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I will be putting on 215/45/17 on my ex sedan, and i was wonder if it would rub at all. When i put them on i will also install eibach pro kit springs and koni yellow which will drop it approx. 1''+. The rims i will be putting on are enkie's RS6's which are 17'-7's. plz respond!!

 
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With that tire size, you should have no problems. I have a 205/40/17 on my car right now. When the tires wear down, I'll be getting 215/45/17. I wasnt sure on how wide I wanted my tires, so I went with the 205 and have had no problems, other than the speedo being fast.

 
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A ton of members here have 215/45-17's. Even with your 1" drop it will be fine. You have to remember too some guys (and gals) here are on 19"s with 2" drops and 215/35-19 tires and don't have any issues.

 
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if u get 215 /45/17... u cannot fix the rear camber. the rear tires side wall will rub into the fender if it is corrected.

*this is from my experience. i have progress technology springs. i think the camber is fixable if i get 205/40/17

 
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From experience, not hearsay, this is my statement.

Before, when I had my 17" Kosei Racing Senekas with 215/45 tires I never rubbed once in the front or the back. Went through 2 sets of tires with those rims too.

Now i have my Racing Hart C2 Replicas with 215/45 tires as well and I DID rub in the rear, and more often in the front as well. I guess it's just the offset or something. Rolling your fenders is easy though. All you need is a wooden baseball bat that i borrowed from a friend, and a jack.

 
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Should be allright I have the same rims and tire size. The reason I haven't wanted to go more then a 1" drop is they will void my warranty here uggg oh well.

 
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215/45/17 on a 2002 Civic Coupe.. i wanna drop it 2 inches, should i be okay or will i run into problems?

 
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u wont run into a problem if u dont mind having negative camber.. and wearing the inside of your tires faster.

but if u want to use a camber kit like SPC and have the camber adjusted to spec.. u need a skinnier tire... i beleive 205/40 will work.. but i wont be sure till i get new tires. i will post as soon as i find out.

 
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so is getting 205/45-17's better than 215/45-17's if you drop it and want to get a camber?

 
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Yes, 205/40/17 would be better for a drop that 215/45/17. Theres a thread that has pics of a bunch of 7thgen with lowering springs and coilovers. One of the last pics was with some 1 who had 215/45/17 with eibach prokit which only drops 1" and it looked great. If you really wanna slam, go with the 205/40. Check out my ride, i have 215/45 on there, and it kinda closes the wheel gap without lowering.

 
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I would of got that size too- but the company I ordered from messed up the order. That reaks- if you do get those for your '03 sedan like I was, your speedo won't be off but .64% or something-a thing to consider when passing that cop-