

[monstaR]

Hey if I am not wrong, the offset is 42 pcd 5 x 114.3 tire choice should be 215/45 or 225/45

[vtir22]

17x7 :)

[Tofu]

i would go 17x7.5 if you can and get 225 wide...
215 sometimes just isn't enuf

[UH HUH]

use this to work it out mate, you need to end up with the same rolling diamiter. You just type in your stock size of tyre and then the new size you think you will need, it of fiddling around but your aim is to match all the dimentions up

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[lerroy]

cool calculator

[UH HUH]

cool calculator

hahaha yeah its kooky...... gotta love some of the things google comes up with :D

[Speeder]

i would go 17x7.5 if you can and get 225 wide...

i would personally go for 17x7. my uncle is an auto electician in japan and he has been in a car industry for a while now and when i got new rims on my car he told me iam an idiot, especially they were so wide. so afterwork, my uncle got one of his mechanics to sit down wiv me and talk about wheels size, and to shorten the story he said unless if you have a massive power increase, there really isnt a point getting wider wheels, in the long run you will be wasting money since the tyres will differ in price, and the steering will become heavy, and basically stuff up the cars balance, eg weight distribution,speedo and few other mechanical stuff but i cant remember :p and the stress across the drivetrain will suffer (may not but i dont wanna try) and he continued and said if you want grip, spend that extra money on getting a really good set of rubber. so since then, i have my stokkies 195, and not thinking about changing them at all and in my previous car they actually drive alot better when i put the stokkies then what i used to have. by the way this was my previous ride and wasnt a honda but it was still a car. :)

[Tofu]

each car is different...
each tyre is different...
it's practically impossible to say what's the best size in each case...
just try it out and be satisfied with it
if not, then what they say about playing with cars is true...it's hella expensive..