** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
10-29-2010, 08:01 AM
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Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
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10-29-2010, 08:44 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
If it still passes the sniffer. Ca has the toughest emissions requirements, in most other places it is acceptable. Understand that with high flow comes less catalyst material, and less surface area for the chemical reactions to take place. So, a high flow cat is less effective at cleaning emissions than a standard cat, but it is still a cat. If your car passes no problem, you can probably get away with it. If your car barely passes smog a high flow cat will make it even harder to pass. The further away from the engine the cat is, the longer it takes to warm up to operating temperature and the car pollutes more during this warmup period. Cat's want to be hot, so don't go too far from the head.
10-29-2010, 08:46 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
well i could always run a small tire on the 15x8 too right? my car will most likely be super dumped tho...i like the idea of a 16X8 just cuz there is more rim, but oh how i hate those rubbing issues 
10-29-2010, 08:51 AM
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ehhh, I'm not sure if 15x8 would be the best...then you'll be dealing with some meaty tires and they doesn't always look the best when you're doing low offset. Maybe it's just me, I like a bit of stretched tires with low offset wheels...I think it looks better than a completely flush tire, not to mention it'll help with rubbing on the fenders.
From what i've seen 16x8 +20 is a good offset for our sedans to be pretty close to flush...you might need a camber kit in the back.
this is 15x7 with a 0 offset, with Correct tire size, IMHO
has 165/45/15...195/50/15 would be way too big of a tire, IMHO.
From what i've seen 16x8 +20 is a good offset for our sedans to be pretty close to flush...you might need a camber kit in the back.
this is 15x7 with a 0 offset, with Correct tire size, IMHO
has 165/45/15...195/50/15 would be way too big of a tire, IMHO.
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10-29-2010, 10:33 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
honestly thats not the right tire size IMO, i bet those are 195/50/15.. i personally would run a 205 on 7-7.5 wide.. but i like there to be some tire on a 15, nothing drives me more insane is a 50 series or a 45 series on a 15" wheel, just to get as low as possible, yeah it might look **** from that angle, but i bet from a straight side shot it looks like ***.
if you dont mind running stupid redic, camber then go the 8 wide. i was gonna run some 16x8 with a ten offset rota grids on my integra, but i dont like the insane camber and like i said i go with beefer tires, instead of running the reconmended 205/45/16 on my 16 by 7 i ran a 205/50/16.. and my car sits exactly 6 inches off the ground.. lol
here some pics with a 30 offset on a 16.. and its cambered prolly -1 through -1.5, lowered to 6 inches off the ground.
but i run tires like that because of the road status around here.. lol
if you dont mind running stupid redic, camber then go the 8 wide. i was gonna run some 16x8 with a ten offset rota grids on my integra, but i dont like the insane camber and like i said i go with beefer tires, instead of running the reconmended 205/45/16 on my 16 by 7 i ran a 205/50/16.. and my car sits exactly 6 inches off the ground.. lol
here some pics with a 30 offset on a 16.. and its cambered prolly -1 through -1.5, lowered to 6 inches off the ground.
but i run tires like that because of the road status around here.. lol
10-29-2010, 11:29 AM
10-29-2010, 11:33 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
10-29-2010, 11:35 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
That teggy has more than -1.0 to -1.5 camber. Camber is rated in degrees out of 360. I've found that If you can visibly see the camber, it's usually more than -2.
10-29-2010, 11:37 AM
Re: ** The offical 96-00 civic 4dr thread ** PART 2
yea i see what u mean. i dont know much about tire sizes and stuff. so school me up guys..lol
10-29-2010, 11:40 AM
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Me either. I get what fits. My personal fav with 16's are 205/40/16. That's based on my configuration and the appearance I like. That's one aspect of my car driven by aesthetics, the tire size. Does anyone want to buy my old spuns? Or trade fo 15's?
10-29-2010, 11:43 AM
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Speaking of tires. I manually busted a 205/40/16 last night... never again. Took me an hour and about 2 dozen 4 letter words. 
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10-29-2010, 12:23 PM
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Camber gets more negative as the suspension travels. If you lower the car, you have to take camber out to compensate.
10-29-2010, 12:28 PM
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actually the car is lower enough to scrap on my drive, i would say im about 17inches from headlight dot to ground, it only rub when doing full u turns and aggressive manuevers or fast turning lol looks quite flush tho somehow lmao
10-29-2010, 12:34 PM
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i mean driveway** -_- fml lol - or maybe it rubs because i havent had time to roll my front fenders lol , car drives fine no noise except when turns
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10-29-2010, 02:21 PM
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started browsing this thread after several months and there doesnt seem to be any neat projects coming along except for your awesome american muscle. love those things.
i've moved onto another platform. UZS160 baby.
10-29-2010, 02:51 PM
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Well there's only so much you can do to a Civic, I'm glad you continued your interest on to different cars. I love the sedan because it's so generic, it's easy to like. I love some other specialty cars as well, but like with any specialty not everyone will dig it. It's nice to have both, but again, the Civic sedan is great because it's so versatile. It has high points in almost all categories except power. Thanks 'bout the Camaro. 
Post up pics of the new project!
Post up pics of the new project!
10-29-2010, 03:30 PM
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maybe thats just what my friend told me.. lol, when i take it to get aligned then i will know.. got to get that toe adjusted and the camber even through out the car.. but it wont be driven for a while.. so i am not worried about it.
10-29-2010, 04:50 PM
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turns out my rear passenger side has a bad wheel bearing... thank god my buddy and i discovered wtf it was that was "rubbing." got another rta from an integra at a junkyard... gonna fix this mug tomorrow. i am so relieved... if there are still problems after this i'm gonna scream.