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Old Jan 24, 2006
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How big are your wheels on your civic and what difference does it make to the feel of the car?

I have 16 inch wheels and tyres on mine, and I cant notice a difference from the stockies.

I know people with anything bigger can feel a difference on the road though, is this true?
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18s here, and yeah you can notice when turning corners.
My car is not lowered but the tyres still touch the arch when turning corners.

They look good though
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I have 17s. I drove a friend of mine's car who had 18 and I felt way too out of control. You can almost feel a scrapping when you try to do tight cornering.


I just did not like the feel at all.
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The feel will completely depend on the suspension your car has.
You can put 20" wheels on it if the suspension is set up for that.

If you keep standard suspension and put 18" wheels on then you're going to have issues and you WILL wear the suspension out among other things.
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I bought a 91 hatch with 17"s and it killed cv joints and the handling was ok but 15" 16" are the way to go unless you up grade susp.
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16" is the best IMO
Not too large but big enough to look good.
The Civic is a relatively small car, save the 18s for the big cars.
 
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