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Old 10-14-2002, 03:34 PM   #1
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More Q's from D!

Anyways, back to my rims/tire questions.
Pardon my stupidity but I'm learning hehe.
Anyways, say if I want to get rims and tires used.
Like buy the whole set off someone who wants to get rid of his/her old ones. If the tires are already on the rims, meaning they fit fine, will they fit fine on my car. Right now I have 15's, so say I buy used 17's, can I just buy ANY used 17's with low profiles?
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Old 10-14-2002, 03:37 PM   #2
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well not necesarily. you need to know what the stock size of the tire is ( not only 15") but also the width and aspect ratio of the tire. if u can get them for me i will be able to tell you what the size of the new tires should be.
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Old 10-14-2002, 04:10 PM   #3
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ok.
will do!
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Old 10-14-2002, 04:11 PM   #4
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Right, and make sure they're an acceptable offset, correct bolt patten/radius and an acceptable width for your car.
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Old 10-14-2002, 04:54 PM   #5
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Right, and make sure they're an acceptable offset, correct bolt patten/radius and an acceptable width for your car.


Ditto.

Don't forget about the lug pattern.
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:06 AM   #6
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P195/60/R15

I believe there are 5 lugs.
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:11 AM   #7
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you could use some 205/45/17 or 215/40/17
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:30 AM   #8
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Would that be low profiles?
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Old 10-31-2002, 01:42 PM   #9
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yup, but the sidewall will be like 2.5" it's better that way. it protects your rims and suspension better
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Old 10-31-2002, 03:17 PM   #10
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you could use some 205/45/17 or 215/40/17

you can even go with 215/45's or 205/40s but your speedo will be SLIGHTLY off, theres a site somewhere, that has a flash interactive thing where you put in stock tire size, and it shows you everything
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Old 10-31-2002, 03:47 PM   #11
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you can even go with 215/45's or 205/40s but your speedo will be SLIGHTLY off, theres a site somewhere, that has a flash interactive thing where you put in stock tire size, and it shows you everything


and the site is here ->>> http://www.2k1civic.com/stuff/tire_calc.cfm
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Old 10-31-2002, 03:55 PM   #12
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yup, thats the thing, it wa stolen off miata.net though.. thats where i saw it. my speedo is 1.3937xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx% too slow
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Old 10-31-2002, 04:04 PM   #13
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i like bigger tires. they tend to close a bit of the gap between the wheel and the fender, plus as i said before having 215/45/17 will provide more cusion for the rims and a better ride comfort
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Old 10-31-2002, 10:07 PM   #14
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cool.
Well, now it's time to get a job to afford some nice rims
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