I got a set of 17x7.5 wheels for my 94 with 215/45 tires on em.

Test fit just for kicks and ...

HOLY RUBBING BATMAN!

It's ok, tires were dead anyways.


So what size tire should I use to prevent rub?

I'm lowered on neuspeed race springs (2" drop)


I know that 215/40 would be the proper size, but I'd like to eliminate all possibilities of rubbing.. would 205 be too stretched?

This is for DD.

 

215/40

you will not rubb. im running 7.5 et+41 with 215 40. no problems at all

 

How much are you dropped?

I tend to drive around people alot, bringing my suspension down even further.. so if I CAN run a 205 then that'd just be some peace of mind.

Oh and my offset is +40


Just don't know if it's safe or not...

 

im running skunk2 coilovers sleeves and i got it slammed all around.

my last rims were 7.5 et 40 with 205 and never rubbed onces, even with 4 ppl in the car. tires look like it was stretch abit.

4th gen can get away with et 38 and still not rubb. eaither way i would run tires that are close to stock.

 

Stick with 215/40-17. It's already smaller in diameter than your stock tires. You shouldn't have any problems with it. There's no need to go to 205/40-17, which is too small for your car.

Here, look at the calculated outer diameters of all these sizes, and you'll see why 215/40 should be okay (and why you're rubbing now):

185/70-14: 24.20 inches (stock size for base '94 Prelude)
205/55-15: 23.88 inches (stock size for '94 Prelude Si and '94 Prelude VTEC)
215/40-17: 23.77 inches
215/45-17: 24.62 inches
205/40-17: 23.46 inches

Stick with the 215/40-17.

Also, there are lots of good tires in 215/40-17, including the Falken Azenis RT-615 (for the ultimate dry traction, at the expense of poor treadlife - $98), Goodyear F1 GS-D3 (outstanding dry and wet traction, reasonably long treadlife, but pricy - $142 after rebate), Kumho SPT (pretty good dry and wet traction and treadlife, inexpensive - $82), and Kumho ASX (all-season if you need to use the same tires in snow and bitter cold as the rest of the year, which probably doesn't apply to you - $82).

P.S. I'm wondering whether maybe the offset on your wheels isn't the best for your car, and that's part of the problem too...

 

Thanks for the info nsxtasy and others

But yeah the offset is part of the problem. That's why I'm wanting to lean towards 205 to give me that little extra leeway...

 

If you have the wrong offset, do something to fix the offset. Don't get the wrong size tires; that just adds another problem on top of the original problem.

If the wheels are pushed too far out, sell them and get wheels with the proper offset. If they are too far in, you can get spacers and extended lugs if you don't want to sell the wheels.

 

Thanks man for the info.. very much appreciated.

Well Preludepower suggested +40 for 17s is acceptable but not recommended with anything over 215.
So I went ahead and got 205's, and they seem to run fine.

I'm pretty sure I could've had no rub with 215 but the room for error is nice. I'll think about getting 215 when I get a camber kit.

Also, I like the look of +40 :D