i am planning to get the 18HFP wheels.. ... and was wondering wat tire size would work best? i called up a few honda parts store and they have no effin' idea wat size it suppose to be.. they told me to go to the tire shop and ask them. THen they told me it depend on wat car and wat kinda suspension.. i was like it a 07 civic si stock.. and they jus sit silent on the phone.. WTF>..... \

after trying like 4 dealers.. i gave up and called up sears.. and they guy told me that i should get 225-45-18, or 245-35-18 but then he say he dont have the 245-35-18 so he tried to sell me the other ones. ... anyone have any idea..
FGcivic

 

yep best bet is 225/40/18zr tires depending on what you want . if you want to have a skinny tire then you choose a lower width tire size even tho the hight of the tire depeds on low med high profile its actually the width that determines the OVERALL tire size

i got the 225/40 18's cuz it look like stock in size but with low profile and i was even able to lower it eibach lowering kit pro kit and i dont even have camer kits....

go 2 a tire shop and have them show you a 225/40 18's and a 215/40 /18s u'know what i mean

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FGcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">&lt;snip&gt;. and they guy told me that i should get 225-45-18, or 245-35-18 but then he say he dont have the 245-35-18 so he tried to sell me the other ones. &lt;/snip&gt;</TD></TR></TABLE>

245-35-18's??? I've got the 18's with 215-40-18's on right now, and will probably see about getting 225-40-18's on when I have to replace, but I think that's probably the largest width that I would want to go. 245's would probably rub (even with camber kit?), but I can't verify that personally... I'm sure there's someone else on here with more experience in that department.

 

yeah wow dude wtf tire places are you calling.

Also, learn math.

Tire sizing = width(mm)/profile(%)/diameter(in)

The profile is the height of the sidewall as a % of the width. There are 25.4mm in an inch. You want the overall wheel+tire diameter to remain as close to stock as possible when you replace wheels/tires.

Implications:

(245mm) / (25.4mm/in) = 9.65". The HFP wheels are 7" wide. What do you think?

Stock tires are 215/45/17.

(215mm) / (25.4mm/in) * 0.45 * 2 (both sides of rim) + 17 = 24.6" overall wheel+tire diameter

Now do the math for the size you mentioned:
(225mm) / (25.4mm/in) * 0.45 * 2 + 18 = 26"

Again, what do you think? There are NUMEROUS tire size calculators all over the Internet. Tire Rack will tell you the right size. Discount Tire will tell you the right size. AND even IF all that stuff wasn't easily available, you could do the math yourself in 2 seconds.

I guess my point is this: take the 2 seconds to learn what I just wasted 5 mins of my life typing, and next time you need tires, you can tell the sales guy what you want. OR if they throw something at you from left field, you can appropriately tell them to go expletive themselves.

 

haha yeah ok Einstein ... lol man just get a 225/40/18zr thats the best set and yeah 245 for a car tire ??WTF i mean its a car not a truck.....

 

245 isn't that uncommon for cars. It's just because most honda's are ff and have no need that much rubber on the ground. Other cars like the s2000 with an fr chassis comes with 245's for the rears stock.

 

hmm wouls s2k be only ones??? i dont see that common on cars , lol common sizes man

 

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Youre kidding...... right?!

 

old skool av3's. 3pc. 49+ offset 5X114.3,
will these fit on our car. I'm a little worried about the offset

 

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Nope

 

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Not likely on Hondas besides the s2000 and Nsx. Many luxury cars have some large tire widths. BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes Benz just to name a few.