18'' rim question
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Get spinnerz yO! :grinpimp:
Seriously though, it all depends on what you want to do with your civic. If you want it to be slow (such a relative term) and bling bling get some 18s. Otherwise, you will be adding about 100lbs to your car and that won't do very much good for track times.
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Seriously though, it all depends on what you want to do with your civic. If you want it to be slow (such a relative term) and bling bling get some 18s. Otherwise, you will be adding about 100lbs to your car and that won't do very much good for track times.
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From: michigan
Originally Posted by white_n_slow
some people like 15s, some like 18s... just get what you like, man, its your car 
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From: maryland
Originally Posted by randomtask77
If and when you do decide to put a set of 18x7.5" wheels on your civic, there are certain things that must be met in order for you to use these size wheels without much problems.
You want to get 18x7.5" wheels with at least a +42mm offset (more would be better, up to a +45mm offset). The tire size that you must mate with these wheels are 215/35/18. Make sure that your alignment is up to specs. If you have a camber kit and a set of adjustable coilovers, that's an added plus.
If you've met all of these requirements, then you could install a set of 18's on your car without much problems. The one other thing that you might have to do is eliminate your inner fenderwell lining. But you rubbing your tires on these would solely depend on how low you decide to drop your car.
A lot of people go for 15's and at most 16's on older model civics, but I think that the newer model civics (usually 7th gen on up) can handle 17's or even 18's with no problems. Of course with these newer model civics, they have bigger fenderwells then their older counterparts, so they can handle the bigger wheels sizes as well as provide room for bigger sidewalls for these wheels.
You want to get 18x7.5" wheels with at least a +42mm offset (more would be better, up to a +45mm offset). The tire size that you must mate with these wheels are 215/35/18. Make sure that your alignment is up to specs. If you have a camber kit and a set of adjustable coilovers, that's an added plus.
If you've met all of these requirements, then you could install a set of 18's on your car without much problems. The one other thing that you might have to do is eliminate your inner fenderwell lining. But you rubbing your tires on these would solely depend on how low you decide to drop your car.
A lot of people go for 15's and at most 16's on older model civics, but I think that the newer model civics (usually 7th gen on up) can handle 17's or even 18's with no problems. Of course with these newer model civics, they have bigger fenderwells then their older counterparts, so they can handle the bigger wheels sizes as well as provide room for bigger sidewalls for these wheels.
215/35-18? are you sure about that? I have a 99 civic with 16s and 205/45-16...and there is actually room on the rim for 215/45-16....it just sounded off for an 18 inch wheel to only be wide enough for 215...
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dude I think you should get some 16 inch rota's they are super good and can hold alot man. my friend has the slipstreams on his coupe and he beat the shit out of them until he hit a nasty ass pothole on the freeway going 80 and bent it. but no leakage he drove the car until the tire wore out
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From: Your Mom's House
Originally Posted by roccav
215/35-18? are you sure about that? I have a 99 civic with 16s and 205/45-16...and there is actually room on the rim for 215/45-16....it just sounded off for an 18 inch wheel to only be wide enough for 215...
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see i have a b18c motor in my car and the axle is like maybe less than a half inch sticking out on the passenger side so the wheel sticks out more than the drivers side. If i end up getting 18s im ganna for sure have to get a camber gauge but what if i stick with 16's and lower the car do u think it will rub or should i still get a camber for it?