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Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
with the proper tire size, you wont change the wheel gap at all.. the perception of the gap can change with different styles of wheels.. like big lips look like theres more gap...
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
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Originally Posted by darkhonda2k2
with the proper tire size, you wont change the wheel gap at all.. the perception of the gap can change with different styles of wheels.. like big lips look like theres more gap...
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
everyone is confusing the poor guy. all he asked was if it would look fine. he obviously isnt going to lower it, thats what he asked in the first place.
its really simple. if you do NOT want to lower your vehicle or change your suspension, you have to sacrifice the overall height of your car and make it ride a bit higher (by getting bigger rubber) to make the wheel well gap smaller
OR you have to sacrifice your wheel well gap and make it even bigger (by getting smaller rubber) in order to have your car height ride a little bit lower.
the entire diameter, of a 17 inch rim with 215/45 rubber is as close as you are going to get to the diameter of a stock 15 inch rim with a stock 185/65 rubber.
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
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Originally Posted by unTuned
the entire diameter, of a 17 inch rim with 215/45 rubber is as close as you are going to get to the diameter of a stock 15 inch rim with a stock 185/65 rubber.
Thats what I would like to know. Thanks.
And it seems that with 215/45/17 I could low it a little without problems, right?
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Originally Posted by mr22508
This was my 02 ex on 17" ADR's...I thought they looked good.
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
that is correct. if you go with 215/45/17 you will be able to drop up to about 1.5 inches without having any problems. once you hit around the 1.75 to 2 inch drop, you may have to roll your fenders.
ill go take a picture of my car with STOCK suspension, with 215/45/r17 so you can see how mine looks.
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
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Originally Posted by danzz1234
Thats what I would like to know. Thanks.
And it seems that with 215/45/17 I could low it a little without problems, right?
What tire size is this?
Thanks all.
215/45/r17's, on a stock suspension. And I have since then dropped my ride 1.75 inches and it rides fine! I hit some pretty big dips doing about 80 and never even rub. Check it...
Re: 16" or 17" rims on a Civic 02 LX without lowering?
no problem. if you need more help just ask.
as people help you out though, make sure you are giving rep out. underneath their name there is a little scale looking type thing. click on that and it gives rep to people helping you.
