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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Default 16" rims on lowered Eg civic?

Hi guys, I've got a 95 Civic Si hatchback lowered 2.5" on dna motoring coilovers, and I'm currently sitting on 15" Drag DR-21's wrapped with Dunlop Direzza DZ101's 205/50R15 for tires although I'm just not happy with the way my car is sitting. I've been searching online and found a set of XXR 531. They are 16x8 with a +20 offset. I'm wondering if these will fit my car without having to camber? I realize I will most likely need to roll the fenders, I just don't want to camber the car mainly because I've never been a huge fan of it. And if they will fit, what size tire would you reccomend? Anything will help! Thanks a lot!
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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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Anything past a 7" wide wheel with +32 offset will require either fender rolling/pulling, negative camber, or some form of tire stretching.

So, in your request, you would definitely need a little bit of negative camber and tire stretching.
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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Thanks, this helps a lot! So would I need to camber the car to the point where it looks very noticeable? I have seen them where they had a slight camber, and the look was fairly clean rather than having some ridiculous 45 degree angle. Do you have any recommendations on how much camber?
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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 08:35 PM
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With the 205's, and rolled quarter panels, you'll still need over 3 degrees to clear the metal on bumps.
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Old Oct 10, 2013 | 07:14 AM
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Okay thanks, helps a lot! 3° isn't that bad. If I went down to say a 195 would I need to camber still? Just trying to figure out all my options haha
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Old Oct 10, 2013 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by toyomatt84
With the 205's, and rolled quarter panels, you'll still need over 3 degrees to clear the metal on bumps.
Okay thanks, helps a lot! 3° isn't that bad. If I went down to say a 195 would I need to camber still? Just trying to figure out all my options haha
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Default Re: 16" rims on lowered Eg civic?

Yes. You would be better with a +25 offset IMO.
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 07:38 AM
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I'm not sure if the wheels come in that offset. I will look around though thanks!
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Default Re: 16" rims on lowered Eg civic?

Originally Posted by toyomatt84
Anything past a 7" wide wheel with +32 offset will require either fender rolling/pulling, negative camber, or some form of tire stretching.
^ Can you make this a sticky?
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 2LEM1
^ Can you make this a sticky?
Hehe!

I do believe it is part of the FAQ's thread already, but apparently that's not enough these days.
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