anyone know the thickest tire you can fit in a 5th gen accord with a 1.75' drop in the front? My town's streets aren't really smooth and i already bent a rim...i think my tires are too thin...I have 17's with a tire thickness of 40...if i put on 45's will it rub? I might just ditch the 17's and put on 16's. If i do this will a tire thickness of 45 or 50 still have a smaller overall diameter than 17's with a thickness of 40?

btw sorry if it sounds confusing..i don't know what to call the "thickness" of the tire?

also if anyone has a 5th gen on 16's on a 1.75' drop can i see some pics just to see how it would look?


Modified by azian21485 at 4:12 AM 1/23/2004

 

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

just to give you some visual

 

215/45/17 will make it so that you have some beefy tires and it should even protect the rim quite well if you ever accidentally curb it...

 

i have 215/45/17 on my car, and must say, they work really good. i've hit some pot holes on the freeway going bout 70mph, and no dents in my rims at all. it is a beefy tire, and works great. it does rub a little on my rear tires, but i have a 4th gen, might be different on 5th gen accords.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nick H &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">215/45/17 will make it so that you have some beefy tires and it should even protect the rim quite well if you ever accidentally curb it...</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iam7head &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

just to give you some visual</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is pretty good.

 

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just so you know... the second number in the tire size is a percentage of the width of the tire... so lets say you are running 215/45/17.... that means that the width of the tire is 215 mm, and the height from the end of the rim to the top of the tire is 45 percent of 215 mm or 96.75 mm.... so unless you are comparing 45% to 50% of tires with the same width, 50 could be smaller than 45

just thought id lay that out there... but i have 215/45/17 and we have terrible roads here in wisconsin and they are really nice IMO, a friend who also has 17's has 215/40/17 (im pretty sure, but i know the height of the actual tire is smaller than mine) and he likes those, so either one would be good

 

likewise i am running 215/45/17 (Nitto), and have no problems in terms of holes or bumps. there is enough sidewall for a firm ride and as well a low profile appearance. I have even autocrossed with them a few times and only have wear on the tread that extends to the sidewall. i ran them at 45psi in the front for this, but for the cornering at 35+mph they give plenty of protection from curbing etc......

 

actually different brands and models are quite different even though they say they are the same size.
not all 215/45/17's are the same. some actually have a bigger contact patch then others.
as far as profile 2 examples. the dunlop 9000 215' compared to the yokohama es seem much thinner. the size designation does not take into consideration the tread.
i ran 17 40's for about 3 years with really light not so great rims and the rims looked like eggs when i took them off.
i run 45's now with really strong rims and if i were to smack some curbs no problem.

tire pressure makes a big difference too.
and no rubbing on the 215/45's for me

regards,
m.a.d.

 

Yep, mad's right.

anyway the thread wear can only be compare with the same brand only.
example kumho's 340 threadwear=/=nitto's threadwear

i wish we all get the same standardized rules like the motorcycle world

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by madiaz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually different brands and models are quite different even though they say they are the same size.
not all 215/45/17's are the same. some actually have a bigger contact patch then others.
as far as profile 2 examples. the dunlop 9000 215' compared to the yokohama es seem much thinner. the size designation does not take into consideration the tread.
i ran 17 40's for about 3 years with really light not so great rims and the rims looked like eggs when i took them off.
i run 45's now with really strong rims and if i were to smack some curbs no problem.

tire pressure makes a big difference too.
and no rubbing on the 215/45's for me

regards,
m.a.d.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks mad... never knew that... i guess i didnt realize that since both my friend and i run pirelli p7000's... but yea 215/45 works great

 

Another point worth mentioning is that different tire sizes (namely widths) are measured on different width wheels. A 215/45/17 will not give you the same contact patch if you put it on a 6" wheel as it would on a 6.5" wheel or a 7.5" wheel, etc etc etc. All tires have a range of approved wheel widths, but they are rated as Xmm wide for a specific width wheel.

You may be able to find a table from your tire manufacturer with the wheel width used for that particular tire width or tire size.

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