Man you guys are great. You've helped me with all my civic questions. You guys are pros.

so....i dont have $3000 for a suspension job.

What if I add 17's....? technically there is less room between the tire and the body right?

and if so ...If i get 18's will it look awkward?

18's seem huge on an 03.

let me know guys... i'm counting on ya.

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you dont need 3000 for a suspension job... who told u that? and obviously, if you get bigger rims, you have less room between your rubber and fender. as for 18's some might say you need to roll your fenders. and plus, 18's are out of style now. its all about the 16's

 

Any step up from the OEM wheels/tires without a drop will look apparent. There is no difference in tire and body because you'll should still have the same total circumfrence becauase of a smaller sidewall.

IE: An 18" wheel with a 215/35/18 tire acutally has 2.25% less circumfrence than the OEM setup and the gap will look massive.

You don't have to spend $3000 on a suspension setup. If you want, for the time being and even for the life of your car, just get a springs that don't have a massive drop and you can stay on your OEM struts/shocks. Maybe something like Eibach or Neuspeed sports. Used springs go for anywhere from $50-$75.

And I don't think 18s look too big on an 03', Ive had 18s on my 02 for about 4 years now, and the only thing you'll notice is a parasitic loss in low end power and a little more breaking time, but nothing insanely drastic.

BTW, if you decide to go with the spring idea, let me know. I have a set of Neuspeed Sport springs just collecting dust in a box in the garage.

 

18" rims are for Luxury Cars... and MAYBE 1-2% of Civic showcars... THATS IT.

IMO 17's are impractical but i will let them slide occationally if the person has actually got some taste and gets something worth while ( NO ROTAS/CHROME/HEAVY CRAP ALLOWED).

That being said, i myself am rocking 16's, i like them but im trying to go down a size to 15"ers to save weight.

many people will say " well your cars not a race car, so why would u like light rims?"

I like them #1, because u CAN feel the difference in performance. People buy i/h/e and "claim" to see huge improvements. Try ditching the stock 22lb wheels and going to an 11lb rim, and tell me which feels better, your IHE or the 11 lb'ers...

#2) Although i do not race my car, i like it to feel as good as it can for what i do. daily driving. So i want to be able to merge/accel with some speed, and have a nice comfortable ride, which 17's do limit ( 18's are a LOT more rough).

IMO its all up to u, but 16"s are as big as u should go.

 

im trying to go bigger rim for some wider tire for better handling. my stock 185 width is just too small, and I don't think anything much wider can go on my si rims.

 

to get the wider tire, u can go with anything from a 15x7 to 18x7.5 or watever u want.

If u have an EX, the stock alloys should be able to hold 205's

 

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I've seen 215's on Si rims. The width of the rim does control the width of a tire, but it is a range of width's. On a 16x7, you can fit anywhere from 175/40's, all the way up to 265/70's. It's all down to how thick the sidewall is, and how stiff the tire grade is. If it's a softer tire, like a an Advan A048, then you can easily stretch an even larger tire onto a small rim.

 

Do whatever you want to your car but please do not add those big *** wings. That is the tackiest ever.