What size wheels are do-a-ble for 88-91 civic hatch

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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Ok am wanting to flush my Daily driver (to work and home, plus any weekend places such as malls, movies, etc I'm pretty universal distance wise to everywhere so it's not like i will be taking crappy streets) and I wanted to know what size wheels would be best for the ef hatch. I know 16 would be the limit but I also wanna know are 13's to small or if i could do that size and what offset should I look for in wheels, also I wanna know what suspsension set up should I use to camber it and slam it just right so it has that clean hellaflush look to it. If you can please respond with some helpful tips and pics it'll be deeply appreciated, thank you
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 12:58 AM
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I've always preferred 15's.

:edit: Hellaflush + daily driver = not a great idea.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 05:41 AM
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15" are the best size rim/tire pkg IMO also, but the whole hella flush thing is just a terrible idea. Handling sucks, it's unsafe, tires wear out super fast and it's expensive to keep replacing tires, plus I'd never trust it for longer hi way travel.....each to their own though
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 07:43 AM
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When your goal is to make your car look stupid, be unsafe, and drive and handle like crap I really don't think wheel size is going to be that critical of a choice.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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When your goal is to make your car look stupid, be unsafe, and drive and handle like crap I really don't think wheel size is going to be that critical of a choice.

I'll keep that in mind when i go to texas
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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15" are the best size rim/tire pkg IMO also, but the whole hella flush thing is just a terrible idea. Handling sucks, it's unsafe, tires wear out super fast and it's expensive to keep replacing tires, plus I'd never trust it for longer hi way travel.....each to their own though
Okay and sincerely I take it giving it about a 2.5-3 inch drop would be bad idea or no cause if barely having any camber might not be such a good idea would it be better to just put lowering springs then?
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 04:47 PM
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You won't be hella flush at 2.5-3.0inch drop unless you're on 17-18in rims
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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15s for the drop you are looking at.
Why so low though? It's cool for about 5 minutes and then you destroy your exhaust on speedbumps, driveways, and small pebbles.
It just draws attention and you will likely get tickets.
All good I guess if that's what you are into.

16s with the right offset and tire combo are doable, but probably not at your height. Even with just a little lowering you are asking to rub especially with a cheap suspension.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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15's on my old SiR with about a 2'' drop... very drivable and looked good imo.

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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 24TEN
You won't be hella flush at 2.5-3.0inch drop unless you're on 17-18in rims
oh I meant if i cant flush it and have it as a daily driver, would springs be better, my bad for misinterpreting my last post
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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function over flush.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 08:59 PM
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15s for the drop you are looking at.
Why so low though? It's cool for about 5 minutes and then you destroy your exhaust on speedbumps, driveways, and small pebbles.
It just draws attention and you will likely get tickets.
All good I guess if that's what you are into.

16s with the right offset and tire combo are doable, but probably not at your height. Even with just a little lowering you are asking to rub especially with a cheap suspension.
I mean if I get springs with no camber then yeah 2.5-3 inch drop all around is that do-able but yeah i mean if i flush it then I want it to be a clean stance or maybe just a 2.5 drop from adjustable coilovers with a little bit of camber, and as far as speedbumps and driveways and exhaust and attention from cops I mean i live in Southern Cali so what would make my car different from any other honda right? And my driveway isn't that bad where i need to put wooden blocks or what not underneath and the streets that seems like the only problem i have but then again I'll just go to the next town over where its nothing but smooth heaven from there on out. But 15's huh yeah I figured just as much...
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LudeEFv2.4
15's on my old SiR with about a 2'' drop... very drivable and looked good imo.



This is also what i was considering just dropping it on some eibach or tokiko springs or coilovers I'm just been a sucker for camber thats why i posted this thread up but man looks very good
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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You can run up to a 205/45-16 without issues. 205/50-16 will rub in the front while turning at ~1 finger gap
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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I think 16s look awesome on a Ef with a 1 finger wheel gap. 15s are the most popular size though.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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You can run up to a 205/45-16 without issues. 205/50-16 will rub in the front while turning at ~1 finger gap
Do you by any chance have any pictures of this so I can kind of get an idea?
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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I think 16s look awesome on a Ef with a 1 finger wheel gap. 15s are the most popular size though.
Yeah i mean i seen some 16 wheels that are pretty clean but I would have to do a 5 bolt conversion and I just dont have the money for that right now
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 05:55 PM
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I've seen people run 18's and it's too much.
Even 17's look proportionately too big IMO.
If you must do super flush and stretched tires, then get the backspacing right and run a 16x9.5.

My personal preference is 15's on the EF chassis, because you can go a wide as 10"+ wheels and 275/35/15 tires.
16's have shitty selection of tires, but if you're stretching them anyway, then who cares...

Here's some inspiration for you:

http://www.stancenation.com/2010/07/...u-style-civic/

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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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to the original question
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Black R
I've seen people run 18's and it's too much.
Even 17's look proportionately too big IMO.
If you must do super flush and stretched tires, then get the backspacing right and run a 16x9.5.

My personal preference is 15's on the EF chassis, because you can go a wide as 10"+ wheels and 275/35/15 tires.
16's have shitty selection of tires, but if you're stretching them anyway, then who cares...

Here's some inspiration for you:
http://www.stancenation.com/2010/07/...u-style-civic/


Bosozoku style, NICE!!! Yeah those are 14s offset and they are nice but where in the world could I find some like those or are they no name brands?
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Once again I'll use this pic as an example sorry I keep doing that but this **** is so clean!!!
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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^^ I think the car looks super clean, but the suspension setup is a joke!! and dangerous, and expesive buying new tires all the time, what a waste
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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Once again I'll use this pic as an example sorry I keep doing that but this **** is so clean!!!
You will NOT be able to DD that. If you want serious low, you're gonna have to drop serious coin on suspension and alignment parts JUST to make it bearable, and you'll still wear though/break parts constantly.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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i have a ef sedan on coilovers and oem style struts adjusted as low as it can go currently im on 14 inch del sol wheels until i paint my 15s but as it sit at the moment i love the ride quality not too much natural camber and handles better than stock....my advise to test waters and not waste alot of time and money go buy some ebay coilovers (megan racing) and kyb struts then find some 99-00 si wheels or gsr blades with 195-50 or 55s and see how u feel about that...im big into the camber thing also but using my ef as a daily i refuse to go crazy and only have an inch of tread contact to the road let alone get caught in the rain like that! but if u are really mind settled on the stance setup get the same coilover and strut setup and do a 15x8 with a mild offset like 20-25 and 195/50s (dont go with a crazy stretch) stay away from the 0-15 offset leave that for the guys that has experience with them setups
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