EJ8 with 17's
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EJ8 with 17's
I have noticed that these days 17's are not a popular choice for wheel size. I am asking those of you that have 17's on your ride what offset you are running and what drop. I just purchased a ej8 and have just put on some 17's I bought off craigslist for $50 bucks. They are 17x7 +45 with 205/40-17 Diamondback TR968. The tires are made by triangle tire co out of China. Couldn't pass them up at $60 a tire mounted and balanced including tax. Looking at running 5mm spacers up front with tokico hp coil/shock combo. Will it rub inside? Fenders are already rolled. I am close (finger width gap) at full lock w/o drop. Just looking to learn from past experiences.
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No replies becuase almost all your going to hear is 17's are gay and ricer
The shocks your looking at suck for one, however there was a guy here with 17x7 +40 lowerd 2 inches and didn't rub at all
17's are quite big for a honda and you lose almost all your sideway,
The negative camber should help out alot
The shocks your looking at suck for one, however there was a guy here with 17x7 +40 lowerd 2 inches and didn't rub at all
17's are quite big for a honda and you lose almost all your sideway,
The negative camber should help out alot
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I don't understand how a honda can not be a ricer. It is what it is. Just cause you like fat sidewalls doesn't make your car any less rice. A honda can be clean, a honda can be overdone. I just remember going to the NOPI Nationals in 99 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and seeing plenty of clean civics w/o kits dropped on 18's. Looked good in my eyes. Guess I am old school when it comes to the import scene.
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I don't understand how a honda can not be a ricer. It is what it is. Just cause you like fat sidewalls doesn't make your car any less rice. A honda can be clean, a honda can be overdone. I just remember going to the NOPI Nationals in 99 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and seeing plenty of clean civics w/o kits dropped on 18's. Looked good in my eyes. Guess I am old school when it comes to the import scene.
By saying "17s are rice" they'd probably mean they're ugly or possibly going to hurt performance on the car.
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