89 accord suspension issues

[danaragsdale]

so i have an 89 accord and i just bought some 17 in rims to put on it, but as soon as i went to put them on, i realized the upper control arm is in the way.
is there a away to solve this issue or do i just need to go back to smaller tires?

[RAZR]

what size tires on there?

[danaragsdale]

what size tires on there?

205/50 r17

[RAZR]

Your tires are to big.

215/40-17 23.77” 102.4%
205/40-17 23.46” 101.1%

These sizes are the same size as stock. (are pretty close)

[danaragsdale]

Your tires are to big.

215/40-17 23.77” 102.4%
205/40-17 23.46” 101.1%

These sizes are the same size as stock. (are pretty close)

theres no possible way to change control arms or anything? theyd work perfectly if it wasnt there

[RAZR]

theres no possible way to change control arms or anything? theyd work perfectly if it wasnt there

Nope there all the same. did you just buy those tires?

[danaragsdale]

Nope there all the same. did you just buy those tires?

yeah, sadly.

[A18A]

what offset are they? You might be able to get away with using wheel spacers

[Oldblueaccord]

I think your rims are the wrong offset if I'm reading correctly. there are some stickies on the top of the page should tell you what offset is correct. I think its is +35 mm.

You wont find any 17" tires that are stock or really even close to stock overall size because I have been looking for 10 years. Close is atleast one inch oversized.


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[vteckiller]

I think your rims are the wrong offset if I'm reading correctly. there are some stickies on the top of the page should tell you what offset is correct. I think its is +35 mm.

You wont find any 17" tires that are stock or really even close to stock overall size because I have been looking for 10 years. Close is atleast one inch oversized.


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I've got Motegi 17 inch rims with 205/40/17s on them and they dont rub one but anywhere, they're practically the same size as a 205/70/14.

anywho here is the info on them..
Motegi MR125 black 17x7.5 4x100 4x4.5 Offset 42 Hub Bore 72.60

[RAZR]

from the online tire size calculator

The reason your rubbing is cause your new tires are almost 1.60 inches taller. I think your prolly gunna have to get new tires and recoup your losses by selling the current tires on ebay.

[Oldblueaccord]

I've got Motegi 17 inch rims with 205/40/17s on them and they dont rub one but anywhere, they're practically the same size as a 205/70/14.

anywho here is the info on them..
Motegi MR125 black 17x7.5 4x100 4x4.5 Offset 42 Hub Bore 72.60

195/60/14 was the stock factory size. 23.2 inches over all.

205/70/14 25.3 inches. That's 2 inches taller. It effects your overall gearing in my opinion negatively.

I think 185/70/13 was also the stock size on the DX model.


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