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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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Does anyone know if a +37mm offset on a 17x7 wheel good for a civic?
not good. for a 7" wide rim you should gey a 42-44mm offset
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 11:12 AM
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Originally posted by CPL
Does anyone know if a +37mm offset on a 17x7 wheel good for a civic?
If you don't have a drop, you'll be ok. On my ride if i did anything lower than a 40mm, it would rub like crazy.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 09:32 PM
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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
not good. for a 7" wide rim you should gey a 42-44mm offset
Darn!! My SSR's that I bought from my friend awhile back are 37mm. He bought them brand new but was on a 94 Integra. Does the Integra have a different offset? If so I thought civics and integras were the same.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 06:49 AM
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Originally posted by CPL
Darn!! My SSR's that I bought from my friend awhile back are 37mm. He bought them brand new but was on a 94 Integra. Does the Integra have a different offset? If so I thought civics and integras were the same.
The INtegra and Civics have the same size wheel and offset. Wheel wells are pretty much the same too.

37 offset is not bad if you don't plan on lowering your car. BUt it's when you lower the car you will run into problems.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 07:33 AM
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Originally posted by CPL
Darn!! My SSR's that I bought from my friend awhile back are 37mm. He bought them brand new but was on a 94 Integra. Does the Integra have a different offset? If so I thought civics and integras were the same.
Actually, you're still okay with a +37mm offset. Just make sure that you don't lower it as much. If you do, make sure you have a good alignment or a camber kit.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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I guess I'm allright then. I have front and rear camber kits on the car.

What kind of problems would someone expect if he did'nt have it? Tires rubin or something?
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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Originally posted by CPL
I guess I'm allright then. I have front and rear camber kits on the car.

What kind of problems would someone expect if he did'nt have it? Tires rubin or something?
I have the SSR GP-0's since 96 and it has a +37 offset. When I first got the wheels, I got 205/40/16 tires and dumped it. No rubbing whatsoever. Only problem is my camber was really off. So when I had it fixed, I think the shop just bent my A-arms. Now that I have coilovers and I raised the car somewhat, they now have positive camber. It's not as bad as it sounds, but it bugs me. Then I switched to 205/45/16 tire, and now I experience rubbing.
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