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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Hello everyone. I am having a hard time finding specific information on wheel offset and tire size.

I am looking to buy some Konig Kaiten's 16x7 +45mm offset. My question is will 225/45/R16 tires fit these wheels without any issues on a 97 Integra?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by El3ments
Hello everyone. I am having a hard time finding specific information on wheel offset and tire size.

I am looking to buy some Konig Kaiten's 16x7 +45mm offset. My question is will 225/45/R16 tires fit these wheels without any issues on a 97 Integra?

no.

the proper size would be 205/45 or 215/45
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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I know they are larger in diameter but why would they not fit? This is a 7 inch wheel after all.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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they will fit on the rim but will most likely rub on your car unless you rolled your fenders plus your speedometer wont work correctly using the wrong sized tires.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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Actually my speedometer will actually be more accurate with them ironically.

Are you sure they will rub on the fenders with that offset?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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i know it will rub for a fact. i had the same car(95 rs) stock height on falken ziex 225/45 and it rubbed slightly at stock height carrying loads and when i lowered it then i had to run a little bit of negative camber and do a slight roll to the back fender.

only reason i ran the tire was because i bought a set of rims w/ them on and wanted to wait to get new tires.

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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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Wouldn't that depend upon the offset of the wheel itself? What was the offset of the wheels you used?

Thank you for your input though. I think I will go with 215s.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

+45 as well
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Thank you very much for your input.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

Originally Posted by El3ments
Actually my speedometer will actually be more accurate with them ironically.
That's only true if your speedometer is inaccurate with stock-sized tires.

My Integra speedo is accurate with stock-sized tires.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Mine is very inaccurate. When it reads 80 MPH I'm actually going about 72 MPH.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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225 bulges out alot doesnt it?
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:31 AM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

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Mine is very inaccurate. When it reads 80 MPH I'm actually going about 72 MPH.
Then get it fixed!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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How would I fix that?

For the most part it is probably a good thing. Help me from getting speeding tickets.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:45 AM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

i wwent with a 205/45/16 ..and my off set is 20mm
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 05:41 AM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

Wouldn't 205/40/16 work also?
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Wouldn't 205/40/16 work also?
too small for an integra
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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Default Re: Tire size help for 16 inch wheels

Originally Posted by ilvi3tkidxx
225 bulges out alot doesnt it?
It depends on the tire but 225 on a 7" rim pretty much yes.
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