You just have to put the proper sidewall %.

I have 185-60-14 right now, so it's too small, it's true that the car feels peppy, maybe a bit more, but it's also because the tach and speedo go up around 5% faster (for the same real speed) probably.

 

^It looks like you're auto-Xing the Fit...which makes me wonder, why 60 series tires. The 14's I can maybe understand for maximum weight reduction, but those huge side walls are not doing you any favors in the twisties. May as well kept the stockers with the huge sidewalls...

 

It wasn't for performance, it was just because it's my mom's car, so I took the wheels from my civic not to use her tires. But smaller than 60 series would make a too small OD imo, it would cut off in 2nd at like 75kmh/45mph, so 15 is the best imo. I just put these because it's what I had.
My civic (1987) is super slow with the 15's from the fit .

 

Mom FTW!!!

 

I would never go to a junkyard and buy a gauge cluster from another fit and install it while I had much smaller tires and then swap in the OEM cluster when I have regular tires. And I'd never use a GPS to determine my speed. Never...

 

Planning on getting some 15s here soon for my GE. Like this thread, it helped a lot. Thought I'd post some pics I found on here of other GEs on 15s...

fitisbamf



FitDEEZ (the SSM)

 

This is probably one of the most intelligent threads threads on Fit Freak.. You get better steering, braking, acceleration and handling as well as extending the life of your brakes, steering, suspension and all of the drive train components... If you are concerned with accumulating too many miles on the odometer you can always put lighter than stock 16" wheels with taller tires on your car for long drives during the summer and on holidays when you are traveling more on interstate highways.... With 195-50-15" tires and Enkei RPF1 wheels it is possible to knock off over 40 lbs of rotating mass and unsprung weight... The 205-50-16 Goodyear GTs I presently have on my car weigh 1/2 lb more than what a RPF1 with a 195-55-15 Conti Pro contact weighs... The performance gained is right on par with what I experienced by installing the KraftWerks 5PSI base kit and axle back pipe...Oscar Jackson, the developer of the KraftWerks kits has said that next to his kits the best thing you can do to improve the performance of a Fit is to put lighter wheels and tires on it.

 

All the GE's on 15's in here look bad.

Look at 555sexydrive's GE for how a GE on 15's SHOULD look, IMO of course.

 

Ok went thru 555sexydrive's progress thread...these are the pics I found of his car on 15s. DAMN it looks hot... I assume this looks right to you Mike because it looks FUNCTIONAL and not slammed to the ground??? I would agree. 555's Fit looks mean as hell! And he can make it over speed bumps and up driveways I'm sure...

On Mugen MF10L 15x6.5+45 w/ 195/55R15...
















Also found these randomly. User "nyam" on Volk TE37 15x6.5 +35 w/ 195/50/15

 

I actually like slammed cars or functional cars. If I think a car looks good, I'll say it, regardless of what genre of modding it fits into.

 

I'm the same. But why do you think the other cars in this thread look bad??

 

How much would 15s affect the odometer? The base Fit comes with 15 inch wheels.

 

Haha I love 555sexy's for what it is/does, but I don't need it...17's all the way. I think the Fit09 had a nice setup w/ 15's and beefy tires in the past too.

 

Hater

 

^That (even with their being reps ) still looks good.

The other cars just didn't seem to pull it off. IDK if its the tyres they chose or something else.

 

And tire size, assuming the hub bore and offset of the del sol wheel are OK.

 

I ran 15" Integra Alloys for snow tires the last two winters. They were a few lbs lighter with taller snows than the factory 16" wheels.
it won't if you put the right size tires on it. If the overall diameter is smaller, it'll be off (depending on how much smaller)

~SB

 

lol Thanks man...I think I'm gonna be hitting you up soon on my search for "real" wheels. Being around Rega's and CR Kai's all the time is kind of getting to me.

I think anything meatier than 195/50's will look decent in the GE wheel well IMO...55 sidewalls especially help fill in the fenders. 205/55 will most likely be the size of my next set of tires.

 

I've been slacking on that front, but I'll be glad to help out a past customer

Agreed on needing something bigger than a 195/50, 205/55 in an Azenis/Star Spec would be FAP imo.

Also, do you have pics of the OMP in your Fit?

 

Not yet...I had it in for a few weeks, then took it out since I took my car on vaca and haven't put it back in yet. I'll throw it back in soon and snap some pics...its f'ing awesome.