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bao_pay
07-10-2004, 06:11 AM
Just wondering what size tires should be used with what size rims to get back to stock size? This is a good stickie idea??? ;)

I'm running 17 inch rims with 205-40-17 tires. Is the ride height correct for our cars or should I be running a 45 tire??? I dropped my car on eibachs and its barely looks lowered... maybe cuz of the rubber?

dontknow
07-10-2004, 06:24 AM
I would suggest a 45 series...

bao_pay
07-10-2004, 07:07 AM
so the 40 on 17 inch rims isn't what stock should be? am I gooing to have any problems like an incorrect speedo or anything?

BearNVa
07-10-2004, 08:04 AM
so the 40 on 17 inch rims isn't what stock should be? am I gooing to have any problems like an incorrect speedo or anything?

Yes by about 4 mph Iwent through the same thing. I got a ticket an had to go get my speedometer calibrated.

JapanExpress
07-10-2004, 08:09 AM
Here is a great tool that can answer your questions: TIRE SIZER (http://members.aol.com/agspeed/tiresize.htm)

bao_pay
07-10-2004, 10:07 AM
Here is a great tool that can answer your questions: TIRE SIZER (http://members.aol.com/agspeed/tiresize.htm)
that site is useful but it dosen't tell you how far off your speedo will be. But I'm pretty sure there is a diff because my tire size is too small. I should be running a 45... so how much is this gonna affect my speedo and will it show i'm going faster or slower because of the wrong tire size?

JapanExpress
07-10-2004, 11:21 AM
I've got one that covers the speedo too: ANOTHER TIRE SIZER (http://www.paspeedo.com/calculator.htm)

bao_pay
07-10-2004, 12:02 PM
that last site is great. now i know that I'm going slower by like 3 km per 100km that shows up on my speedo. Thats a lot safer because i'll be doing closer to speed limit but the problem is that my speedometer is gonna rack up kms faster than it should! Next time to even it out I should get 50 series tires on my 17s so that kms rack up slower!

bao_pay
07-12-2004, 11:34 PM
I guess I killed this thread but my last comment was a joke!