Switching winter tires

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alyssa - 26 Jul 2006 17:22 GMT

I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether or not I can switch winter
tires from a 2002 honda civic onto a 2005 RSX Type S. I know that the civic
the tires are for 15" rims and the rsx is for 17" rims. I woudln't put the
rubber on the acura rim, I would buy a black winter rim. But would i be able
to put the winter rim on the car with the winter tire?
Thanks

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lesandbob@sympatico.ca - 27 Jul 2006 16:36 GMT

You'll have to know the aspect ratio (tire height divided by the tire
width) which is usually 60% more or less. It's included in the numbers
stamped on the rubber - i.e. 205/60R15 where 60 is the aspect ration.

So a bigger rim with a lower aspect ratio tire might be the same
diameter as the smaller rim and tire combo, which is the important
thing. A tire shop should be able to give you the diameters of
different tire sizes. Or go to
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp where they say to keep
within 3% of the original.

Bob Simpson

> I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether or not I can switch winter
> tires from a 2002 honda civic onto a 2005 RSX Type S. I know that the civic
> the tires are for 15" rims and the rsx is for 17" rims. I woudln't put the
> rubber on the acura rim, I would buy a black winter rim. But would i be able
> to put the winter rim on the car with the winter tire?
> Thanks

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alyssa - 27 Jul 2006 16:52 GMT

Thanks so much for the help!

>You'll have to know the aspect ratio (tire height divided by the tire
>width) which is usually 60% more or less. It's included in the numbers
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>> to put the winter rim on the car with the winter tire?
>> Thanks

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