16's or 17's 4 my civic
 

hey whats up guys i just need some help deciding what would be better for my 2004 honda civic coupe, im debating between 16's and 17's any body got some advice that would be helpful?

Do you want looks or performance & how much do the wheels weigh that you are looking at. Definatly makes a big difference! I've ran my stealie's vs. my 26lb show wheels & theres a huge difference!

id want a little bit of both some performance and some looks, thats why im mostly thinking on going on 16's

I have 16's and love them. I recommend going with a 205/45 over a 205/40. I would go to the 45 if I could do it all over again. jmo :)

Depending on the style of the rim, either size would look good. If you're getting a set wheels with a polished (or some kind of) lip, then I'd go for a set of 17's.
http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/imag...ls/ssr_gt3.png
Since the spokes don't go all the way to the edge of the rim, the wheel would look smaller than it actually is.

But if the wheels you want have the spokes extend all the way to the edge of the rim, you'd want a set of 16's.
http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/imag..._emotioncr.png
Since the spokes go all the way and appear longer, the wheels look larger than it actually is.

By the way, since you have an '04, the tires that you use are a little different than older generation civics. For 16's, you'd want to use 215/50/16. For 17's, 215/45/17.

I'd get 16s.........no need for those big wheels on a civic unless you want more show

16s, anything else would just hurt your performance.

30lb 16's will hurt performance. :oh: :p

that silver wheel with the polished lip looks really Hott!

i have 12lb 15s :oh: