element_2nice

just wondering people who have small tires for their civic's....how low does those tires actually make ur car??? how is the ride quality??
just curious and all....i might be buying small tires for my 02 civic coupe but i m not sure to which one is the right one??? and how much normally do they cost??

chawski

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by small do you mean small sidewall or do you mean just plain old small tires? youre ride is gonna change with both options.
With a small sidewall, there is gonna be less flex in the tire, which usually transferes to more responsive handling. the downside of that is that there isnt as much sidewall to absorb potholes and other **** in the road, so not only do you feel everything, but you are much more likely to bend/dent/etc your wheel.
When you have small tires, you find yourself not giving a **** if you thrash your tires, mainly because you can get a 14" pep-boys special for like $30/tire. Obviously, the wheels will be lighter (assuming youre not on steelies) and there is less rotational mass, which is easier on your brakes.

element_2nice

i meant small tires like 14" or somthing.....
so if i put on 14" tire how low would that make my car???

i have seen a lot of civics in members ride section where they have small tires....just wondering what size should i go with??

Alpha 5

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Just get 3 more donuts, paint them red. You are done.

element_2nice

u r missing 1 donut lol

Alpha 5

iTrader: (8)

Your car came with 1 so like I said get "3 more". 3 + 1 = 4 Unless you do not still have your donut. Then get 4 more.

electric130

iTrader: (44)

my ES1 has 14's stock. the sidewalls are 70 series stock too, so if you got stock size, it won't sit any lower than if you had bigger rims, probably higher depending on the wheels you have. stock tires are 185/70/14 so overall diameter is ~24.2" if you had 205/40/17, your overall diameter would be ~23.5". just gotta do the math to see which is bigger.