quick question
 

i just bought a 94 ex that has 15'' rims and is lowered 1.5, but yet the wheel gap is still pretty large and i dont like it..my friend is willin to sell me his 17's for 500- will this get rid of that wheel gap or will i still need to lower it more?

stew

Re: quick question (stew18564)
 

The answer is simple. You increase the diameter of your wheel you decrease the wheel gap. You shouldn't have to worry about rubbing the much if any. If you go lower, you can achieve the same effect in reducing wheel gap. It's all pretty much common sense if you think about it.

it'll lessen the wheel gap but thats because they're 17's! just get different springs

yes i know its common sense, but the fact that the person im buyin the car from said that she put her friends 17's on one day and it made it look higher and the wheel gap stayed the same, now i dont know if shes lying but my guess would be that the larger the rim, the smaller the wheel gap, simple answer..but i wanna hear what some other people have to say bout it...

Re: (stew18564)
 

It would be higher (assuming same tire size, 205 40 15 & 205 40 17 for example) because it'd be 2 inches more space between the rotor and the ground, but it would also cut the wheel gap by 2 inches...

do you guys not realize that you're supposed to get lower profile tires with larger diameter wheels, thus ending up with the same overall wheel/tire diameter as the factory setup??? if you were to get 17s with a huge tire, sure the fenderwell gap would be decreased, but the car would also be that much higher off the ground, and it would be ugly as hell. get 15s with a 205-50-15, and just lower the car to your liking. don't bastardize/rice out your civic with 17" wheels

Re: (ShadyEH2)
 

drop it more. get new springs. forget 17's. youll have more problems.

Re: (IVI)
 

17's https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emthdown.gif
slam that bitch! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: (sohcMONSTER)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohcMONSTER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">17's https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emthdown.gif
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EXACTLY https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

anyway, take 15's compared to 17's. 17's are 2 inches bigger, therefore 1 inch less wheel gap, 1 inch higher off the ground. hope you get it. be happy w/ 15's and "SLAM that bitch!"

Re: quick question (stew18564)
 

Coil overs!!! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif