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Old 28-Feb-2004, 11:37 AM
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wheels to big?..215/40/17 for a crx?

hey i bought some wheels for my crx and the tires are 215/40/17's, r these to big for my crx?.....i wanna lower the car about 2' or so until it almost tucks tires....r these to wide?
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 11:47 AM
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How wide are the rims?? 17 x what?
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 11:54 AM
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17x7 and it sats et 35/40 so whatever that means.
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 12:14 PM
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Originally posted by coreyhayman
17x7 and it sats et 35/40 so whatever that means.
35/40 should be the offset but i have never seen it put that way.
what kind of rims?
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 12:16 PM
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17' bsa 233's (tenzo-r shu4 clones)
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 12:23 PM
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I think the right size is:205/40/17- 215/40/17 is a little big, it might throw your speedo off. .....i think
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ur gonna rub either way with 205/40/17 and for sure with the 215/40/17....especially on a 2" drop...be prepared for tickets!
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 03:15 PM
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ya man definately gonna rub, i had 195-50-r15 tires on a 2.25" drop and it rubed... so those larger wheels will for sure
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Old 28-Feb-2004, 03:24 PM
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i've got 205-40-16's and they don't rub on a 1.8 inch drop on my rx..it's close but i dunno man
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ya i hope mine wont rub, all i wanna do is fill the wheel gap.
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Old 03-Mar-2004, 12:40 PM
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17's are tooooooooooooooooooooo big for a crx anyway
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Old 03-Mar-2004, 02:07 PM
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Originally posted by shlammed
17's are tooooooooooooooooooooo big for a crx anyway
They're the right size if you don't wanna go anywhere


But HELL yeah 17 are way to big especially 17 by 215
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im just going for show.......no sence on speed for me cuzz u cant use it anyway except the track which i dont ever make it to,if i wanted speed i would of kept my ss with the gm 350 in it....but im trying to jsut build a show car, kit,rims,custiom interior,big system,screens etc,etc
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get air ride if its strictly show.. then you can jack it up to put it on your trailor
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Old 03-Mar-2004, 03:59 PM
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lol im not building no trailer queen.....im tryin to buld a daily driven show car, that i can cruise towork in and attend shows on weekens and such and compete with.
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Old 03-Mar-2004, 04:55 PM
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come on corey we all know ur monte carlo was SLOW
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hahahaha
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