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>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be
>>>> reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>
>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment needed.
>>
>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I am
>> sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>
> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and have
> an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter that
> counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same outside
> diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>

Well, you know I meant rims. I was thinking about wider tires also. Would
that be much of a problem? See, I see most newer cars or a higher price
seem to come with 17" wheels and I would like to get into that territory. I
would like to improve the wheels and tires in many ways. I am not going all
out as far as expsenisve rims, I am just keeping it in the $400-$500 range.
The tires will be what they will be.

 

"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be
>>>> reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>
>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment needed.
>>
>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I am
>> sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>
> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and have
> an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter that
> counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same outside
> diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>

Well, you know I meant rims. I was thinking about wider tires also. Would
that be much of a problem? See, I see most newer cars or a higher price
seem to come with 17" wheels and I would like to get into that territory. I
would like to improve the wheels and tires in many ways. I am not going all
out as far as expsenisve rims, I am just keeping it in the $400-$500 range.
The tires will be what they will be.

 

"Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:14aZh.216$Kc5.116@newsfe12.lga...
>>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be
>>>>> reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>>
>>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment
>>>> needed.
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I am
>>> sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>>
>> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and have
>> an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter that
>> counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same outside
>> diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>>
>
> Well, you know I meant rims. I was thinking about wider tires also.
> Would that be much of a problem? See, I see most newer cars or a higher
> price seem to come with 17" wheels and I would like to get into that
> territory. I would like to improve the wheels and tires in many ways. I
> am not going all out as far as expsenisve rims, I am just keeping it in
> the $400-$500 range. The tires will be what they will be.

It's only a problem if you make it a problem.

Once again and for the last time, what issue you have will be how the
overall outside dimensions differ from stock. 15", 14". 12" or 17" rims,
don't matter. Measure or find out what your current tire dimensions are and
go from there.

How much wider you go will not affect the speedo, but could cause rubbing on
turns and limit how far you can go lock to lock.

No one can say anything with regards to what problems or issues you might
have as you've given no relevant numbers. You're caught up in rim size.
Great if you're a rapper or gang-banger, but the rest of us look at the
overall picture and what we're trying to accomplish. Larger rim with lower
profile tire is better performance, looks KEWL, and is a LESS comfortable
ride.

 

"Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:14aZh.216$Kc5.116@newsfe12.lga...
>>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:asGdndu2RNf8tajbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be
>>>>> reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>>
>>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment
>>>> needed.
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I am
>>> sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>>
>> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and have
>> an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter that
>> counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same outside
>> diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>>
>
> Well, you know I meant rims. I was thinking about wider tires also.
> Would that be much of a problem? See, I see most newer cars or a higher
> price seem to come with 17" wheels and I would like to get into that
> territory. I would like to improve the wheels and tires in many ways. I
> am not going all out as far as expsenisve rims, I am just keeping it in
> the $400-$500 range. The tires will be what they will be.

It's only a problem if you make it a problem.

Once again and for the last time, what issue you have will be how the
overall outside dimensions differ from stock. 15", 14". 12" or 17" rims,
don't matter. Measure or find out what your current tire dimensions are and
go from there.

How much wider you go will not affect the speedo, but could cause rubbing on
turns and limit how far you can go lock to lock.

No one can say anything with regards to what problems or issues you might
have as you've given no relevant numbers. You're caught up in rim size.
Great if you're a rapper or gang-banger, but the rest of us look at the
overall picture and what we're trying to accomplish. Larger rim with lower
profile tire is better performance, looks KEWL, and is a LESS comfortable
ride.

 

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:17:16 -0400, Guest wrote:

>
> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Seth wrote:
>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:U6adnZa9Ms0q0qjbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:14aZh.216$Kc5.116@newsfe12.lga...
>>>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:asGdndu2RNf8tajbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to
>>>>>> be reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment
>>>>> needed.
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I
>>>> am sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>>>
>>> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and
>>> have an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter
>>> that counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same
>>> outside diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>>
>> Yeah, but watch those turns.....
>>
>>
> Lol.


Go here:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Or here:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

This one will give you a range of tires you can put on your car and
maintain the right speedo reading:

http://www.mr2.com/FORMS/tire.html

This will give you tire sizes and sidewall heights:

http://www.rojawheels.com/wheeltech/...Calculator.htm


And read this:

http://www.content-articles.com/article.aspx?i=40357

I put a wider set of tires on a car than the car would accept. But, I
remembered this making turns, and the tires would only hit the frame at
full lock. In that car, full lock was about a 90 degree turn! So I wasn't
too worried about it...

But, there are other things, too. Tires of one size fit on rims of a
certain width. I wanted to put 195/45-14s on a Corolla, but I need a 1"
wider rim (I had the rims on a Celica that would work, but gave the car
away...). Otherwise, the tire may blow off the rim in a hard turn.

Also, check the clearance of the flanges that hold the springs up. A tire
with too much of a diamter may not clear, or rub when going over bumps.

Let's say your original tire size is 205/60-15. A wider, lower profile
tire will give you better handling. In this case, keeping the original
rims, then you could probably go 225/50-15. You'll get decent handling,
good ride and save about $1000...

That is, if $$$ is an object!

 

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:17:16 -0400, Guest wrote:

>
> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Seth wrote:
>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:U6adnZa9Ms0q0qjbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>> "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:14aZh.216$Kc5.116@newsfe12.lga...
>>>>> "Guest" <llcoolj@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:asGdndu2RNf8tajbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>>>> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to
>>>>>> be reset or do any adjustments need to be made?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not the rim size but the overall diameter of the tire. If the
>>>>> tires you put on the new rim match what was there, no adjustment
>>>>> needed.
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the car came with 15" tires. So I
>>>> am sssuming adjustments must be made. How do I go about doing this?
>>>
>>> You don't have 15" tires. You have tires that sit on a 15" rim and
>>> have an outside diameter larger than 15". It's that outside diameter
>>> that counts. You could put on a 9"rim and if the tire has the same
>>> outside diameter nothing will have to be changed or adjusted.
>>
>> Yeah, but watch those turns.....
>>
>>
> Lol.


Go here:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Or here:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

This one will give you a range of tires you can put on your car and
maintain the right speedo reading:

http://www.mr2.com/FORMS/tire.html

This will give you tire sizes and sidewall heights:

http://www.rojawheels.com/wheeltech/...Calculator.htm


And read this:

http://www.content-articles.com/article.aspx?i=40357

I put a wider set of tires on a car than the car would accept. But, I
remembered this making turns, and the tires would only hit the frame at
full lock. In that car, full lock was about a 90 degree turn! So I wasn't
too worried about it...

But, there are other things, too. Tires of one size fit on rims of a
certain width. I wanted to put 195/45-14s on a Corolla, but I need a 1"
wider rim (I had the rims on a Celica that would work, but gave the car
away...). Otherwise, the tire may blow off the rim in a hard turn.

Also, check the clearance of the flanges that hold the springs up. A tire
with too much of a diamter may not clear, or rub when going over bumps.

Let's say your original tire size is 205/60-15. A wider, lower profile
tire will give you better handling. In this case, keeping the original
rims, then you could probably go 225/50-15. You'll get decent handling,
good ride and save about $1000...

That is, if $$$ is an object!

 

On Apr 29, 7:21 pm, "Guest" <llco...@aol.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be reset or do any adjustments need to be made?

i wanna know how a 5 foot accord can handle 17 inch wheels.

hee-hee, i am such a dick.

:~)>

bob z.

 

On Apr 29, 7:21 pm, "Guest" <llco...@aol.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be reset or do any adjustments need to be made?

i wanna know how a 5 foot accord can handle 17 inch wheels.

hee-hee, i am such a dick.

:~)>

bob z.