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Old Oct 20, 2008
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I need help i have a 94 honda civic ex two door and i have 17 inch rims on it and it doesn't handle well at all what should i do, i don't have a lot of money. please help thanks.
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Re: bad handling big rims

go get your tires balanced
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Re: bad handling big rims

and you're gonna need to be a little more specific in "handling". does it under/oversteer? too much body roll? dead space in steering?

need more info
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Re: bad handling big rims

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I need help i have a 94 honda civic ex two door and i have 17 inch rims on it and it doesn't handle well at all what should i do, i don't have a lot of money. please help thanks.
handling is all subjective. your car probably "handles" fine, which makes me think you have little idea of what makes a car "handle" well.

Get better tires and a good alignment.
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Re: bad handling big rims

tires make an amazing difference. with all my suspension upgrades running cheap tires makes it all useless. i hate $50 tires! lol. never again. what good is turning the wheel if the tire skids around a mild corner.
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Re: bad handling big rims

Originally Posted by 01candycivic
go get your tires balanced
horrible advice, worst ever, seriously, balance has nothing to do with handling, jesus christ, dont post if u dont know. handling is all about preference, u want to handle better, get stiffer springs, bigger sway bars and stickier tires to start, oh and better struts, then come back, but its gonna cost u
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Re: bad handling big rims

Originally Posted by greeen01civic4d
horrible advice, worst ever, seriously, balance has nothing to do with handling, jesus christ, dont post if u dont know. handling is all about preference, u want to handle better, get stiffer springs, bigger sway bars and stickier tires to start, oh and better struts, then come back, but its gonna cost u
you gottta be kidding me rite? alignment does make a difference. get an alignment and tell them you want a -2 degree camber..... and ur car will handle better than if u had 0 camber. ask any person that tracks their car.
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Re: bad handling big rims

cheaper tires=rim death too... ****ing thanks kumho cheapies. should have gone with the bf goodrich kdws.... they have rim protectors.
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Re: bad handling big rims

Originally Posted by greeen01civic4d
horrible advice, worst ever, seriously, balance has nothing to do with handling, jesus christ, dont post if u dont know. handling is all about preference, u want to handle better, get stiffer springs, bigger sway bars and stickier tires to start, oh and better struts, then come back, but its gonna cost u
Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
you gottta be kidding me rite? alignment does make a difference. get an alignment and tell them you want a -2 degree camber..... and ur car will handle better than if u had 0 camber. ask any person that tracks their car.
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Re: bad handling big rims

Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
you gottta be kidding me rite? alignment does make a difference. get an alignment and tell them you want a -2 degree camber..... and ur car will handle better than if u had 0 camber. ask any person that tracks their car.
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Re: bad handling big rims

White Astar; for us to do anything more for you then mumble about part X or setting Y... we need more information from you.

as in, what is the car doing that you don't like. and what would you like it to do more or less of? ect ect ect...
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