18 inch good or lower??
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I got 18's the first pic is of my 18's and i was tucking in the rear a little with 215/40/18's but now that i have put my 15's on (Stock EX wheels) i lowered my car even more and fixed the camber so now when i want to ut my 18's back on imma get a lower profile tire 215/35/18 and i should be fine with that....cause i think the 40 series will rub as low as i have it right now. 18's are coo though....it does throw off the speedo but not by alot. Imma be getting 16 inch circuit 8's to soon so yea here's some pics of it.....
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Rep Power: 470 Originally posted by Fast02
Yea-don't get 18's-They slow your car down. I've noticed a difference in that. I've got 18's and should've gotten 17's.
Yea-don't get 18's-They slow your car down. I've noticed a difference in that. I've got 18's and should've gotten 17's.
who's really worried about speed in our little cars
(unless you get F/I) 
18's look too big, 17's are the way to go. i mean look at some of the vics with the stock 15" alloys and lowered and it looks nice. your going two inches more in size with 17's and imo, it looks just right.
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huh? Originally posted by hi2nr
think he means 2 inches more than the stock civic rims. but i got hubs see. its only a VP come with 14 inch hubs hahahahahah.
think he means 2 inches more than the stock civic rims. but i got hubs see. its only a VP come with 14 inch hubs hahahahahah.
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Rep Power: 425 Originally posted by Mr.Modify
who's really worried about speed in our little cars (unless you get F/I)
who's really worried about speed in our little cars
(unless you get F/I) But honestly even 17s are big. They slow you down. Ideally, 16s are a good balance. I'd get a set, except every time I look at my car, the rims look so damn perfect I don't want to get rid of them. So instead, get another set just to race on. 1 set of 17s and 2 sets of 15s averages out to a 16" rim right?
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Rep Power: 0 right thats a perfect combo. id do that if i had the money so each time i do major burnouts i dont have to worry about replacing my tires until the next set blows out right 
hahahahahahah thats a good plan.
hahahahahahah thats a good plan. 
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to all you big wheel haters......... My 18's wheel and tire are 2 lbs less then stock each wheel and tire. ok granted the weight is out further from the center of the wheel but to be honest i notice ZERO difference between my stock 14's and my 18's when i switch between them in performance. When people catorgorize 18's as too heavy they know not of QUALITY wheels. And back to size and clearance, 215/35/18 's should clear the best as stated before 
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