Buying 17's

[DamienS]

Hi all,

After I got my Civic in Dec 06 I put some nice 15's on it to replace the ugly steel wheel/plastic cover combination. Now I am tired of the 15inch look and I am kicking myself a bit for not buying bigger. At the time I didnt want to fork out for tyres as well so I only went the 15's..

As the time is approaching to replace the tyres I am thinking of getting a set of 17's.

I plan on getting the same wheels I have now but in the 17' x 7.5" size, as I think the look is really good though despite the size. After checking the size to maintain same overall rolling diameter I need to put 225/45/17 tyres on them.

2 questions then arise - 1. Will 225's rub against anything (my car is NOT lowered). I have read different stories on this after searching.

And 2. if anyone else has the same combination what sort of pricing are these size tyres worth (just roughly).

thanks :)

[js0n1]

Shouldn't have any clearance issues if your stock rim size is 15"..... the tyre price will vary.. beginning from around $100ea and upwards depending on the brand.

[SiReal]

1. It will only rub if you get the incorrect offset - if you dont know what offset is, do more research before buying.

2. $100 is pretty unrealistic. Well, $100 may get you cheap chinese imports which usually come 'complimentary' with alloy purchases. I paid $260 a corner for my yokohama S drives in the same size. Expect to pay anywhere from $180 (lower to middle class) to $350 (super premium stuff) per tyre.

[DamienS]

Yeah spoke to some tyre shops $150 a tyre for really dodgy tyres in 225/45/17 or more realistically $270 - $300 a tyre for something good.

[DamienS]

1. It will only rub if you get the incorrect offset - if you dont know what offset is, do more research before buying.

2. $100 is pretty unrealistic. Well, $100 may get you cheap chinese imports which usually come 'complimentary' with alloy purchases. I paid $260 a corner for my yokohama S drives in the same size. Expect to pay anywhere from $180 (lower to middle class) to $350 (super premium stuff) per tyre.

Just had a look at the S Drives, they look very nice, how do you find them? Noise? Handling, Wear?

[Nepolian]

Falken FK-452's. Best bang for your buck tyre @ about $150ish per corner. Assuming you dont want to spend $330ish for Yoko's.

[jckidz]

Why go 17"? I regret buying 18" should have gone 19".. lol.. For tyres, how about the Hankook range? they are reasonably priced and are pretty good.

[DamienS]

Falken FK-452's. Best bang for your buck tyre @ about $150ish per corner. Assuming you dont want to spend $330ish for Yoko's.

Nice looking tyre as well, what are they like against brands like yokohama and in particular the S Drive?

No point in paying $150 if they are no good, if they are as good as theS drives then that a different story.

[DamienS]

Why go 17"? I regret buying 18" should have gone 19".. lol.. For tyres, how about the Hankook range? they are reasonably priced and are pretty good.

Cos I think the 19's are way too big and comfort would suffer. Also the cost of tyres jumps up dramatically.

18's would probably look ok but cost would be an issue. I would be happy with 17's.

[Nepolian]

have a look on these sites on the falkens.

http://www.1010tires.com/tirereviews/Falken_FK-452_tire_reviews.html

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/motoring_buzz/motoring_accessories/tyre_test__falken_fk452.html

And no, I dont not sell tyres for falken. Reason I am saying is that I have always used Yoko Advans and B/Stone RE's and I think the Falkens are the best, if you are buying on a budget. Just remember that you can have a set for the price of less than two top end tyres.

[DamienS]

Nepolian thanks for the info, I will definately be looking at them as an option.

[match]

what do you guys think of the stock 17s from the sport version. worth getting those?

[DamienS]

what do you guys think of the stock 17s from the sport version. worth getting those?

I think they look nice but I would hate to think how much Honda are charging for them:eek:

[Jonald]

18" GV1's... HOT!! buy mine :D

[match]

I think they look nice but I would hate to think how much Honda are charging for them:eek:

got a quote from peter warren. $3200 including tyres. ultra rip off

[xqwzit]

theres a few sets of them for sale on firesport, sale section here i think, saw them not long ago. just exactly the same as ep3 rims..

[bryan yuen]

ive got a set of 17"x7 on my fd1 running on bridgestone potenza adrenalin
RE001 215/45/17. i like the way it handles .....pretty good tyre $250 each

[DamienS]

ive got a set of 17"x7 on my fd1 running on bridgestone potenza adrenalin
RE001 215/45/17. i like the way it handles .....pretty good tyre $250 each

Do you find your speed is out much cos of the 215/45 profile. I was told that the correct same size from 15's to 17's was a 225/45/17...or did you come from 16's originally?

[bryan yuen]

um no .....i dun think its out....the current sport model runs on 17" on 215/45/17. it make sense to follow that and even if its out ...it would be very marginal...

[DamienS]

um no .....i dun think its out....the current sport model runs on 17" on 215/45/17. it make sense to follow that and even if its out ...it would be very marginal...

yeah it would only be millimetres so no need to worry I guess, you get more difference than that as the tyres wear down.

[rk 86 wa]

my speedo is a little bit off and hence i cant wait to replace the tyres :P

215/40/r17

as for whether 224/45/r17 will scrub, i believe it wont

mine is lowered on coilovers and i have decent clearance on full lock either way so you should be fine if your car is stock height :)

[DamienS]

my speedo is a little bit off and hence i cant wait to replace the tyres :P

215/40/r17

as for whether 224/45/r17 will scrub, i believe it wont

mine is lowered on coilovers and i have decent clearance on full lock either way so you should be fine if your car is stock height :)

wow 215/40's

that would make a difference, so your speedo must be reading faster than you are actually going. as due to the smaller circumference the wheel would travel less distance in one rotation.

[rk 86 wa]

yup lol its annoying when people drive next to you and see my speedo and then immediately look at theirs to see if they are speeding lol

but meh i need to change tyres soon anyway :P

t1rs coming soon :D