With a 40mm offset yoyu are going to need to do some more negative camber or a fender lip roll.

 

i have a friend who has the tool to roll it so that can happen if needed

any suggestions on sizes that would avoid either of those, though?

 

You may want to check out this thread for wheels and tires with Swift springs.

I am on Swifts and what I can find I would rub using a 16 x 7 with 40 offset on a 205/50-16 tire.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...e-specs-5.html

 

thank you!! i will check that out

 

With an offset of 40 mm, you'll need to get 195/40x17's and a 6" wide rim will do just as well. And if you can , get 42 to 45 mm offset wheels.
thats also very close to the OEM diameter of 23.95" at 23.14 so you'll have clearance at the fender.
PS 195/45x17's are virtually an exact match you will get fender rubbing occasionally on hard turns with 40 mm offset.
cheers.

 

Maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I saw almost zero tire selection in 195 for 17s?

 

muchos gracias amigo!!!

 

For your GE8? if so the most common 195 tire in 17's for us is the 195-45-17, very close to stock diameter, and most people are getting the Yokohama S.Drives (not too many options in that size).

 

Not mine in particular, I won't run 17s, no style points for me

S Drive is one of the only tires I saw in 195 width for 17s. That's kind of limiting and slightly dysfunctional?

 

It's been so long since I've been in the Fit forum I forget how to use it. I may even be asking some questions in the wrong section but here goes: At my last oil and filter change at Honda the service manager said my 2008 Honda Fit Sport needs new tires. Since he's not a big fan of Dunlop, he did a little checking around for me and had these recommendations for tires:

According to him a Michelin tire is always a winner for a tire pick, but he said after doing some additional online research Michelin doesn't make the 15" tire anymore. Is this accurate?

And so he recommended:

Goodyear Eagle Sport All-Season (V-Speed Rated)

Firestone Precision Touring

Any thoughts? Any recommendations for an all season tire that I'll need here soon in the Midwest to get me through the winter?

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

I don't think that Michelin would be foolish enough to stop making tires for 15" rims, since there are millions of cars that still use that size wheel. MIchelin probably does not make a tire that is the exact size of your stock tires. They do make tires that will fit and perform MUCH better than the stock Dunlops. If you are a Costco member, just ask your local Costco tire shop for the closest size to stock that Michelin makes.

The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S is a great tire, and I will bet that there is a size that will fit your car.

In my experience, Goodyear Eagles are garbage. They came on my wife's Scion xB and wore out in 1/2 the advertised mileage and had terrible handling characteristics. In over 40 years, I never had a set of Firestone tires that were worth a damn. Tread separations, sidewall bulges, all crap quality.

If you do some research in the "Fit Shoes" forum that applies to the GD3 Fits (your chassis designation), you can find many tire brands and reviews. If you are not a Costco member, once you find a tire brand and model that interests you, you can check other owner reviews on tirerack.com and even buy the tires there for installation at a local shop.

This is the tire that I bought for my GE8 a couple of weeks ago. You can find cheaper tires for your GD3, but you can't necessarily find better ones.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...uy-costco.html

 

Go to TireRack.com and do a search on your tire size. Some great info to be found. I like the Yokahama tires.

 

195/55/15 stock size right?

Order from TireRack or somewhere else online and have them installed at a tire shop. No need to go to a dealership. Usually free shipping and alot of the time the purchase comes with rebates and stuff, or at least a cheaper price.

Here's the all-season picks from TireRack
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...turer=Michelin

I know people on here like the Kumho 4x for all-seasons... they seem like a good value. If you ask 5 people what tires to get you'll usually get 4 different responses, so just take all the info you can find online and make an informed decision yourself.

 

As a Peoria resident, Wanderer's linked tire might be a good choice. Keep in mind that an ice & snow tire (winter tire) will wear away in summer conditions much more quickly than an all season tire.

I have spent a lot of time in the Caterpillar Peoria factory, as well as the General Motors Electromotive Diesel factory in East Peoria, and know that your winter driving conditions can be really harsh.

 

Oh I didn't realize I linked a snow tire, I had selected all season and snow... my fault for not checking my link

You can click the boxes on the left there to change selections. I recommend all season grand touring or high performance all season. I would use those snow tires for the winter though if you can afford to get a spare set of 15" steel wheels (lots of threads on acquiring these on here and the different ways to go about it). I spend 18 years in Illinois and spent my share of time in ditches in the winter and if I had the money for that kind of stuff when I was in high school I probably could have avoided some of that time Having four tires that actually matched probably would have helped too though...

Like Triskelion said, those winter tires will wear faster in the summer, thus my suggestion for a separate set for summer. I know deep summer is the opposite extreme (hot and humid!).

 

We don't think that much of the GY eagles here either. You didn't say what your tire size is but fortunately 175/65x15, 195/55x15 and 185/60x15 tires are close enough in diameter that selection is left to your budget.
As others say, go to tirerack.com and check the various tires offered and the test results and owner reviews as well asTR's bar charts.. The higher the UTOG number the more likely the longer they'll last. Any will not change your speedometer or odometer enough to be a concern.
Michelin has great tires but they think very highly of themselves too so there are others like Continentals that may offer better price-benefit ratios. Theres nothing wrong with a good set of all-weather tires if you don't avtually need a winter specific tire.
good luck.

 

Thanks for your responses, everyone. Just to verify, isn't the tire size of the Dunlop that comes on the 2008 Fit Sport 195/55/15? What are the advantages/disadvantages of going with slight variations of this size?

 

Thinking of getting the Enkei RPF1s in 15x7 in the near future. I have a performance question....

Would I be better off going with the 15" rim at 9.5 lbs and keeping my same tire (195/55/15) Kumho Ecsta 4X All seasons - 17.5 lbs for a total of 27 lbs rotational mass. OR, the 9.5 lb 15" enkei rim matched with yokohama s. drives 195/50/15s - 19 lbs for a total of 28.5 lbs.

Will the summer performance tire offset the extra pound or so in terms of acceleration, braking, and handling? Is it worth the extra 300 dollars or so for the yokohamas?

Also, am I going too small in sidewall size? The 195/55/15s are 21 lbs which I feel is too heavy.

 

Weight is not the only factor. The Kumho tire is an all season tire that will give longer tread life and better cold weather traction. The Yokohama is a summer performance tier wit a lot better handling but no cold weather and about half the tread life. If you are most worried about the performance the Yoko is better.
If I can help let me know.

 

If I got the Yokohama's I would be switching the entire rim/wheel setup off and on for the summer and winter season. My car will be a daily driver for the most part as well.