17's? , 16's?, or 15's?
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15" - Performance - lighter weight, cheaper tires
16" - Performance/Looks - Depending on what rim usually lighter, Tires price is slightly more
17" - Looks - Heavier, Expensive tires
18" - Bling - Heavy, Real Expensive tires, You better just get the chrome.
16" - Performance/Looks - Depending on what rim usually lighter, Tires price is slightly more
17" - Looks - Heavier, Expensive tires
18" - Bling - Heavy, Real Expensive tires, You better just get the chrome.
on civics 16'' is the best looking IMO, plus you won't scrape and the rims wont slow you down AS much 
there are many good wheels in 16" sizes, and tires wont be that expensive.
let us know what you get and post pics
there are many good wheels in 16" sizes, and tires wont be that expensive.
let us know what you get and post pics
17s would look awesome on a hatch. make sure it's lowered though
sweeeetI'd say 16". They'll give you a good compromise between weight, looks and tire sidewall size (short enough to be pretty stiff, but still tall enough to flex enough). Performance wise, the only reason for anything bigger is to fit a big brake kit, which I see as completely unnecessary unless you brake hard from 100+ mph often.
Eric
Eric
if you want performance stick to donuts and if you want style look for anything 17 or greater. I had 16's and din't notice anything and switched to my stock donuts and it's amazing on how light the car runs.
16's and 17's are almost the same in price but for 17's usually you can find more styles and a wider selection of tires. there probably is the selection of tires for 16's but I had no luck on that. but than again if you're getting 17's why not get 18's, that'll really make the impression.
16's and 17's are almost the same in price but for 17's usually you can find more styles and a wider selection of tires. there probably is the selection of tires for 16's but I had no luck on that. but than again if you're getting 17's why not get 18's, that'll really make the impression.
like alot of people said its not the price 17 are just to Heavy. but IMO most of them are to flashy for civics.. i have a pair of 17's that are atleast 7 years old they hit the ground for about 3days ( long story short my brother go them back in like 99 never got the car out sold it to me with all the parts back in 04 ) well last year i had them on my car drove nice. nice ride but i kept braking axles wasnt worth it.. so now i stay with 15's mostly oem rims they just look better then some rims outs98ciback said:I've been looking at a lot of hatchbacks pics on the site, but I still can't figure out what kind of rims to get.
I own a silver 98 hatch cx
It seems like 17's look nice but then I see a lot of hatches with smaller rims. Is it that they can't afford 17's? or just because the ride get's unconfortable?
What should I get?
thanx!
muff this is a hot topic muff muff
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=944
Read up on that, it's a test SCC did on the performance of different size rims
Read up on that, it's a test SCC did on the performance of different size rims
you are so full of it man 15 is nice but not all that ok sir...
my car is going to be slow anyways... so i have 17"s because i know whats the difference between slow and a little slower