What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s

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Mar 14, 2007 | 08:43 AM

spaceman00

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What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s

I got 17s for a 1996 civic dx 2dr coupe i need tires for that...what size should i go?
205/45/r17 ?
thats what im getting from alotta shops...is that what i should be putting on?

Mar 14, 2007 | 08:52 AM

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Re: What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s (spaceman00)

205/40-17 will retain the correct overall diameter.

Mar 14, 2007 | 08:55 AM

spaceman00

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Re: What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s (Padawan)

...i dont understand what your saying lol
engilhs is my third language believe it or not... whats retain mean

so should i get 205/45-17 ? or get 205/40 ?

Mar 14, 2007 | 08:58 AM

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Re: What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s (spaceman00)

I'm sorry.

You want 205/40-17 for your car.

You can use this site to help you figure out the right sizes in the future: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Mar 14, 2007 | 09:07 AM

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Re: What size tires do i need for a 1996 honda civic dx 2dr coupe with 17s (Padawan)

retain meens- to keep.

what he means is, if you use 205/40/17 then your speedometer will be correct. because the diameter doesnt change/change much from stock.