17" Tire Recommendatons Accord V6coupe

[kjlouie]

i'm going to buy 17x7 rims for my 2002 accord coupe V6, but i'd like to know how large of a tire i can fit under my car without too much hassle? i plan to lower my car about 1.5 to 2 inches. any and all your recommendations would be appreciated. thnx sooo much.

[Cy@tirerack]

Best size would be 215/50-17. Fit will still be pretty tight especially after you lower the car, so may have to roll the fender lips see below link for more on this:


http://web.tampabay.rr.com/actionfit/fenderolling.html


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[kjlouie]

Originally Posted by Cy@tirerack

Best size would be 215/50-17. Fit will still be pretty tight especially after you lower the car, so may have to roll the fender lips see below link for more on this:


http://web.tampabay.rr.com/actionfit/fenderolling.html


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thanks so much for the advice

[ROMMEL0915]

i'm using 214/45/17 on my 2002 accord and lowered 1.5" with no problem and it looks great!

[SpeedyV6]

I came across this link while searching for possible upgrades to my CL-S (the CL-S and Accord Coupe are very nearly the same car except for few engine and some minor differences - much the same way that a Camaro and Firebird resemble one another):

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1

They used 8.0-by-19-inch Maya DTM wheels ($820 each) & 245/35ZR-19 Michelin Pilot Sport tires from the Tire Rack. Curiously TireRack doesn't include this in their list of optional sizes for my car although Discount Tire Direct does.

[Cy@tirerack]

We don't sell Maya wheels . . . that's a misprint or some confusion their part.

Based on what we've test fit for the car, they must rolled and/or modified fenders to get the 245's to clear so that's why we don't recommend it.


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