u want to make the rims look bigger and the car more 'garang', just go for dark coloured rims (flat/hyper black, dark bronze, gun metal). The best balance upgrade is 15" rims with 195/50 tires. It wont stress the small underpowered 1.3 engine.

For your info, shops in klang has raised the price of their sport rims after the fuel price increase. A set of locally made rims I bought at rm580 5 months ago now cost rm780 best price!

For reference, assuming stock LMST tires are 185/60/14;

to 195/50/15=-2mm diameters; less stress
to 195/55/15=+18mm diameters; very stressful. Not recommended as it exceeded the recommended +/-2.5% difference
to 205/45/16=+13mm diameters; very stressful, but better than 195/55/15 and still within recommended range.

if - means, your speedo will show higher than actual speed.
if + means, your speedo will show lesser than actual speed.

This post has been edited by blackpc: Jul 25 2008, 08:39 PM

definitely wont effect the fuel consumption as u can see from the numbers i posted above, u have actually made a good move by opting for a smaller diameter within the recommended range.

kalau x besar sangat difference x payah la adjust bro.. just a lil bit +/- only...

whoa... if that's the case then memang lari banyak. The difference is actually +17.61% (93mm). That's way beyond the recommended +/-2.5% range. u should get the speedo re tuned.

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/DIY/speedometer_calibration.htm