19s or 18s, cant decide
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19s or 18s, cant decide
I am thinking of getting 19s for my coupe. But I'm worried about the ride with 19s because I drive my car 1 hour a day. I'm also thinking of getting 215/35/19s because I'm planning on lowering my car. So please tell me what you think.
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Rep Power: 333 Damn bros.. I have 18's and I'm very satifsfied with them.. But if I had a choice I would have gotten 19's...Here are some pics of some nice 7th gen's with 19's... 19's all the way..
BlackBullet with 19" Racing Hart C5's and Airbags
Toolowcivic with 19" Giovana Kobes and GC's and koni's
Bryan with 19" Racing Harts..Dont know the suspension
BlackBullet with 19" Racing Hart C5's and Airbags
Toolowcivic with 19" Giovana Kobes and GC's and koni's
Bryan with 19" Racing Harts..Dont know the suspension
Passin' You On 19's.....!
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Rep Power: 0 i hit the roads EVERY day with my 19s... NO WORRIES... just make sure you have nice suspension setup.. i have konis (ALL the way firm),. and gc's with stiffer spring rate, also.. if you go 19, and wanna be low at all ... YOU NEED CAMBER KIT!!! i have to tuck them in the back, and a tiny tiny bit in the front to sit as low as i do (about 3" drop), but NEVER rubs... its all how you set it up... and daily driver diffrence, thats DUMB to compare, either way you have 215/35 tires, ride will be THE SAAAAMME!!! my 19s even ride better than my 18s did...
Originally posted by civicvtec1ps
19s all the way.
ive seen enough people who regret about their 18s just because its not big "enough"
go BIG!
19s all the way.
ive seen enough people who regret about their 18s just because its not big "enough"
go BIG!
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Rep Power: 0 I say 18" the 17" I have are OK but the look of a 18" is hella sweet, 19" to me is a little too much $$ to invest in a civic, but if you plan on keeping the car do it. I was thinking 19" but my accord will be 5 lug and they couldn't transfer to it.
someon said this before:
19s = rubber band tires. On a daily driver ride, they pop in a month.
I have 18s on my +50-miles-a-day ride, and the route I travel is not show car friendly. I got 225-40-18zr (most people get 215-35) and the absorb a lot of the average bumps along the way. If a pothole's deeper than an inch, I'm going to steer away from it.
19s = rubber band tires. On a daily driver ride, they pop in a month.
I have 18s on my +50-miles-a-day ride, and the route I travel is not show car friendly. I got 225-40-18zr (most people get 215-35) and the absorb a lot of the average bumps along the way. If a pothole's deeper than an inch, I'm going to steer away from it.
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Rep Power: 0 lol blackbullet. looking at your car made me want to get 19s. I have a black coupe too. But I don't want to change my whole suspension yet and 18s are $600 cheaper. One question blackbullet, is that your day-to-day car or just a show car?
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Daily Driver. But......it's slowly turning into just a show car.
Daily Driver. But......it's slowly turning into just a show car.
If its a daily driver then get 18's...if its a show car get the 19's and toss it on the ground...
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Rep Power: 0 i have a sedan and i ahve 18's now no drop and i have a 4 finger gapp... if i get 19's and drop 1.5" on intrax u think it'l still look like 4x4??? only reason i cant drop it is becaseu my kit is 3" off ground w/ stock suspension in the front and 3.5 on sides.. im afriad to bottom out... if i drop too much (now i have 215/35/18...also it is a daily driver....
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by futurersxswap
i hit the roads EVERY day with my 19s... NO WORRIES... just make sure you have nice suspension setup.. i have konis (ALL the way firm),. and gc's with stiffer spring rate, also.. if you go 19, and wanna be low at all ... YOU NEED CAMBER KIT!!! i have to tuck them in the back, and a tiny tiny bit in the front to sit as low as i do (about 3" drop), but NEVER rubs... its all how you set it up... and daily driver diffrence, thats DUMB to compare, either way you have 215/35 tires, ride will be THE SAAAAMME!!! my 19s even ride better than my 18s did...
i hit the roads EVERY day with my 19s... NO WORRIES... just make sure you have nice suspension setup.. i have konis (ALL the way firm),. and gc's with stiffer spring rate, also.. if you go 19, and wanna be low at all ... YOU NEED CAMBER KIT!!! i have to tuck them in the back, and a tiny tiny bit in the front to sit as low as i do (about 3" drop), but NEVER rubs... its all how you set it up... and daily driver diffrence, thats DUMB to compare, either way you have 215/35 tires, ride will be THE SAAAAMME!!! my 19s even ride better than my 18s did...
Passin' You On 19's.....!
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Rep Power: 0 word on the rubber sizing, noone ever thinks about that.. my 19s ride WAY better than my 18s did... i wanna sell them now though.. i wnna go 15-16" lightwieght for turbo
