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I want to get rims for my 02 Civic. BUT I want to make sure i get the "215/45/17" so i dont throw off the odometer...
I picked out a set of rims i REALLY like as seen in this
LINK... BUT They dont make them in 215/45/17... anyone seen or know where i can buy rims like these but in "215/45/17"...
Also I heard that after putting new rims on, you need to retighten the lugnuts on them after about 80 miles... is this true?
I picked out a set of rims i REALLY like as seen in this
LINK... BUT They dont make them in 215/45/17... anyone seen or know where i can buy rims like these but in "215/45/17"...
Also I heard that after putting new rims on, you need to retighten the lugnuts on them after about 80 miles... is this true?
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Rep Power: 0 Also I forgot to ask... I see that some rims have 5 lug nut holes, some have 4 and some have like 10... how would i be able to fit a rim with 5 onto my car which has 4? would i need to switch my whole brake system around?
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Rep Power: 318 d00d, let me 'splain something. When you buy wheel/tire packages, there are two different items with two different sizes.
The 217/45R17 is the tire size, that should fit on any 17" wheel. The sizes for 17" wheels are typically 17x7 or 17x7.5. You can still get the wheels you want with that size tire. I think you just need to shop around to find who carries the wheel you want and the tire size you want.
Better yet, post a WTB thread in the marketplace stating which wheels (and the size) and which tire (and the size, 215/45R17 in your case) you want. I'm sure the many vendors on the forum will be willing to hook you up with a deal.
Lug holes: The bolt pattern on our cars is 4x100. Even if the picture shows 5 (or 10 holes), that dosn't mean we're our of luck. Just check if our lug pattern is available. The 8 or 10 lug holes just means that there is two different lug patterns on the same wheel. One set may be 4x100 and the other set 4x113. In our case, we would just use the 4x100 holes.
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The 217/45R17 is the tire size, that should fit on any 17" wheel. The sizes for 17" wheels are typically 17x7 or 17x7.5. You can still get the wheels you want with that size tire. I think you just need to shop around to find who carries the wheel you want and the tire size you want.
Better yet, post a WTB thread in the marketplace stating which wheels (and the size) and which tire (and the size, 215/45R17 in your case) you want. I'm sure the many vendors on the forum will be willing to hook you up with a deal.
Lug holes: The bolt pattern on our cars is 4x100. Even if the picture shows 5 (or 10 holes), that dosn't mean we're our of luck. Just check if our lug pattern is available. The 8 or 10 lug holes just means that there is two different lug patterns on the same wheel. One set may be 4x100 and the other set 4x113. In our case, we would just use the 4x100 holes.
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