I'm putting a set of 17x7 rims on my 99 civic ex w/ ground control coilovers.

My question is what size tires would be best for me. Would 215/45/17 be too big??
Also some brand recomendations(sp??) would be apreciated.

 

205/40/17

I would recomend against 17s though.

 

215 is too wide for civics... usually if you're dropped a more than 1.5" with 205 series tires, you will rub.

 

17" will fit fine as long as the offset is correct. Call tire rack and see what offset they recomend. But like DragIIcivic said, I also would not recomend 17s.

 

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205/40/17 and get the correct offset, umm...i think youll be fine with 38+ or was it 40+ get one with 40+ offset.

 

Thanks for all of your replies.

It's Athens, GA.

 

I've heard that 17's can make your car noticabely slower. Only if your car has reasonable amount of horsepower. 400 hp Rx7's don't need to worry about it.

 

17--slightly better handling at the expense of acceleration.
15--good acceleration with slightly less handling
16--good medium of both acceleration and handling.

 

I'm really just going for show with my civic. I'm trying to find a turbo MR2 for my go.

 

I would think about the roads you drive on....if they are shitty(last time I was in Athens there was alot of construction going on) you might want more sidewall.

 

this depends on how much the rims weigh, i have a listing http://www.fifthgearonline.com/wheels.htm


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[Modified by fifthgearonline, 10:42 AM 11/28/2001]

 

i would go with 16s, just to be safe.
but its your car i cannot decide for you.
im going to get 16s for my ride though, my 17s bent to dirty hell on my goneda

 

Does size really matter???


Well most girls say it doesn't but I think it does.