garden772

I need help deciding what Rims i want to get for my 2001 Civic LX Sedan. It uses 4 Spokes so i have no idea where to find them because i go to Tirerack.com and the rims they show me are all 5 spoke... I have never installed Non-Factory Rims on a car and im pretty sure the 5spoke rims dont fit into a place where a 4spoke once was can you guys help me out. I also would need new tires with them. I know i might be asking for a bit much but it would greatly help me because i am truly lost. If you guys could stick to using Tirerack.com that would be awesome. The car has 14" Stock but i wouldnt mind going up to like 16" just nothing that would require a lowering of the car.

One Last thing if i wanted to switch from 4 spoke to 5 spoke how would i go about doing that?

-Thanks

lowlife9

most aftermarket whhels have a universal fit something like 4×100-4×114 just make sure its 4×100 check around here
http://www.wheelfire.com/mobile/inde...3422645a645255

http://www.wheelsnext.com/
http://www.jlbmotorsports.com/

garden772

ohhh ok thanks

gearbox

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do you mean you have 4 lug? like the number of nuts holding the wheel on? spokes are just the rim design, it doesnt matter for anything except looks.

garden772

oh snap, yes i have 4 lugs and most websites ive seen dont sell rims with a 4 lug design

JDMUSCLE

Check out Rota.... They sell a lot different wheels for our cars!! Just google 'rota wheels for 01 civic' and you will be overwhelmed with the results!! Have fun...

Shift-E

a lot of the time you might see websites that have pictures of 5 lug, but if you check the description they may be available in 4 lug. Just make sure to get 4x100.

thefatalepic

^^ I've noticed this a lot while looking for rims.. most pictures are just stock photos with 5 lugs.

4x100 and I think the offset has to be between 38 and 45 .. I think.

sdaidoji

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I have both patterns on my rims, BTW. 4 and 5 lugs.
I rarely see any rim with less than 4 spokes - they scare me, too much stress in each spoke... and it makes the rim weaker too. anything that hits the rim will have more leverage to bend or crack the rims.

thefatalepic

It's too bad they don't make these in 17s



Lol

EDIT: Umm, how do I make it smaller?

sdaidoji

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bbbbbwaaahahaha! good one!

don't worry, the site resizes the pics automatically

Shift-E

I'd Rock those ahahah

BlueEM2

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Oh man thats the ugliest thing ive EVER seen in my life.. How would that have any balance at all?

surlycivic

THis rim is incredible and absolutely made my day. IF anyone has a pic of this ON a vehicle it would be priceless

Shift-E

It's a .gif and kinda annoying to watch, but thats them!
[IMG]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_gFPc9DpRsB8/TN...Animation4.gif[/IMG]

also, random rims that i thought looked... interesting lol
[IMG]http://indianautosblog.com/wp-conten...parlarosm2.jpg[/IMG]

Glass rims
[IMG]http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/u...car_rims_2.jpg[/IMG]

How do I get these to show as an image?

sdaidoji

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Add [IMG ] in the front, [ /IMG] in the end, no spaces.
Quote thefataleptic picture post and you will see how to write them

BlueEM2

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Those glass rims are pretty badass... I imagine they are bulletproof and probably stronger than aluminum

sdaidoji

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hunh, i see where the problem is now - forgot to tell you to delete the [ URL] [/ URL] from them...
URL means it is a link, IMG means it is a direct image link

sdaidoji

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here, this should do it
you just replace the URL with IMG
The second one is scaaary too... good findings

Shift-E

Thanks Sdaidoji! Forum stuff always confuses me :P This is my first forum since I was in early highschool, never really got into it. (I just finished my 2nd year uni now).


And ya, those glass ones are supposed to be extremely strong. I saw them YEARS ago on the discovery channel and this thread reminded me of them. The guy made them for exotic sports cars and stuff, and then they slammed the brakes you could see the red hot rotors so nicely!

"The D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra wheels are made from polycarbonate and are totally transparent where one would expect to see spokes. The wheel on display featured 1.5-inch think polycarbonate...each wheel costs $2000"

Those second rims, now that i notice it, is the same company as the glass ones.

dspeedy69

West Coast Customs actually put the glass wheels on a Tron car they build for Disney.

Kennykid2002

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sl33pyriceboi

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ahhhh so silver surfer's board does turn into a R8!!!!!!!!!

thefatalepic

LMFAO!! If the blue were more blue and less teal I'd drive that.

EDIT: But they should have done it black extra gloss not chrome/silver. Did they even watch TRON?!

Kennykid2002

iTrader: (1)

Agreed

Heres a vid of it
[autostream]http://autostream.com/ibcivicforums/?page_type=firebirdplayerthumbnail&framepage=111&t ransactionid=1304016675-242317843&posted_by=Kennykid2002_www.civicforums.c om&youtube_video_id=PlHpYZ_uvjw[/autostream]

sl33pyriceboi

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i see that and the first thing i think is..."damn thats going to be a bitch to clean the brake dust.

hahah that chrome R8 is what happens when ricers grow up and actually make some real $$$$$$

DriftPlease

I wonder how much those glass rims go for.

Shift-E

"The D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra wheels are made from polycarbonate and are totally transparent where one would expect to see spokes. The wheel on display featured 1.5-inch think polycarbonate...each wheel costs $2000"

Kennykid2002

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Well, I guess if you figure a set of Veyron tires cost $20,000 a set, $2,000 a rim aint so bad :P