largest / tallest tire that I can fit on a eg civic hatch
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largest / tallest tire that I can fit on a eg civic hatch
I'm trying to choose my gearing accordingly.
Here's my thoughts, thus far:
215/50/15 - 23.46" diameter - all around street tires for "everyday" driving
225/45/15 - 22.97" diameter - autox / timetrial tires
now, with my street tires (215/50/15) on my modified transmission, this will put me around 4650 @ 80mph which is a little high IMO.
What I have considered is finding some wheels with a low offset (like +50 or something) that are narrow so I can stuff a tall narrow tire in my wheel wheel for long-distance driving. A 26.5" tire would bring me down to a very near stock GSR 5th gearing. Would this even be possible?
Appearance and performance would not concern me with these tires.
Here's my thoughts, thus far:
215/50/15 - 23.46" diameter - all around street tires for "everyday" driving
225/45/15 - 22.97" diameter - autox / timetrial tires
now, with my street tires (215/50/15) on my modified transmission, this will put me around 4650 @ 80mph which is a little high IMO.
What I have considered is finding some wheels with a low offset (like +50 or something) that are narrow so I can stuff a tall narrow tire in my wheel wheel for long-distance driving. A 26.5" tire would bring me down to a very near stock GSR 5th gearing. Would this even be possible?
Appearance and performance would not concern me with these tires.
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Re: largest / tallest tire that I can fit on a eg civic hatch (Bense)
What you're talking about doesn't make any sense. There is NO advantage in getting a taller tire. None, nada, rien.
Just get the proper tire size for your car. With 15" wheels, that's 195/50-15.
And if you modified your transmission and you find that the gearing is too short, then put the stock gears back in. Don't try to fix one mistake by making another one.
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Re: largest / tallest tire that I can fit on a eg civic hatch (nsxtasy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
What you're talking about doesn't make any sense. There is NO advantage in getting a taller tire. None, nada, rien.
Just get the proper tire size for your car. With 15" wheels, that's 195/50-15.
And if you modified your transmission and you find that the gearing is too short, then put the stock gears back in. Don't try to fix one mistake by making another one.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
So I should take the trans apart every time I want to change my driving style? Nope.
Another set of wheels with taller tires = bolt on final drive reducer that takes less than 10 minutes to install.
What you're talking about doesn't make any sense. There is NO advantage in getting a taller tire. None, nada, rien.
Just get the proper tire size for your car. With 15" wheels, that's 195/50-15.
And if you modified your transmission and you find that the gearing is too short, then put the stock gears back in. Don't try to fix one mistake by making another one.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
So I should take the trans apart every time I want to change my driving style? Nope.
Another set of wheels with taller tires = bolt on final drive reducer that takes less than 10 minutes to install.
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Re: largest / tallest tire that I can fit on a eg civic hatch (Bense)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bense »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So I should take the trans apart every time I want to change my driving style? Nope.
Another set of wheels with taller tires = bolt on final drive reducer that takes less than 10 minutes to install.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Even though I don't have a modified tranny, I've considered the same idea or stuffing a larger diameter tire in there. Riding around > 4200 rpm on the freeway can't be that great for gas mileage as it is, and I do have some nice scrapes in the underside from pavement contact.
The problem is, I don't see how much of a taller tire would fit in there. It might fit at ride height, but what about under suspension compression from a bump? I imagine the car might behave funny if, on the freeway for example, the tire suddenly hit the inner fender, but only on one side. I'd be afraid that it could cause loss of control of the car.
Another set of wheels with taller tires = bolt on final drive reducer that takes less than 10 minutes to install.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Even though I don't have a modified tranny, I've considered the same idea or stuffing a larger diameter tire in there. Riding around > 4200 rpm on the freeway can't be that great for gas mileage as it is, and I do have some nice scrapes in the underside from pavement contact.
The problem is, I don't see how much of a taller tire would fit in there. It might fit at ride height, but what about under suspension compression from a bump? I imagine the car might behave funny if, on the freeway for example, the tire suddenly hit the inner fender, but only on one side. I'd be afraid that it could cause loss of control of the car.
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