New Wheels: Question

[icE_x]

I've had the same tires since july, and there's barely any tread on the front tires, i mean another few weeks and they'll be slicks! I'm trying to choose between 15 and 16 inch wheels, maybe even 17's if the price is right (but i've heard they're too heavy). I know that if i buy 15's with a certain tire size the speedo will remain the same, but with any other size the speedometer will be thrown off. What can you do about it? Just live with it? Or is there a setting or something you can calibrate or change so that it'd read correctly? And if there is something to change, how do i do it?

Also, i'm looking for nice 5 spoke rims with some low pro tires. Are there any good sites you know about that you'd recommend? I figure since i'm already buying new tires might as well get the wheels too and be done with it ^_^

[quiXilver]

Discounttiredirect.com

ebay

[SiZ]

If you get anything bigger than 15" and don't have a drop, you could cause people to barf.

[TheSilentChamber]

If you've only had your tires for six months and there allready bald you have something wrong. You can go to just about any transmission shop and they can re calibrate your speedo for you.

[90civicracer]

I had 17's before I had my car dropped and it looked like a 4x4 Civic.

[icE_x]

^ lol

the tires weren't new when i got the car, i just finished em off, not to mention lots of burnouts n donuts when i first got the car (stupid i know, but its my first car i had to have fun with it lol)

so any transmission shop can recalibrate it? i think i'm going to go for 16's and if it looks too high imma get the gas shocks

[icE_x]

K, found a nice tire/wheel package online at treadepot.com. I can get 4 16-inch wheels with matching tires and the works, for $550. So pretty much $140 or so per wheel, with tires and everything. Here's a pic of the ones i'm looking at:



whatcha think? if you go on the site, click on "package deals", then click on passenger cars, and the wheels are called "KTP Type 105"

[Shaguar47]

Not bad looking in my opinion. But is this the end of being Hubcap Boy?

[icE_x]

lol, the end is coming soon

job = plans for car coming true

[TheSilentChamber]

Can I have your hub caps?

[icE_x]

:P if you hurry up and make a new console so i can have cup holders

[TheSilentChamber]

fuck a console, I'm about ready to burn this thing.

[icE_x]

not enough of a market eh?

anyone else have comments on the wheeliez?

[vladlos]

those wheels are pretty sweet. i think i'm going to be the next hubcap boy for the winter. my silver steelies look like barf x 49834548. i want some honda hubcaps or something til the salt gets washed away so i can put my rims on again.

[vladlos]

those wheels are pretty sweet. i think i'm going to be the next hubcap boy for the winter. my silver steelies look like barf x 49834548. i want some honda hubcaps or something til the salt gets washed away so i can put my rims on again.