05' Accord and 17" Rims

I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be reset or do any adjustments need to be made?

"Guest" > 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.

"Seth" > wrote in message
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> "Guest" > 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?
>
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> 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?

Guest wrote:
> I was thinking about getting some 17's. Does the computer have to be
> reset or do any adjustments need to be made?

they look cool, but unless you drive on glass, the lower profile tires
necessary to keep wheel diameter make them more easily dented on pot
holes. i'd consider keeping stock and spending the money on decent
rubber instead.

On Apr 29, 10:08 pm, "Guest" > wrote:

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> > 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 drive on the rim. The rim size means NOTHING. As Seth
pointed out in an earlier post, it is the overal diameter of the tire
that matters.

bob z.
p.s. check this site so you can see for yourself how tire O.D. is what
matters:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

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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.

Seth wrote:
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>>> "Guest" > 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.

Yeah, but watch those turns.....

"L Alpert" > wrote in message
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> Seth wrote:
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>>> "Seth" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Guest" > 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.
>
> Yeah, but watch those turns.....
>

Lol.

"Seth" > wrote in message
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>>> "Guest" > 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.

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>>>> "Guest" > 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.
>>
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> 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.