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Old 08-19-2006, 11:51 PM
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ok i want to buy some 15in wheels instead of the 16's i have now, my question is should i get the 6.5 wide or the 7in wide rims cause its fifty bucks more for the extra half inch and i was wondering if it was worth it and second what size tires would make it so my odometer stays correct? thanks!
 
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Old 08-20-2006, 12:03 AM
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personally i'd spend the extra $50...it'll handle better and it'll look even more bad a$$ cuz it fills in the wheel well more to make it look flush...im on 15x7's with 195/50R15 tires, dunno if it changed the odometer but seems to be fine, its almost the exact same size as the stock wheels with tires...
 
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Old 08-22-2006, 10:11 AM
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I went with the 15"s also, they are much lighter than my last 17"s and they are more rubber for city driving, not so much worried about scratching or breaking rims with low-pros anymore.

I have 205/50/R15 tires (pretty wide for 15x7, I could go with 195s)
on 15X7 wheels Driftz 520B - they weigh only 13lbs.

check out how they look here > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adam_w...2000/my_photos

The extra .5 inch shouldn't make too much of a difference, but you'll find that more of the high performance tires may only come in for the 15x7 wheels. Also about the odometer. The Standard height of a Honda tire, from top to bottom, is 19 inchs. If you haven't changed that height, you shouldn't be too far from accuracy. It was only when I had 17s with low profiles, my speedo would read 57mph while my friend's read 60mph, driving next to me.

Hope this helps you. Oh, and I bought my wheels and tires for 860, I got the better tire package for $95 a tire, than the $55 dollar tires, instead for $770, mounted and balanced with locking wheel lugs too.
 
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