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Well I think these are the rims I am getting. I am getting a pretty sweet deal through work.



I will be putting toyo proxies tires on in size 225/45/17.

what do you guys think of this setup.


Oh yeah, here's a few pics of my car.









Those hubbies have got to go.
It's an 05 rally red vp.

 
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Look pretty good.

Are you in St. Augustine? Im on Jax Beach.

 
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they could look good. i havent seen them b4, go for it!

 
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make sure, MAKE SURE...u drop your car on 17s

 
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Im actually in (Run and hide) Middleburg

 
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Does that tire size sound like a good set up?

 
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you mean 215/45r17 right?

lesen you don't like the shoulders of your tires?

 
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Nope 225/45r17. The people in the shop said that it would not rub with that size, however it would rub with 235's

So you think the 225 will rub?

 
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Xring04, you in Miami?

 
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ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i dont know about those on a civic.... those rims look like they should be on a truck

lol personally id throw around some other options before going with those

but ya never know till theyre on the car

AND PLEASE GOD DO NOT GET RIMS TILL YOU LOWER IT, IT *WILL* AND ALWAYS DOES LOOK GAY AS HELL



just my .02

 
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I talked to a distributer and he tole me my options would be a 215 40 or 45 17, or a 225 40 17. he said 225 45 17 might rub.

 
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Def will be lowering it. Just cut the springs right?





J/k I am looking at getting some springs and new struts.

 
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yeah go with 215/40 not 225/45 unless you want to have a strictly show car

 
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Nice rims, get them in 18

 
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215/45/17 will be good for your application

 
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looks like I will be going 215/45/17. I still deciding on what springs to get.

 
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205/45/17 is the size you want if you don't want to adjust your speedometer, just a lil fact.

should look good too

 
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I'm on 215/45/17 and have no problems and didn't need to adjust my speedometer

 
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ME too

 
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speedo has nothing to do with the width of the tire, i.e 225/40, 215/40, or 205/40...they're all the same height

he may want to consider 215/40r17s though..the 45s might make your speedo be off a bit

i also have 215/40r17s as well and i have no rubbing issues and lowered with Tein s-techs. haven't noticed a significan't error in the speedo reading either

just my .02

 
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you see that right there next to your avatar and under your name?

yeah you're new...it also tells me you know little to nothing about your tires and need to be informed before informing others...please read the stickies and credible websites before posting about things you don't understand...thank you

that second number of your tire size has everything to do with how "tall your tire is" the 3 digit number is the width so like i said go read up please...


and if anyone has a question about how much diff your speedo will be off...check on discount tire's website they have a size cal to tell you...each tire size changes the speed albeit maybe a half mile but it still is a difference...because not every tire completes the same number of revolutions /minute

 
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I am running a 215/45/17 and it has very little effect on my speed-o (1.62% slow or when your speed-o says 61 your doing ~60). I chose this size because I wanted a fairly wide tire (for a civic anyway) with some MEAT between the road and my rims. I am running this on a rim with an offset of 40 & the tire is almost flush with the edge of my fender. So with a 225 depending on rim offset & how much you drop you could rub. Also there is a tire calculator on this site (LINK) this way YOU can look and see how far off the dimensions of the new tire would be. Good luck!

 
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a vp eh? IMO i would do a bunch of suspension work before spending the money on rims. VPs handle like diarrhea stock, i know from experience.

 
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Haha!! Do they even come wit sway bars?? I know they dont in the rears, what about the fronts??

 
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Those rims look kinda Medevial...

 
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nothing at all. no front or rear sway. so much body roll. i got the full setup now though, check my profile. its awesome now.

 
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anybody know if a spoon front strut tower bar will make much difference with tein s-tech springs?

 
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NO the tires are not the same height. First number stands for the width of the tire. Second number is 40% of the first number, which gives you the height of the sidewall in milimetres. So for example, 215/40/17. 215 x 0.40 = 86mm or 205/40/17, 205 x 0.40 = 82mm. Third number is the rim size.

215/40/17 or 215/45/17 will throw your speedo off around the same amount. 215/40 will actually throw your speedo off just a tad bit more.

Obivisiouly you can't notice a difference in the speedo. That's like driving without a speedometer and saying I'm going exactly 60 mph, not 61, and not 59, exactly 60. You can't judge your speedometer that well. No one's going to notice the difference in their speedometer, but it will be thrown off no matter which size tire you get. 205/45/17 is the closest your going to get to the stock tire size.

I think 40's or 45's depend on how much you are going to low it.

 
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^ yep.

205/45/17 or 215/45/17