I ordered a set of 17" Speedy Lite-7 two weeks ago, just got them today! Well anyways, as I went to open the package, I looked at them and to my suprise it was a set of 18's. I ordered 17's because they dont really have rubbing issues. So if i keep the 18's what would i have to do to avoid rubbing issues? I have my 96 civic sedan lowered 2" all around and have a front camber kit on its way.

 

sell them and buy the 17's u wanted!!!

 

Return them anyways and opt for a set of 16's.

But if you MUST keep the 18's, then rubbing would be an issue on a few things. One, is your ride height. Obviously the lower your car is, the more likely you are to rub the tires to your fenderwell. This also makes turning a chore (especially U-turns).

Two, is tire width. Assuming that you have either 205 or 215 wide tires, you're more likely to rub using the 215 tires.

Three is wheel offset. If the wheels you have are between +40mm and +42mm, then you're okay. Anything higher or lower than these numbers, you're screwed.

Finally, your camber. You'd want to have your camber with the proper settings or this might cause your tires to either rub on the inner fenderwell, or the outer fenderwell (which is also why the tire width becomes an issue).

For me, this way too much to worry about, especially for a daily driven car. Not only do you have to worry about rubbing, but you have to be careful where you drive, and how fast. The combination of a big heavy wheel + small sidewall tire + big pothole (bump) + fast speed = no more wheels. Not to mention that you'll end up throwing your suspension out of whack (alignment, camber, caster and toe settings).

 

Sell the 18's but make sure you can get enough to buy your 17's w/ out coming out your pocket.

 

I put them on my civic yesterday and drove around for an hour. No rubbing or scraping on turns or bumps, I was totally amazed. Wow...and I thought people said 18's would cause problems on civic's!

 

what size tires do you have on the rims

 

18s suck and look ridiculous on civics
You really should have returned them, at their cost, and gotten the lesser ridiculous 17s

 

i have 18's on my civic and i have no problems rubbing or any of that stuff. i lost a little of my turning radius though. and they dont look ridiculous.

 

Yes they do... Any wheel that is 4" larger than stock is just silly

 

Congrats. I have 18's on my civic as well. What size tires are on there? 215/35?

i love the way the 18's look on my civic as well

that is according to your opinion. Other people have different ideas about what looks good. That being said i will stick with my 18's on my civic