Hi Guys,

Looking to buy a set of alloys, really like a set of Enkei's which came off the evo 8 which are 235's

Do you think the wheels will rub?, the rims are 5 stud fitment and pretty sure they fit stud wise...

The car is a Honda Civic Sport 1.6 vtec, totally standard...not lowered or anything

Thanks!!

Alex

 

if its not lowered, it should be fine, it'd probably rub when doing U-turns though

 

U need to know more than just 5 bolt, figure out offset/width of rim/which 5 bolt pattern is it? how tall is the tire? ... and correct forum is nice,

this is the 2001-2005 non ep3.

 

What's the body style of the car? Coupe, hatch or sedan? You said Ep3, but then you mention a 1.6 vtec sport, so maybe you're in the UK?

 

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The 1.6 VTEC sport is an EP3, bud.

Without lowering the car, the 235's will fit, but if the car were lowered, forget about it.

 

Sorry for the wrong forum guys!

the rims are

235/40/ZR17 90W

The stud pattern is 5...anyone know if the evo 8 are the same size as the Civic?

The car is a UK spec EP3 Sport....

Thank you very much!!

 

if you're not dropped, offset won't matter.

 

it is ep2

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Alexlai50 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sorry for the wrong forum guys!

the rims are

235/40/ZR17 90W

The stud pattern is 5...anyone know if the evo 8 are the same size as the Civic?

The car is a UK spec EP3 Sport....

Thank you very much!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

If its a 1.6 then its an ep2.

 

EP2, whatever -- it's an EP chassis.

235/40-17 does fit on a +45 offset rim. I'm close to getting a set myself.

 

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235/40-17 does fit on a +45 offset rim. I'm close to getting a set myself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Can you make a full turn with it? I thought when the wheel was turned all the way to one side that it would rub.

 

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Technyne over at ephatch has a set of 17" +45 Rota Torques (Work Emotion copy) with 235/40-17's on them and, I think, says that they don't rub.

The sneaky thing is that the larger wheel diameter leaves more room for suspension clearance, like with the trailing arm in the rear.

Of course, you could go with wider in front than in the rear, too. The front needs more traction anyway, and even though you won't be able to rotate tires front-to-rear, you won't be replacing tires any more often, either.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BarracksSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Technyne over at ephatch has a set of 17" +45 Rota Torques (Work Emotion copy) with 235/40-17's on them and, I think, says that they don't rub.

The sneaky thing is that the larger wheel diameter leaves more room for suspension clearance, like with the trailing arm in the rear.

Of course, you could go with wider in front than in the rear, too. The front needs more traction anyway, and even though you won't be able to rotate tires front-to-rear, you won't be replacing tires any more often, either.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I forgot he had those. My mistake.