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Originally Posted by California98Civic
Holy cow! You have really short gearing for an FE car on a Fit Sport auto from '08:
5-Speed Automatic Transmission Gear Ratios:
1st:2.996 - 2nd:1.679 - 3rd:1.067 - 4th:0.756 - 5th:0.550
Final Drive:4.560
Without a transmission swap, look for taller wheel/tire combinations to reduce RPMs at freeway speeds. Honda lists the factory tire size as 195/55-R15. I am confident you can get a 16" wheel that will be as light or lighter than stock and bolt onto your 4x100 hubs. But even with your existing wheels and stepping up to 195/65-R15 gives you a 4.2% reduction in freeway RPMs. Go to a 16" wheel and use 195/65 tires and you'll prolly get 9% or 10% reduction. Good luck.
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I’m currently running a 205-50-15 on the car,
Ventus V2 concept 2 (H457) Tire Info | Hankook Tire USA is what I’m using currently. Probably the wrong choices size wise for rolling resistance and aero on that car, I switched to that size years ago, this set is almost brand new though so it’ll be a while before I can switch