Buying 17's

**DamienS** · 14-01-2008 12:11 PM

Hi all,

After I got my Civic in Dec 06 I put some nice 15's on it to replace the ugly steel wheel/plastic cover combination. Now I am tired of the 15inch look and I am kicking myself a bit for not buying bigger. At the time I didnt want to fork out for tyres as well so I only went the 15's..

As the time is approaching to replace the tyres I am thinking of getting a set of 17's.

I plan on getting the same wheels I have now but in the 17' x 7.5" size, as I think the look is really good though despite the size. After checking the size to maintain same overall rolling diameter I need to put 225/45/17 tyres on them.

2 questions then arise - 1. Will 225's rub against anything (my car is NOT lowered). I have read different stories on this after searching.

And 2. if anyone else has the same combination what sort of pricing are these size tyres worth (just roughly).

thanks

**js0n1** · 14-01-2008 03:31 PM

Shouldn't have any clearance issues if your stock rim size is 15"..... the tyre price will vary.. beginning from around $100ea and upwards depending on the brand.

**SiReal** · 14-01-2008 03:36 PM

1. It will only rub if you get the incorrect offset - if you dont know what offset is, do more research before buying.

2. $100 is pretty unrealistic. Well, $100 may get you cheap chinese imports which usually come 'complimentary' with alloy purchases. I paid $260 a corner for my yokohama S drives in the same size. Expect to pay anywhere from $180 (lower to middle class) to $350 (super premium stuff) per tyre.

**DamienS** · 14-01-2008 03:47 PM

Yeah spoke to some tyre shops $150 a tyre for really dodgy tyres in 225/45/17 or more realistically $270 - $300 a tyre for something good.

**DamienS** · 14-01-2008 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by SiReal

1. It will only rub if you get the incorrect offset - if you dont know what offset is, do more research before buying.

2. $100 is pretty unrealistic. Well, $100 may get you cheap chinese imports which usually come 'complimentary' with alloy purchases. I paid $260 a corner for my yokohama S drives in the same size. Expect to pay anywhere from $180 (lower to middle class) to $350 (super premium stuff) per tyre.

Just had a look at the S Drives, they look very nice, how do you find them? Noise? Handling, Wear?

**Nepolian** · 14-01-2008 08:01 PM

Falken FK-452's. Best bang for your buck tyre @ about $150ish per corner. Assuming you dont want to spend $330ish for Yoko's.

**jckidz** · 14-01-2008 08:06 PM

Why go 17"? I regret buying 18" should have gone 19".. lol.. For tyres, how about the Hankook range? they are reasonably priced and are pretty good.

**DamienS** · 14-01-2008 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Nepolian

Falken FK-452's. Best bang for your buck tyre @ about $150ish per corner. Assuming you dont want to spend $330ish for Yoko's.

Nice looking tyre as well, what are they like against brands like yokohama and in particular the S Drive?

No point in paying $150 if they are no good, if they are as good as theS drives then that a different story.

**DamienS** · 14-01-2008 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by jckidz

Why go 17"? I regret buying 18" should have gone 19".. lol.. For tyres, how about the Hankook range? they are reasonably priced and are pretty good.

Cos I think the 19's are way too big and comfort would suffer. Also the cost of tyres jumps up dramatically.

18's would probably look ok but cost would be an issue. I would be happy with 17's.

**Nepolian** · 14-01-2008 09:08 PM

have a look on these sites on the falkens.

http://www.1010tires.com/tirereviews...e_reviews.html

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publis...ken_fk452.html

And no, I dont not sell tyres for falken. Reason I am saying is that I have always used Yoko Advans and B/Stone RE's and I think the Falkens are the best, if you are buying on a budget. Just remember that you can have a set for the price of less than two top end tyres.