I was wondering, if there was anyway to keep my speedometer close to normal if i upgrade my rims from 15 inches to 17. My thoughts were i could get low profiles tires that would end up having the same Circumference as 15's with high profile tires. if not can it be done with 16's.
thanks

Deadphishy

 

hey, im not really sure about this but i dont think you really have to worry, it dosent tho it off that much that its a big deal, ..if it even if it throws it off at all

 

I got 17s on right now and really can't tell a diff.

 

same here i got 17 and it not off that much. i get next to my friends that are running stock and it about the same so i say get them.

 

Where do you think i should get my rims and tires? I was thinking discount tire.
and what size tire do you think would look/work the best without any rub, or even getting close to any rub.

 

the tire size will change as the rim size changes, so your speedo will be fine.

 

First off my brother also a CX and he has 18's on it so thats really bout as big as you probably wont to go. He never has any rub problem. But yea Discount is not a bad way to go.

 

A 205/40/17 is 23.69 inches tall
A 205/50/15 is 23.36.....1/3 of an inch shorter.....a great fit!

 

Here's a good tire calculator that lets you compare tire sizes. You want to keep your tire size within 3% of stock height.

 

Yes