This is my first time posting here but been reading the forums for some time now. Have a 99 integra gs for almost a year now and would like to get some new wheels for it. I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff but im learning slowly. What do you guys think I should get for wheels and tires:

RH Evolution CP8-R in black
Velox VX-8R in gunmetal

Toyo Proxes T1-S - 215/40ZR17
Falken Azenis ST-115 - 215/40ZR17

Tell me if I'm doing anything wrong or if theres better than this. Thanks in advance.

 

Personally I like the the Velox better, nice thin spokes.

Get the Proxes, the Azenis have low life and are mainly suitable for autocrossing. You'll be changing them every 15-20k miles if you're lucky.

 

:goodjob: Both sound like great choices. I'm partial to the Toyos... I can't speak to how the Falken tires compare. h:

The real issue IMHO is mileage, and application.

If you only put 4,000 to 5,000 miles per year on your car (w/o auto-x).. I'd go with the Toyos. If you need a longer running tire, perhaps something along the lines of the Yokohama AVS or AVID series is more appropriate.

Lastly, welcome to HAN. Enjoy your stay with us. :cheers:

 

It's for street use as it is my daily driver and I put less than 10k miles a year. I'll look on the Yokohama AVS for longer running tire. My question is what is the diffrence in tire size 205/40/17 against 215/40/17 as both will fit the wheels. Are 17x7.5 wheels to big to fit in my teg?

 

the 215mm ones are just a tad wider (10mm, duh ) Depending on whether (or how far) you're lowered, you'll have more clearance issues with the 215 section-width tires. 7.5" is pretty wide for an integra, if you can get a 7" version, I'd go with that (also for clearance reasons).

May I ask why, specifically, you decided to go with 17" wheels? If you just like the look, thats cool... but 16 inchers will ride a little smoother, tires will be cheaper, and you'll have less rubbing issues. 15 inchers even less so. Plus, they wont make your brakes look like dinky little tea-saucers.

As far as tires go, for a daily driver performance tire, I'd go with either Yokohama AVS ES100 or Kumho 712's. Both offer decent grip, decent treadlife, and a reasonable price. If I had to compare the two, I'd say the kumholios are a little better in the wet, but aside from that, they feel almost identical from behind the wheel.

:edit: oh yeah, welcome! :wavey:

 

Also, with anything wider than 205 section on a DC, your tire contact patch changes radically - for the worse in most cases. I'd stick with 205s. The car will tend to "tramline" under braking - the front tires will follow the wiggling undulations in the roadway, much like a tram on rails. Not fun.

 

how about a GS-R motor?
Is your car automatic?

 

The wheels I like only come in 17"s or higher so yes it's for looks. I'll try to find some 16" wheels so I won't have any rubbing problems. Thanks for your advice, still learning about car stuff as this teg is my first car ever.

 

I have the kumho ecsta, had the AVS intermediate, that was replaced by the ES 100. Yoko a superior tire IMHO, though I have not driven the new ones. I don't know if I would go to a 17 for a street/daily driver, you can get most of the tits tires in 16, 15 sort of limits you.

 

I'd go for the RH wheels with 205/40/17 tires. I'd also recommend the AVS ES 100's. If the wheels that you're planning on getting is 17x7.5", might I suggest an offset of at least +42mm.