205/45/17???

[swatman]

I am new to the board. I have question regarding tire size for my 17" rims. Type R uses 17X7 rims with 205/45/17 tires. I checked the forum and found most people are using 215/45/17.

My question is should I go with 205/45 or 215/45 for my 17" rims?

I check the wheel diameter here is what I got:

Stock 15" with 195/60/15 24.21"
17" with 205/45/17 24.26"
17" with 215/45/17 24.62"

Looks like 205/45/17 is the closest match to the stock wheel diameter.

Thanks in advance.

[civic hatch boi]

they're pretty darn close. i say go with the 215 just for the xtra width and traction.

[IceD out N CALI]

matter of preference i think, i'd go with the 205's because it is not as tall as the 215 45 17s and almost dead on with the stock tire combo

[ALCT]

I have 215/45/17s, not much of a difference between the two sizes.
whatever blows your hair:cool:

[swatman]

I am curious. Does anyone have any idea why Honda would put 205/45/17 on JDM Civic Type R instead of 215/45/17? I don't think cost is the issue since the price is pretty much the same. If the 215 out perform the 205, I am sure Honda would have chosen to use it on Type R. Would the car actually accelerate a bit slower with wider tires? Anyone know the theory on how tire width affects acceleration?

[02SilverSiHB]

Originally posted by swatman
I am curious. Does anyone have any idea why Honda would put 205/45/17 on JDM Civic Type R instead of 215/45/17? I don't think cost is the issue since the price is pretty much the same. If the 215 out perform the 205, I am sure Honda would have chosen to use it on Type R. Would the car actually accelerate a bit slower with wider tires? Anyone know the theory on how tire width affects acceleration?
well 215/45/17 tires are going to be slightly heavier than the 205/45/17 tires, so that might slow you down a little. As for asking why honda would do that and how they would have chosen the best for the car...look at what they did us...gave us shitty tires and a 3.5 wheel gap

[swatman]

I think Honda went with 15" on the Si to cut cost and because they know we would toss the factory rims anyway for a set of after market rims. As for the 3.5" wheel gaps, for off-road purpose? =),

Anyway, I went ahead with 215/45/17 for the extra traction. Hopefully there won't be much power lost due to larger diameter wheels. Thanks guys for your input.

[95 GSR]

GO WITH 215s. THE HEIGHT DIFFERS BETWEEN BRANDS. NOT ALL OF 'EM ARE THE SAME HEIGHT, MATTER OF WITCH BRAND U GO WITH.
BEFORE I HAD 17" ON MY INTEG, AND I WAS USING 215/45.