Thanks for the help. So it's 215/50/17. What tires to get then? Want the Bridgestone RE950, but they don't make it in that size.
Dunlops, Pirellis, Kumhos, Sumitomo, Yokohama, Toyo.... So many to choose from, so few reviews.

 

wow... Mac.. you are a bad ass... How you come to know all this stuff? anyways i've been trying to search for perfect set of rims (inexpensive/lightweight/lookgood). Based upon my budget I was thinking I would get a set of velox vx-8s... but now... i don't they'll work out for me with a width of 7.5 and offset of 40... looks like it's back to the drawing board.

 

thanks! i've had a couple of cars now and have been through it all and still go through it as i switch cars...not to mention, i'm a rim fanatic!!! trust me, it's better to wait so you can find a wheel and tire set that fits perfectly (ie, not rub when lowered, or rub very little) than it is to rush and get something less than perfect.

 

oofrost has some velox rims on his 6G sedan...he can tell you if they work or not.

 

so Mac, what would you suggest for someone on stock: 195/65/15 looking to plus size up to 17"?

 

who dat? is online?

 

oofrost is one of our moderators...

195/65/15 has a diameter of 24.98 inches...so if you refer to my earlier post with the diameters, 225/45 (24.97") is right on! from the tire size, 225 width means you can use a 7" or 7.5" rim width. and if you are using these widths, you want at least a 42 but 45 is better and pretty common on widely available wheels or you can buy nicer wheels that come as high as a 50 offset.

so from stock tire size, you pretty much figured out what you need
- 225/45/17 tires
- 17x7 or 17x7.5 wheels
- 45ish offset

 

so a 42 off set is no good? and 40 is out of question huh? kuz groupbuy selling 40 offset and ebay sellin 42 offset.... this sucks... haha

 

so if have 17x7 with 40 offset runnin on 215/45/17s would i rub on a H&R 1.75 drop (frnt) 1.5 drop (back) on a 2002 accord coupe?

 

Mac what's the equation for finding the overall wheel diameter? i'm too lazy to go look it up