tire question

[artg]

Guys, I have a 08 LX sedan and i wanna change my rim to some 17'. as u all know the 08 cars comes with tpms. what i want to ask is can i use 40 series tires for the rims? college honda recommend to use 215/45 series but I wanna use 215/40 series. will it do damage to the tpms/the tpms light will comes on??
please help!!!

[artg]

Hi,can I use 215/40/17 series tire for my 08 LX civic sedan? will it damage the tpms sensor ( for 08+ cars ) ?? so far I have not see anybody's car in this forum who uses that tire series.

[iluvmycsx]

the reason they recommend that size (215 45 17)is it keeps the the same diameter as the stock tires. i believe that it would be fine to use that tire with the tpms but your speddo will be reading incorrectly.

Tire size calculator

[Blktrax]

No; going to a lower profile tire will not hurt the TPMS, the guy mounting the tire on the rim might because the lower they are the harder they are to put on.

Any tire manufacturer has their specs listed, you just have to find what works for you, I wanted maximum grip and 100% Speed Accuracy.

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tires...Specifications

Stock tire: Bridgestone Turanza EL400 or Goodyear GSA
Size: P205/55R16 89H
Approved Rim: 5.5" -7.5"
Measured Rim: 6.5"
Overall Tire Diameter: 25.0 "
Section Width: 8.3"
RPM: 833 (Revolutions Per Mile)


BFGoodrich Tires | g-Force? Sport | Tire Sizes & Specs

I went with BFG G-Sports
Size: P225/45R17" 91W
Approved Rim: 7.0" - 8.5"
Measured Rim: 7.5"
Overall Tire Diameter: 25.0"
Section Width: 8.9"
RPM: 833 (Revolutions Per Mile)

[jcxcr4000]

put a 225 45 on that rim

anything shorter is just going to look odd

[leftturney]

I am running 215/45/17 and using the stock tpms sensors. I wouldn't recommend running 40s though, because your speedo will be off big time. The tpms sensors should be fine but not all wheels support them. Also, if possible, try to limit the weight of your wheels to 19-20 lbs. Anything heavier and you'll only be buying wheels for looks.

Edit: I forgot to mention, if you run 40s, be prepared to put a drop on it, because the gap between wheel and fender will be huge.

Just my .02

[Slipp]

is there anything thing on the market that we can use to offset our ecu to read the proper speed with different size tires?

[Blktrax]

Originally Posted by Slipp

is there anything thing on the market that we can use to offset our ecu to read the proper speed with different size tires?

I know when we do accessory wheels (mostly fot the tpms) that the ecu only takes changes in wheel size, It assumes you're using the reccomended tire size by Honda.

When I changed tires on my Wrangler from 29" to 33", I changed the Speed Sensor Gear, but I havent seen anything like that for these cars.

[wing_gundam]

Originally Posted by artg

Guys, I have a 08 LX sedan and i wanna change my rim to some 17'. as u all know the 08 cars comes with tpms. what i want to ask is can i use 40 series tires for the rims? college honda recommend to use 215/45 series but I wanna use 215/40 series. will it do damage to the tpms/the tpms light will comes on??
please help!!!

Originally Posted by artg

Hi,can I use 215/40/17 series tire for my 08 LX civic sedan? will it damage the tpms sensor ( for 08+ cars ) ?? so far I have not see anybody's car in this forum who uses that tire series.

Please don't create multiple threads on the same topic. Thread merged.

[dmac1998]

So just to clarify, If I put 07 Si rims on an 08 LX do I need spacers for the front and new TPMS's?? Also, if I use the reccommended 215/45 r17 tires will the speedo read properly and do I have to use honda to do this work?

[artg]

Originally Posted by dmac1998

So just to clarify, If I put 07 Si rims on an 08 LX do I need spacers for the front and new TPMS's?? Also, if I use the reccommended 215/45 r17 tires will the speedo read properly and do I have to use honda to do this work?

[artg]

actually i want to change my rims maybe with SI rims /TSX rims and use 40 series tire, and then I will lower it. Those OEM honda/acura wheels looks good!!!