Will the stock wheel offset allow a 235/40/17? It's the same height as stock, but a little wider.

 

I wouldn't go above a 225 on the stock wheel. You need a wider wheel for the 235.

 

Are you certain on this, or is this just a speculation?

 

I hope you aren't too concerned about your gas mileage. More rubber = more friction = less gas mileage

Don't know about going that big on these wheels, may be pushing it.

 

youll lose performance with a 235 tire, when tires bulge over so much its all different aspects lost. run 225 no wider.

 

yea no wider than 225.
i have 225 and its straight up and down. any wider and the tread
would hang out wider than the rim.

 

Tire rack say that for a 7" wide wheel, which is what we have, 225 is the widest that will fit.

I have the Accord hfp 19"X8" with a 55mm offset with 245/30/19 and everyone says they look sweet. Don't listen to people who tell you that anything larger than 17 or 18's look dumb. And before you say it's too big, it's the same overall diameter at the Hfp 18's that are an oem upgrade at 24.8"

Fuel economy may suffer a bit but think of this. If you have a larger overall diameter tire versus stock and you were on the highway your rpm's would be lower at a given speed in turn increasing your fuel economy. But if you were doing a lot of city driving the heavier wheel and tire would make your motor work harder to get it spinning

 

I am certain on this. Like i-VTEC_DOHC, I have 225 on my stock 17's and the sidewall is straight up and down with the face of the wheel. You definitely do not want to go any wider than this. 235 tires will extend wider than the width of the wheel (on stock 17x7) which will cause the tread area to bulge out. This will lead to problems with the tires.

 

Perfect guys. Thanks for the info. So 225/45 or 225/40. I know the 40 will be 1.3 mph too fast and the 45 will be 0.9 mph too slow.

Maybe just quit trying to be different and stay stock? :-(

 

I am using 225/45/17 tires right now and I have not noticed any problems. I would recommend this size over the stock size.

 

more tires are made in 225/45/17. better tire selection