ok i have a question
i have a 97 civic hx with championship white hx rims

a guy wanted to trade me si rims for my hx's and i was really curious to no

since hx's were one of the lightest rims made by honda, and they were made for gas efficiency,
does that mean if i were to trade for the si rims
and put the si rims on my car, i would lose a little of my gas mileage because they are heavier or something?

 

They are also smaller than SI rims. Weigh them. Unsprung weight will sap your gas mileage.

 

I dont think youll notice a difference in mpgs and if you do its going to be very minimal, id do it just saying

 

yea you prob wont notice it if u do at all.. id take Si's over HX's anyday

 

I would say the hx's are a little lighter just based on being smaller, but I think the hx had 14's, 185 65 14 and the the 99 si was like 195 55 15, going by memory. This of course if the si's were 99 or 00's. Eariler si's were 14's I think.

 

I like the HX better, but only because I think Si wheels are ugly. I would just go with the ones that look nicer to you. There's far better tire options out there for the Sis though. Fuel economy will change for sure with the weight difference, but not by much since the Sis have a taller overall height and will decrease your cruising RPMs just a tad. If your car is really light, you may notice a bit slower acceleration, but not by much.

 

wow hx's are the lightest honda wheels?
they're pretty heavy to me, thats just me...
i highly doubt your going to see a big diff in your gas mileage unless you drive like a mad man!
i have a eg with hx wheels, getting ave 340-380, sometimes 400 on a full tank

 

They aren't the lightest, but they're pretty light. The lightest would probably be the 13" alloys on the CRX HF or the 13" wheels from the Civic VX.

 

im pretty sure the mpg would go down like 1-2 if u switch to si it shouldn't be a significant difference

 

im pretty sure hx's are 13's. regardless si's are worth more and look better...id trade for sure

 

HX are 14s


VX are 13s


They look similar in pics, but in person they look different.

 

ok so bottom line

they would decrease gas mileage?
lol

 

but not by much, nothing that would make a huge difference to where it would matter

 

Si rims are too played out the honda oddesey even has rims just like them. Stay with the white hx's, I tried trading my old 17's for a set for my 98 ej8 but my brakes where too big.

 

yea your right

but i have a question
because i have hx's
does that mean that if i lower my car, it will be EVEN LOWER to the ground because they are 14s??
i mean my tires is 185/65/14
i dont wanna ride slammed, but i want the little gap between fenders and tires to go away lol

 

I have hx's on mine, I personally would trade for SI wheels in a heartbeat!!!

 

OEM wheels not in particular order.

EH/EJ1/2= 14"s-15"s Hx, GSR blades, webs, special ed.(flower), JDM 96-97 ITR, USDM ITR/CTR

EJ6/8/EM1= 15"s-16"s Em1 Si's, JDM 96-97 ITR, USDM ITR/CTR, JDM/UKDM/EDM ITR

 

i have a ek hatch and its at stock height rite now and i just got hx's and i want my car to be low but not slammed but idk what size tires to get im going to probably drop it 2 inches or so in the front. can anyone help me out?

 

Weren't the HX rims made by Enkei for Honda?