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I drive a 03 EL (03 civic sedan), the stock specs for the tires/wheels are:
185/65/15 , 15x6

so i just ordered a set of buddy club P1 racing II plus rims, the specs are:
17x7.5, offset +42

I ordered them because I confirmed with the seller that these will fit no problem on my car, but today when i was chating with my friend, this is how she interpreted it:

7.5 width is ABSOLUTELY too wide for our cars. given that the offset is smaller (pushes the wheel outward), plus the wider width of the wheels (the wheel goes out more) it is going to STICK out the fender for sure... (this will cause problem with cops)
not only that, since the stock width is 6", and the BC rims are 7.5", the 1.5" increase would RUB FOR SURE... given that i lowered my car slightly more than 2"
what do you guys think?
am I going to have problems with these rims? with what size tires?
i was looking to 225/40/17, but i think for my stock car, with 225 tires... my car cannot move... tooooo slow.
so what do you guys think about 215/40/17? is there any problem that i may need to consider?

 
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^^nah hell nah, 7.5 is the perfect width for our wider 7thgens.

 
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Where did you find the buddy club p1 racing ll plus? I've been looking for them in 17x7.5 4x100 et42 in "gunmetallic" for three months now...every vendor i've emailed online only has hyper gold and gunmetal is on backorder with all of them.

 
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^i can hook you up with a set. pm me if you're interested

have anyone used 17x7.5 size rims on their 7thgen civics ??

 
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i have 18x7.5's and there is no problem

 
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go with the 215 tires ppl are saying anything bigger is just too big...

 
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exactly....7.5 is fine...but i would definatly only go 215..not 225

 
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for those who have had experience with 17" x 7.5" rims, and said it's fine to go with this size, do you mean it fits no problem, or do you mean it fits no problem and it DOESN'T RUB ?

 
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^ i wanna know the answer too.

I have some Rota Sub Zeros that are 17x7.5 215/45/17 tires and will do a 1.5" drop all around and hope i dont get any rubbing.

 
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with only that much drop, you should be fine and have no rubbign issuses.

 
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^ have you tired having this size setup before?

also, does anyone know if the size of the wheel well for the 7thgen civic sedan and coupes are different?

 
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no...but i have a few buddies that are running that size on eibach springs and not rubbing at all

 
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ok ! thx !