I am getting ready to put new tires and rims on my car and I wanted to get some opinions on the tire set up I chose.The front is 225/40/17x8 and the rear would be 285/30/18x10.The tires are bridgestone so3s.The rims are probably going to be 547 series HRE.What do you think?
comments on this tire set up
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From what I've seen, more have gone with the 215/40/17 because it's not too tall of a tire. It will also have better clearance if your car is lowered.
In regards to TCS, I think the above mentioned size works better with your 285 rears. I'm sure Ken or someone else will chime in with more detailed information on what works and what doesn't.
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Richard
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In regards to TCS, I think the above mentioned size works better with your 285 rears. I'm sure Ken or someone else will chime in with more detailed information on what works and what doesn't.
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Richard
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Muscles,
I run SO-3s on HRE 547's and am very happy with them. I've had the wheelset for a little over two years now and am glad I went that route. Incredible craftsmanship and they look great on the car. If you haven't yet, you'll need to lower your car for them to look right, IMO. I run the 215/40/17 and 285/30/18 with no rubbing etc. I have bistein shocks, eibach springs and dali track bars...car looks and handles awesome! Best of luck,
Scott
I run SO-3s on HRE 547's and am very happy with them. I've had the wheelset for a little over two years now and am glad I went that route. Incredible craftsmanship and they look great on the car. If you haven't yet, you'll need to lower your car for them to look right, IMO. I run the 215/40/17 and 285/30/18 with no rubbing etc. I have bistein shocks, eibach springs and dali track bars...car looks and handles awesome! Best of luck,
Scott
What year is your NSX?
TCS won't work with that combination (with the 225 in front) on a '91-93 NSX, but might with a '94+ NSX.
I think you'd be better off with a 215 in front and a 255 or 265 in the rear, with appropriate aspect ratios...
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TCS won't work with that combination (with the 225 in front) on a '91-93 NSX, but might with a '94+ NSX.
I think you'd be better off with a 215 in front and a 255 or 265 in the rear, with appropriate aspect ratios...
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I to just ordered my rims. Blitz Technospeed Z2. 17x8 fronts with a 41 offset and 18x10 Rear with a 45 offset. I am planning to lower the car 1" with the eibach set-up and go with Toyo proxes T1-S 225/45ZR17 and 275/35ZR18 will this rub and will the TCS still work. Also can I get away with just using the eibach springs and not relacing the shocks.
I have Volk AV3 wheels size 17x8 and 18x10 with 215/40/17 S-02 and 275/35/18 S-02 and the front rubs just a little bit on the plastic inside fender liner when I make a U-turn. Other than that, ABS is fine and I have no other issues. Good Luck.
I forgot to mention that I lowered my car using Bilstein shocks and set it to the lower perch setting which lowered my car about 1" and I kept the stock springs. I added the Dali street/race front and rear swaybars. Car handles like a dream and the ride is actually a little better than stock.
In reference to tire sizes, the tires I have are about 3/4" taller than stock. This fills up the fender gaps better than tires with the stock diameter. I think as long as you change the front and rear tire heights proportionally, you will not have any ABS problems. Hope this info helps out.
In reference to tire sizes, the tires I have are about 3/4" taller than stock. This fills up the fender gaps better than tires with the stock diameter. I think as long as you change the front and rear tire heights proportionally, you will not have any ABS problems. Hope this info helps out.
Blitz Technospeed Z2s are sweet *ss wheels. I love the deep fat lip, even on FWD offsets. If I didn't get them already for my TL, I would've got a set for my NSX when I was looking for a new set of wheels two months ago.
As soon as you get them, post a pic. I've been dying to see an NSX with them.
As soon as you get them, post a pic. I've been dying to see an NSX with them.
BTW, just to give you some idea what the front might look like, my TL (above) has 18x8 wheels with a +45mm offset.
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1995 NSX-T
1999 3.2TL
2001 Odyssey
1992 SC400
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On my moderately-lowered car (Eibach + Koni):
235-40-17 rubs
215-40-17 clears OK (rare rubbing at full lock)
225-40 will probably rub
Rear will fit fine, although F/R ratios start getting out of line for TCS. Match 215F with a 255-265R (touchy wet-weather recovery with 275R).
Call me stoopid or ignorant, but I don't quit understand what specs such as 225/40/17x8 stands for. I think the 17x8 is the rim part, the 17 is the diameter of rim and 8 the width of the rim right? And the 225/40 have somthing to do with the rubber tire part???
Zuerst,
225/40/17x8 translates into this:
225mm = tire section width at widest point
40 = ratio of tire height to tire width (height is 40% of width, 90mm)
17 = wheel height
8 = wheel width
Would never call you stoopid. There are no stupid questions.
225/40/17x8 translates into this:
225mm = tire section width at widest point
40 = ratio of tire height to tire width (height is 40% of width, 90mm)
17 = wheel height
8 = wheel width
Would never call you stoopid. There are no stupid questions.
"Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he can eat for a lifetime."
Applying that philosophy, here's how you can figure out for yourself whether TCS will work with any given tire sizes.
1. First, write down your stock tire sizes:
'91-93 NSX
205/50ZR15 front
225/50ZR16 rear
'94-01 NSX
215/45ZR16 front
245/40ZR17 rear
'02 NSX
215/40ZR17 front
255/40ZR17 rear
2. Now, go to a tire size calculator, such as the one at http://www.powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi
Use it to compare the original stock sizes with the aftermarket sizes you're considering. Let's use the above example and assume this is for a '91-93 NSX. We'll enter 205/50ZR15 and 225/45ZR17 for the front tires. We find that this size has an outer diameter that is 8.2 percent larger than stock. When we enter 225/50ZR16 and 275/35ZR18 for the rear tires, we find that this size has an outer diameter that is 2.9 percent larger than stock.
3. Take the difference between the two percentages*. (This means subtracting them if they are both increases or both decreases, adding them if one is an increase and one is a decrease.) If the difference is 5 percent or greater, TCS won't work. This is not an exact number, so if it's even close to 5 percent, it might not work. I would avoid any difference greater than 3 percent.
Using our example, we subtract 2.9 percent from 8.2 percent and find that the difference is 5.3 percent, which is greater than 5 percent, so the TCS will have problems using these tire sizes. You will need to find a front tire that has a much smaller outer diameter, either one with a smaller tread width than 225, or one with a lower aspect ratio than 45, or both.
* Technically, we should be adding these percentages to 1 and dividing, rather than adding or subtracting, but with percentages under 10 percent, you come very close by just adding or subtracting.
Scott,Did you get the high polished 547 series?What color is your nsx?I lowered my car 1 1/2 inches with H&R springs.Do you think I will get major rubbing with the size I chose? Thanks John
nsxtcy,I have a 2001 spa yellow nsx.
I have found that the best tire setup for a street car on 17/18" wheels for handling and TCS/ABS compatibility is 215/40zr17 and either 255/35zr18 or 265/35zr18. Any larger on the rear, and the car will understeer severely. These sizes have the added benefit of being widely available. These sizes also work perfectly for the commonly used wheel size of 17x7.5 and 18x9.5. Cars with big brake systems will need a wider front tire and sticky compound for optimal performance unless r-compound is used. Different size wheels will obviously have different requirements.
Regards,
-- Chris
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Regards,
-- Chris
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Hi Chris,
As mentioned above I have bought the 17x8 and 18x10 Blitz Z2 If I go with 215 and 265 rubber will the wheels be flush with wheel wells or will it still look like the stock tires (to small). Remember I am going to lower it 1"
Johnny (I just bought the NAV Pod off you the other day)
As mentioned above I have bought the 17x8 and 18x10 Blitz Z2 If I go with 215 and 265 rubber will the wheels be flush with wheel wells or will it still look like the stock tires (to small). Remember I am going to lower it 1"
Johnny (I just bought the NAV Pod off you the other day)
My fault guys!!My type o!!!!I am looking to run 215/40/17 and 285/30/18's.
On your '01, these sizes are 0.7 percent and 0.1 percent larger, respectively, so the TCS should work. However, as Chris notes, handling may be less than optimal.
Thanks...
Do you feel severe understeer with the wide tires on the back?
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