in my opinion its all the way 17's and i went crazy 215/45/17 with a 7.5 wide rim dropped on tein stechs n no gap. looks sexy but u will def feel a slow down...n the rims r only 16 lbs... my 16" konigs were nice but with a 50 tire your odometer is offff. so u gonna need like a 205/55/16 for every inch u go bigger on a rim ever 5 u go down in stock height.... so 195/60/15 1 up 195/55/16 but 16's r usually wider so 205 or 215 better but honestly all ur choice if u want a real nice look n ur not gonna be pushing the car 17's is it...but your going to need a drop wit 16's bigger tire n ur prolly gonna not like urself for it cuz when u install it the size dif isnt too much from stock. on a es... ya but oz no.

 

my stock heighht in rearr so ull notice dif's

the 16's konig caffeines wit coilover drop to make it perfectly flat

But this is what killed me... see it sits loow but side to side gap ewww

nowwww with the 17's filled gap higher up not needed to slam car jus slapped one tein stechs n smoooth n big time no no pothole problems i tried it out purposely since the insruance is on em.

 

what size tires?

 

I'd get some 17's with a nice lip.

Looks killer.

 

i'd say 17s w/ a drop but you can def make 16s work if that's what u want

 

go with 17's i has 17's on my lancer and it wasnt lowered or nothing and it looked really good it filled the gaps nicely

 

205/45/16

 

Im a (KNEW-B) so these r just some of my wheels. Primax (XXR Racing) 16X8 +15 W/ 195/40/16 Tires. (NOT LOWERED @ THE MOMENT) Old pics. I'll try to add the SSR Professor SP1R Wheels (16X8 0 Off-Set) soon as its done 4rm the shop. Enjoy!