i just bought a set of falken 17'' rims with 205/40zR17.80w tires..i think i need a bigger tire on my accord...i dont know too much about tire sizes, anyone know these best tire to run on a 97 accord vtech 4 cyl

 

Look at the side of the tire and check what it rated for on weight. I had 205/40/17's on my Accord. It was slammed but didn't have VTECH , don't know if that makes a difference or not .




Modified by SneezinCD5 at 10:50 AM 1/23/2008

 

What no VTECH Whatupwifdat

 

vtec or not it doesnt make a difference

 

205/45-17 would match the stock tire size best of the 97 ex accord.

 

thanx every1..i think im gonna match up stock tires..because it feel like im riding on rubberbands.

 

It will ride like crap, the tires are super thin. Its not going to ride like the stock wheels. Is your car even lowered?

 

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Nah i haven't even lowered it yet...i bought them used so i have no idea what car they were on before.

 

Thats why they look so small. You have to lower it for it to even look 1/2 decent. Please post a pic, I wanna see it.

 

 

WOW ! That thing is hurtin' for a drop!!!

It would look soooo much better slammed

 

how low should i drop it?

btw nice paint thread

 

just get some coilover sleeves w/ decent shocks and drop it to your heart's desire lol..

 

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Thanks , I lowered mine about 3". Depending on your setup, it will ride like crap. I have Omni Power Coilovers so it rides decent. The only thing is scraping everywhere you go. I don't run 17's anymore and have lifted it up to about a 1 1/2 finger gap around. It feels good to not scrape everywhere now

 

right now on my 95 accord... i set my coilovers to about a 1 finger gap and i still scrape on speed bumps and weird driveways but now i am planning to adjust it lower when i get my new wheels/tires...

 

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It would look soooo much better slammed </TD></TR></TABLE>

Remember, part of the reason for the fender gap is the undersized tires.

You ought to change to 205/45-17 before you start changing anything in the suspension.

 

215/40/17 would also work out well

 

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205/45-17 is much closer to the outer diameter of the stock 195/60-15 tires (+0.2 percent vs -1.8 percent difference).

 

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Remember, part of the reason for the fender gap is the undersized tires.

You ought to change to 205/45-17 before you start changing anything in the suspension.

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Either way it needs atleast a 2" drop to look good. I posted a pic of my old setup. Running the same sizr tire as the OP. I did get 215/40/17 after and it did look alittle better.

 

ya i'll prob change my tires because im not ready 4 that drop yet...too many problems seem to occur after a drop and im on a budget!!!!!


prob try to find some used tires.

thanx 4 the advice everyone

 

If you want, you can drive the car with the 205/40-17 tires, rather than toss them, as long as the tires are okay, have plenty of tread, etc. Just remember that when you wear them out, you'll want to replace them with 205/45-17.