lets use a 96 gsr with aftermarket shocks and springs,
lowered typically 1 inch,
with proper swaybars and tie bars installed


what would be the OPTIMAL wheel/tire size and width for best handling and cornering

im talking about street driving, and agressive street/track driving.
taking into account different weather and road conditions.

what would be the best combination:
wheel size/width and wheel weight if that matters
and tire size.


and please explain your answer if you are replying
dont just post " 15s are the best!!!!!!" explain why please.

 

There is not one single answer to your question; it depends on how the tires are used, and what the weather and road conditions are. And even then there may be several equally good answers.

For track driving, there are no 14", 16", or 17" R compound track tires available in sizes that fit, but there are many R compound tires available in 205/50-15 and a few in 195/55-15.

For street driving, again, there are no really sticky street tires available in 17" or larger diameter sizes that fit. There are extreme performance tires in 205/50-15 and 195/55-15 for 15" tires, and in 205/45-16 and 215/45-16 for 16" tires.

If your weather conditions include rain and especially snow, you're going to want to go with the narrower 195/55-15 tire on 15" wheels, because that's what's available and narrower is better in those weather conditions.

The 15" rims can be 15x6 up to 15x7; the 16" should be 16x7 if you want to be able to use either 16" size.

 

how are the factory tires fitted on the car?

are they rated by the car weight and weight distribution or by the engine power?

i mean you dont see BMWs rollin on 15x5.5 wheels too often if ever.

or hondas on 18x8 wheels

thats what i was asking, the optimal wheel and tire combination road stability, not taking into account the type of rubber,

just the size of the wheel and tire.
and then add the rubber type to that.

lets say for a weekend warrior integra


because i ve tried fat 5s i tried 16x7 enkeis and tried 17x7.5 rotas and i like how rotas handle on the corners, but im scared taking hard corners on the 15s because of the tire roll, other people dont think 17s are good for cornering.



lets say out of these choices( all wheels with same type of tire proxis for example)
oem 15x5.5 with 205/15/55 tire
16x7 with 205/16/45 tire
17x7.5 with 215/17/40 tire

which one would be better for hard street driving

 

Wrong. They choose wheel sizes and tires based on the intended market for the car, the deal they get from the tire companies, and a whole bunch of other factors.

Wrong. Older BMW 3-series came with wheels the same 15" size as the stock Integra wheels.

Wrong. A lot of Hondas come with 17" wheels. Have you shopped for a new Honda Accord EX V-6? It comes with 18" wheels.

Wrong. Clearly you don't know what you're talking about. There's only a performance DISadvantage to a given wheel size if the tires available for it are worse than for another size.

Again, clearly you don't know what you're talking about. Because what really matters to handling is the tires, not the wheels.

None of these, because they are the wrong sizes for an Integra (aside from the fact that you don't know how tire sizes are stated and you've got them wrong). 205/55-15 and 215/40-17 are both too big for an Integra, and are going to have all the disadvantages of oversized tires - rubbing, worse acceleration, higher price, etc.

Also, you mention "proxis" as a type of tire. It's Proxes, not Proxis, and it's the name applied by Toyo to most of their line of tires, everything from sticky track tires to crappy all-seasons. So it's meaningless to refer to that as a "type of tire".

Okay, we're done wasting our time on your ignorant ramblings now. If you need an actual recommendation for a specific tire for a specific usage on a specific car, let us know and we'll be glad to help.