i saw a 6th gen at my school with 215/55's on the stock EX-V6 rims. what size has everybody used? would 225's be too wide?

 

I'm running 195/65 on my 15" steelies.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Crono139 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm running 195/65 on my 15" steelies.</TD></TR></TABLE>

whats the first number/2nd number stand for?

i think 17" rims are perfect with 6th gen coupes.. remember.. big rim = less lower.

 

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whats the first number/2nd number stand for?
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1st--is the width of the tire

2nd--is the % of the width for the height of the sidewall

215/45 = the width is 215 and the sidewall is 45% of that

 

I run 205/60/15 on my stock 4-cyl '01 steelies, stock tires are 195/65/15. I think, but am not positive, that the v6 Accords came with 205/xx/16....or maybe 15.....but I'm pretty sure they didn't come with 195/65/15.

Maybe someone with a V6 can confirm or correct?

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoogenet &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I run 205/60/15 on my stock 4-cyl '01 steelies, stock tires are 195/65/15. I think, but am not positive, that the v6 Accords came with 205/xx/16....or maybe 15.....but I'm pretty sure they didn't come with 195/65/15.

Maybe someone with a V6 can confirm or correct?

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How do the 205'z look on the 195?? cause i also have 98 stock ex's

 

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1st--is the width of the tire

2nd--is the % of the width for the height of the sidewall

215/45 = the width is 215 and the sidewall is 45% of that </TD></TR></TABLE>

sounds confusing.. i think a picture of a tire /w rim and arrows pointing at it would be more efficient to me lol..

 

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sounds confusing.. i think a picture of a tire /w rim and arrows pointing at it would be more efficient to me lol.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

all right give me a little bit im at werk but i will get you a pic.

 

my v6 came with 205/60/16's

 

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all right give me a little bit im at werk but i will get you a pic. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yay ty =D.. thanks for helping me.. im just a newb trying to learn

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bucktown &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my v6 came with 205/60/16's</TD></TR></TABLE> im guessing.. the 3rd number is the size of the rim right?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sh0rti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">.. remember.. big rim = less lower.</TD></TR></TABLE>

not at all.....17's w/o a drop make ur car look like a 4x4.....

 

er? if ur rims/tires are big.. then u can't lower it as much.. right? =\

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sh0rti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">er? if ur rims/tires are big.. then u can't lower it as much.. right? =\</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct..sord of..you can lower your car as much as you want to but for optimal performance you want to use a good combination on springs, struts, and wheels and tires..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sh0rti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">er? if ur rims/tires are big.. then u can't lower it as much.. right? =\</TD></TR></TABLE>

generally speaking, yes

but you can have the same overall size, 16inch with monster profile size tire and a 20inch with rubber band tires.

 

ooh..

 

The 205's look fine on the Accord. They really don't look much different than the 195's other than the fact that it's a completely different tire, so naturally the tread pattern is different.

How low you can go isn't really affected by going with a larger diameter rim. You're best to stick with the same total diameter wheel+tire. So basically a 15" and 17" will either both fit, or neither fit.

However it's not that simple, since usually people get wider wheels and/or tires when they go with a larger diameter. So the width of the wheel/tire influences how low you can go. And of course that all depends on getting the right offset of the wheel to go along with the width of the wheel.

b

 

I'm running 215/55/16 and it's enough tire. I've got 2" drop....

 

If you go from 15's to 18's do you forfeit acceleration? are smaller tires better for off-the-line?

 

There are two things that will *likely* happen when you go from 15" to 18". First, you will lose acceleration. Second, you will lose braking efficiency. But how much of a difference you'll notice depends on the original weight and the new weight, naturally.

The rough numbers, iirc, are that every 1 lb. of rotational mass will be roughly equivalent to adding 100 lbs. of static mass to the vehicle. Of course this is just an approximation.

Unrelated to the actual size of your wheel is also your wheel+tire total diameter. If you make the diameter smaller it changes your effective gear ratio and can improve your acceleration. For instance, if you have 195/65/15 on your car and switch for 195/55/15, you'll get slightly improved acceleration and a less-accurate speedometer/odometer, unless you calibrate them.

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