What's the best tire size for size 16" rims for my LS?? and what's the best offset?? Marginaeable offset??? Thanks

 

Before I upgraded to 17s" on my car I had 16s" and the tire size was 205/45/16

 

205/45

 

215/45/16 +35 offset on the rims is what I would get hey guess what Im selling 2 sets of 16" rims check out my sig!!!

 

+1 205/45/16 and i have a personal preference for Nitto NeoGens...great everyday tire and you can them for a good price w/ free shipping at http://www.discounttiredirect.com

 

You can use either 205/45-16 or 215/45-16. Both have an outer diameter within 1 percent of the outer diameter of the stock size. Most tires come in one size or the other, not both.

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The Nitto NeoGen is an all-season tire, and I don't recommend them for most people, especially anyone who cares about how well his tires perform. All-season tires are "compromise tires", designed only for people who have to use the same tire in snow and frigid cold in winter as well as moderate to warm temperatures the rest of the year. Any decent summer tire will give you MUCH better performance in moderate to warm temperatures than the NeoGen (or pretty much any all-season tire). If you live in an area that doesn't experience snow and frigid cold, you're better off with summer tires. If you live in an area that has significant snow and frigid cold, you're better off getting a second set of wheels for winter tires during the winter, and getting summer tires for the rest of the year.

Brief recommendations for 16" summer tires for an Integra:

If you care ONLY about how much traction and handling you have on dry pavement, then get the Falken Azenis RT-615 in 215/45-16. Outstanding dry traction, mediocre wet traction, very short treadlife (10-12K miles), medium purchase price ($95/tire at Vulcan).

If you care about dry traction and handling, and you also care about wet traction and handling but you don't care about value (purchase price and treadlife), then get the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 in 205/45-16. Outstanding dry traction, outstanding wet traction, very good treadlife (25-40K miles), high purchase price ($133/tire at the Tire Rack).

If you care about dry traction and handling, and you also care about wet traction and handling and you also care about value (purchase price and treadlife), then get the Kumho Ecsta SPT in 205/45-16. Very good dry traction, excellent wet traction, excellent treadlife (30-45K miles), low purchase price ($65/tire at the Tire Rack).

 

which one is ideal if I'm planning to slam the car without rolling my fenders?? Thanks for the replies...

 

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Any of these should fit on a lowered car without rubbing, although you might be slightly better off with one of the 205/45 options rather than the 215/45 Azenis.

 

if you are going to slam it (3" plus) then you could opt for 205/40, thats what i have

 

I see...so I guess either the 205/45 or the 205/40's will do the trich....BTW, nate_2k5..what's your rims' offset?? Thanks

 

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NO!!! On an Integra, get 205/45-16 or 215/45-16, either of which will fit without rubbing, even on a lowered car. DO NOT GET 205/40-16, which is much much MUCH too small (more than 4 percent smaller than stock in diameter). Unless you're making your car into a "low rider" .

 

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my wheels offset is +40, +38-+45 is recommended for integras, and 205/40 is not too small

 

It's not THAT big of a deal going 205/40-16, other than you'll be much more likely to damage a wheel on a big pothole or something.

So the speedometer reads a bit faster. Whoopee. It'll help keep you out of trouble

On my stock wheels I'm running 195/50-15 tires, and it's not a big deal. At highway speeds my speedometer reads about 5 mph fast (so I can do 75mph on the speedo and not be speeding hahaha).

Also, with a smaller tire diameter you're effectively raising your final drive ratio, so you'll see a slight gain in acceleration.

But unless your car is REALLY low, 205/40-16 tires generally look like butt-hole. Go with 205/45-16's if you're not slamming the car to a retarded-ly low height.

 

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Yes, it is. It's retarded-ly small, to use Patrick's terminology. And there are no advantages to using undersized tires.

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With this part,

Here are the calculated outer diameters of the various tire sizes:

195/55-15 (stock size for some '94-01 Integras) - 23.44 inches
185/65-14 (stock size for other '94-01 Integras) - 23.47 inches
195/60-14 (stock size for pre-'94 Integras) - 23.21 inches

205/45-16 - 23.26 inches (0.8 percent smaller than 195/55-15)

215/45-16 - 23.62 inches (0.7 percent larger than 195/55-15)

205/40-16 - 22.46 inches (4.2 percent smaller than 195/55-15)

So unless you want your car to look like a low rider, stick with 205/45-16 or 215/45-16.

 

dont go any bigger than 16

 

I've often seen drag racers use slicks with smaller diameter than stock, and even autocrossers using smaller, wider tires because of the gearing advantage.

For a street car, yes the cons outweigh the pros of using 205/40 vs. 205/45-16 tires, but it's not going to mess up anything or be dangerous or anything like that.