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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:40 AM
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Default 18 inch motegi mr7's on a 98 hatchback?

just wondering what your guys opinion was on the mr7's. also will the 18's fit or are 17's better. thanks
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:49 AM
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why 18's on a civic???
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:56 AM
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i dont know what would you reccomend
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:58 AM
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15 s
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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Default Re: 18 inch motegi mr7's on a 98 hatchback? (deepnite)

If you must go big, then max out at 17's. 18's are too disproportional for a Civic.

16's LOOK nicest IMHO

15's will perform best and will be able to take the most abuse (potholes, pavement irregularities, road construction etc...)

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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:20 AM
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if the guy wants 18"s, let him get 18"s

not everyone is in to the "jdm" 15" thing

18"s will ride really rough bro, i'd reccomend 17"s
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:27 AM
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Hell, go all the way, 20's
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:30 AM
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how about 24's that don't stop spinning when you stop?!?! buy an old caddie is thats what you want!!!
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:56 AM
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i would love to get 15's or 16's but i cant find any that look good with my car. its a black hatchback. someone send pics of some nice 15's and 16's to give me ideas please
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 11:30 AM
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made up my mind. im getting 15's with falken tires. just gotta find nice 15's
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 12:02 PM
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here, you see lots of pics of 15" wheels.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=213430
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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Default Re: 18 inch motegi mr7's on a 98 hatchback? (twitchm80)

[QUOTE]how about 24's that don't stop spinning when you stop?!?! :
that would be the hot set up
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 01:38 PM
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i got 18 inch volks .... looks good but my rims are bronze if they were white it would look dumb ,,,,
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 02:57 PM
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why 18's on a civic???
My thoughts exactly...
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 04:13 PM
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I have 18" MR7's in anthracite on my 96 hatch.....If you want pics you can see them at http://hometown.aol.com/accord32/ or email me at Accord32@aol.com.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 06:09 PM
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just because they're 15" does not necessarily mean it is "JDM".

if the guy wants 18"s, let him get 18"s

not everyone is in to the "jdm" 15" thing

18"s will ride really rough bro, i'd reccomend 17"s
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 06:50 PM
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on a del sol

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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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I guess if 18's are your thing... It's possible.

But Mr-7's? Around here, every ricer EVER has Motegi MR-7's. Same as the Konig Tantrums. I'd say think about a different wheel...
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 09:33 PM
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Default Re: 18 inch motegi mr7's on a 98 hatchback? (EpDarks)

I got 18's and love'm for looks but as far as go, you get robbed. Honda Tuner suggests 16 inch for the best performance overall. I would go with 16's or 17's. I use a set of del sol wheels for racing.
But, 2 each his own, I think 15's look tiny unless the car is really low.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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I think 15's look tiny unless the car is really low.
yeah, me too. 18s might be a large, causeing rubbing, unless you ride higher than most. 17s might rub too, if you are pretty low. IMO, 16s look great, and you can set the suspension to tuck em in just right.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 10:33 PM
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you can't post images through Geocities

that silver sol is cool. is it an oem color?
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 11:00 PM
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I think 18's look too big for a civics body and they are hella expensive. The biggest I would go is 17's.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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Depends on the year and model. I don't think you'll be happy with 18s. They'll probably cause some serious rubbing on your car. They look rediculous on Gen 5 cars IMHO, okay on Gen 6 and great on Gen 7. I saw 18s on a 'new' Si the other day and they looked [gag]gross[/gag]; large, disproportional with serious gaposis, all at the same time. Maybe if it was slammed about 6-inches...
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 11:11 PM
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16 and 205/40-16 for my EG.
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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 03:56 AM
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I had a set of 17" mr7's on my eg and I just got sick of them after a while, They were too big and they looked too plain.
I sold them for 675 and got a set of 16" Konig traffiks W/ machined lip. I think that the 17's are just too big for a civic. Also the mr7s are painted and the lips on mine got all chipped up from road debris after about 6 months or so, they looked like they were about 5 yrs old. My traffiks are about 6 months old now and they still look absolutely perfect.
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