I live IN NYC Lots of pot holes which have Killed two of my rims, I would like to step down from the 17" to 16" in IS IT possible?
and i need to find out if it is possible what is the recommended size, also if someone is selling OEM rims that would i would like to Purchese the if the are in good condition with or with out tires PICS Please . But Only if it can be done I know is crazy but I have two tires damaged By the pot holes ( buble on side walls) and the tires are no echomical almost $ 200 and the dealer told me the rims were bent . Please help

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To everyone
Gerry M.

potholes can damage any size rim.. i'd recommend you be careful around potholes.. you're lucky if all that is damaged is the rim being bent; bad yes, but not as bad as if it were to ruin your suspension..

i had a 15" rim with nice michillin tires, and with out me even knowing when it happened, got a bubble in the side wall, from a pothole. it did not bend the rim, but you still have the tires to worry about no matter what size rims they are.
you are less likely to bend a rim though.

To answer the OP question, I know 16s work on the 7th gen V6s, as I have 205/60R16 winters on steel rims. As for 15s, I'm not completely sure, but they might work on non-6MTs but you would have to check with a dealership (I know the bigger front brakes on the 6MT won't allow for a 15 inch rim).

16's were standard on most 7th gen v6's (except the 6-speeds, because honda just wanted to "pimp" them up a bit. The number of gears has no bearing on wheel size).

Gerry,

What you want are the stock 16" rims with the 205/60-16's. The taller sidewall will flex much more on impact saving the tires and rims. If you were closer, I would trade you, but I'm sure you will find soemone willing to trade straight up for your stock 17's with the 215/50-17's.

THanks to all
For the good advice now i have an option, thank you for the clarification to all.

Gerry,

What you want are the stock 16" rims with the 205/60-16's. The taller sidewall will flex much more on impact saving the tires and rims. If you were closer, I would trade you, but I'm sure you will find soemone willing to trade straight up for your stock 17's with the 215/50-17's.

+1:thmsup:

+1:thmsup:We don't have no stinking pot-holes in Houston! After moving here from Connecticut, I couldn't believe how great the roads are!

Connecticut has the most convoluted and frustrating roads on the planet! :lmao:

We were in Mystic. We could clearly see a road we wanted to be on maybe 100 yards away, drove miles and still couldn't wind up on it, ended up going a different way altogether. It was like a spaghetti bowl.

The number of gears has no bearing on wheel size.
I agree, but that says nothing about the brake disc size either.... The front discs on the 6MT's are 0.8" bigger than the non-6MT versions (11" vs 11.8") so they need a bigger wheel to clear them.

OP, you'll be fine minus-sizing to 16"

The rim diameter isn't the point. It's the complete tire and rim combination that matters

That is to say I replaced my 195/60/15 tires and rims on my 2007 Accord VP with Acura TL 17" rims and P235/45R17 tires.

The diameter of one combination compared to the other was somewhere around a 3/4" or less difference.

The reason why was that the 15" tire in a 60 series was as tall as a 17" tire as a 45 series

If you go to Tire Rack.com they publish this data about the combos

OP, you should consider paying extra for those tire replacement plans considering all the problems you have with tires. Myself, I am not a person who has tire issues (i.e. random flats, bubbles, camber wear, etc... - knock on wood), unlike my brothers who go through tires like oil changes, and I have personally never purchased them. However, I know from past tire purchases (from Discount Tire) that the salesguy is always willing to split the costs on those, i.e. he'll say "I'll buy 2 if you pay for 2." They're usually like $12-14 per tire so that'll only be an extra $24-28 for added protection to have your tires replaced for free the next time you have a bubble or flat.:thmsup:

THanks to all
For the good advice now i have an option, thank you for the clarification to all.

Hey as luck would have it I have some rims and tires for you and I'm local. I recently put 17" HFP wheels on my car and want to sell my stock 16" alloy wheel with tires. They are like new and are a 205/60/16 size. Send me a PM with your email address and I will send you some pics.