I have a 95 civic ex that i just bought. The car arrived and was not like it should have been. When i took it to a mechanic he said many things were wrong including that 18'' rims were too big for the car. Is this true or is he just trying to sqeeze us for money.
thanx... nathanjohnson2009

 

**** 18's are too big in my opinion but it can be done.

 

they can be. if there too wide, tires are to big, wrong offset, any of those can cause problems.

 

18 inch wheels will slow the acceleration and braking down alot. i say go with a 15 or 16 inch wheel. **** go with blades, or meshs. they both look good on civics.

 

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It's a Civic not a Caddy.
As for the mechanic, I don't think he can squeeze you for money trying to downsize your wheels.

Sweet Jesus 18's? WTF was the last owner on when he thought that would look good on a civic.

 

Looks like you got yourself a piece of work there...how about uploading some pics and we can help you out.

 

Thanx... The rims are already on tha car and they don't seem to be too wide... they appear to fit at least on tha rear... the tire profile is really low and i think the struts might be blown because u can't even get your fist under the side skirt... will try to post some pics both tha ones when we bought it and the ones we took when we got tha car.

 

blk92_d16... how do i upload pics... i'm new to this website.

 

here's tha website i bought it from with some pics to see what they look like... but of course tha car isn't as good looking now

http://www.mautofied.com/listing-100082769.htm

thanx for taking time to try and help nathanjohnson2009

 

you REALLY want 18's? way too big in my opinion. but its your car.

about uploading pics, get an image host. like imageshack.us or photobucket.com

 

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the only time that car looked good was when it came off the line. sorry to break it to ya

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nathanjohnson2009 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here's tha website i bought it from with some pics to see what they look like... but of course tha car isn't as good looking now

http://www.mautofied.com/listing-100082769.htm

thanx for taking time to try and help nathanjohnson2009</TD></TR></TABLE>



<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">UPDATED 95 civic ex, does not run, i have no clue whats wrong with it sorry never got it looked at just bought a new car and its just sitting.. 18in tenzoR rims extra set of 00 si rims included..full kit.. full catback..leather...slammed with coilovers..looks just the same as it is in the pics!...call for details 517-474-5253 jake.. jacobleeallan@yahoo.com FIRST 2000.00 FIRM OFFER TAKES IT!!!!! PLEASE CALL ASAP.. CALL CALL CALL CALL </TD></TR></TABLE>

take the 18's off and put the si rims on. and lift the car a little bit.

take the body kit off and get OEM parts and a front lip and call it a day.

 

thanx for all opinions... they r really helping... i have decided to go with 16's b/c tha 18's r too big... as for the bodykit, i'm leaving it on... soory oem and jdm r great but not what i prefer.

 

It says he included some si wheels just throw those on.

 

i am rockin a set of 18's right now myself.. my gas mileage is ****, my cars not as quick accelerting, and i have issues of them rubbing when i have more then 2 people in there. and let me tell you, as soon as i can get a new set of tires for my stock rims, the 18's are getting sold. as for looks, yeah it looks ok, but sucks for performance. so speaking from experience, the sooner they come off, the better.

 

come on...no state inspectors in here?.
the reason he is saying your 18's are too big is because in order for it to pass inspection the wheels can't be 2 sizes bigger than factory. I.E- If it comes factory with 15's, 17 inch wheels would be acceptable. Unless its already been inspected, in which case, screw it.

 

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Sweet Jesus 18's? WTF was the last owner on when he thought that would look good on a civic. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol when i bought my ef it had 18's on it, i thought the same thing, it looked like a hot wheels car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jpnucrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">come on...no state inspectors in here?.
the reason he is saying your 18's are too big is because in order for it to pass inspection the wheels can't be 2 sizes bigger than factory. I.E- If it comes factory with 15's, 17 inch wheels would be acceptable. Unless its already been inspected, in which case, screw it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Maybe where you live, but here in washington wheel size is not part of any inspection. All we have is emissions and they are still no where near as strict as California.

 

ttt

 

Bump for 16's. I had 17's on my old civic and i thought it looked like 22's! I can't imagine why someone would even think about putting 18's on a civic. What sidewall tire was on there? like a 25 or something. Go with a 16x8 and a 205-45-16 tire! your ride quality will improve dramatically from a damn log wagon to actually comfortable! Just my two cents though.

 

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Why are bumping this thread.

 

why are we discussing rims and body kits when this guy has white vinyl seats.

LOL

superstreet 1997 called, they want your car back

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why are we discussing rims and body kits when this guy has white vinyl seats.

LOL

superstreet 1997 called, they want your car back</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow that might be sig worthy.

 

hahahaha Harsh! but hella Funny!

 

18's are definitely too big for a civic. What is the engine displacemnet?