stock wheels or 17" 5 spokes

[ebxgsxr]

well guys. not sure what i should do. i have the stock EX wheels on my LX, which i like since my speedometer is showing the correct speed & the ride isnt that bad (pertaining to the bumpy/crappy roads around here).

but my dilemma is that i bought a set of 5-spoke 17's that i like. but the tires are not the correct size so my speedo is going to be a little off.

what im wondering is to get some opinions on whether or not i should put the 17's on or just keep the 15's. i know the final decision really comes down to me, but i guess i just wanted to hear some other opinions that could sway my decision. when i searched to see about ride quality, most results had to do with springs & lowering a car. there was one that had to do with wheels, but it was comparing 17's to 18's. i guess the other reason why i havent put them on already is b/c with the crappy roads, im afraid im just going to bend or crack them.

 

[DrOwZee]

pretty sure most of the folks on here gonna say go with the 17s. i say go with the 17s. just change out the tires if you think they're gonna rub or something. how does the wheel affect the your speedometer?

 

[Sketch o5]

cars with wheels and stock height look like ***. tires are also replaceable, so you could always....say....buy new, smaller tires.

 

[DrOwZee]

^^yea what he said. forgot bout the wheels on stock height cars. mayb just save em for now till you get a drop, that is IF you want to drop your car.

 

[nyknick1015]

any wheel that you get larger or smaller than stock is going to change the speedo... not by much but it does. I have few sets of off sized tires. My 18's with a 40 profile, speedo says 75 when im doing 80. My other set is 15's with a smaller rated tire, my speedo says 87 when im doin 80 either way a larger or smaller than stock is gonna change the speedo

 

[ebxgsxr]

sorry. guess i should have clarified that my car is dropped. i bought a used set of coilovers off someone on another site. basically the car sits right on top of the stock wheel & tires. i could swap out the tires...once money permits. but my wife is having our 1st child (a boy! lol) and she's due in march, so i dont want to spend anything unless i dont have to (since the tires on the 17's are in great shape). and the boy is the whole reason how i ended up with the accord. i wanted a 4 door car. so im not going to be driving fast or even doing any motor mods. but i just wanted the car to look a certain way. and with the coilovers i am happy with the way it looks.

 

[DrOwZee]

congratz on the baby. what are you dropped on?

 

[ebxgsxr]

lol, thanks. Tein coilovers. not sure of the model. bought them off someone that had them on the hondamarket place site.

 

[jdm00accord]

17"s

 

[x5carl3tMurd3rx]

honestly I don't really feel much change in the ride quality between my 17's and my ex rims.

BUT roads in bmore ****in suck so I dunno if I'd wanna roll around with my 17's either (in fear of bends)