Wide tires - 95 Accord LX
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Wide tires - 95 Accord LX
I'm pretty new to the wheels games. I'm wondering what's the widest tires that can fit well on my 95 Accord LX? I'm thinking of getting 17" rims later on, wondering how wide I can go?
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"fit well" ? As in fit inside the fenders??
When you (properly) plus-size tires you're going to attempt to keep the tire circumference the same as stock.
Your car stock came with, what, 185/70-14 tires?
According to Tirerack you could do the following sizes:
195/60-15
205/50-16
205/45-17 <== :goodjob:
215/40-18
As you can see, they don't suggest anything wider than a 205... that's probably for fender clearance. As your tires/wheels get wider you start to need to add offset to move them more outboard so they clear the struts and other suspension components. The more offset you add the more you increase your chance of rubbing the fender lip.. especially in hard cornering and over big bumps.
Ride height matters, too, as is brings things closer together. What do you plan, if anything, for suspension mods and lowering??
When you (properly) plus-size tires you're going to attempt to keep the tire circumference the same as stock.
Your car stock came with, what, 185/70-14 tires?
According to Tirerack you could do the following sizes:
195/60-15
205/50-16
205/45-17 <== :goodjob:
215/40-18
As you can see, they don't suggest anything wider than a 205... that's probably for fender clearance. As your tires/wheels get wider you start to need to add offset to move them more outboard so they clear the struts and other suspension components. The more offset you add the more you increase your chance of rubbing the fender lip.. especially in hard cornering and over big bumps.
Ride height matters, too, as is brings things closer together. What do you plan, if anything, for suspension mods and lowering??
Last edited by MTEng; Oct 7, 2006 at 03:04 AM.
