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Apr 20, 2005

steven10

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rim and tire HELP!

Ima a SUPER NEWBY! haha sorry but if i was to get 17" rims would i have to change my tires too? i have a special edition civic so it comes wit 15" 15 spoke rims... wit the tires that came wit those.... cna i just use those or what? sorry i suck at this!

Apr 20, 2005

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Ok from newb to newb, YES of course you will have to get new tires. If you look on the sidewall of the tires, it will most likely say something like P195 / 60 R15 87H indicating that those tires are only for use with 15 inch rims.

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u will have to get something that says roughly this. 205/40/17 or 205/45/17.

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u will have to get something that says roughly this. 205/40/17 or 205/45/17.

Cant you go with something like: 215/45/17?

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Cant you go with something like: 215/45/17?

Yes.

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u can go 215... but most people stick to the 205's so they dont have to worry about them rubbin.

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omg yes dude

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are you a dummy too ?

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it was a sarcastic and rhetorical comment....to state the obvious of not using the search option in the forums....maybe I should have added that in there instead of assuming most would assume that. My Bad..