yes or no wheel fitment?

[jane_honda]

will 205/40R17s on my 1991 civic hatch? my car is lowered a little bit. im not sure how much, previous owner did it. but its not too much i know that. maybe like an inch. will they rub?

 

[2NRSTV]

Yes, 17's are pretty big and will rub. 16's are the biggest I'd go with.

 

[TigBitties]

no

 

[Intertwined]

17's wont rub unless its more than a 2 inch drop i believe. got 17's on my civic dropped with eibach springs and tokico blues and it doesn't rub at all. about a 1.5 inch drop

 

[jane_honda]

Okay so if I go with a 16 should I still go 205 or 195? But I definitely want like a 40 or 35.

 

[TigBitties]

depends on the width of the wheels and if you want to stretch them. As for the profile, go with whatever is CORRECT for your car. I know 6th gens on a 16 run a 45.

 

[jane_honda]

Okay man thanks alot yeah im having trouble finding a rim I like for my 91 hatch. Recommend anything? And yeah I've never bought rims before so this is all new to me.

 

[R3dline]

imo, id get 15's, tires are alot more expencive for 16 inch wheels, 15's are abundant. and there are tons of styles of wheels for hondas, and they wont rub, and you can lower your car alot more without scrubbing. what color and style wheel are you looking for? thats a good starting point. like do you want white? 5 spoke? or what.

 

[TigBitties]

^agreed. i drop 125 a tire for 16s, and 15's look better anyways for hondas before 96

 

[jane_honda]

I really appreciate the help btw. Im thinking 15s I guess then and I want all black I don't car about spoke. I want a wide wheel though so I can eventually put slicks on the front if I have too. I do like some offset. And I really like the new BBS LM-Style they are called but I would want them all polished gloss black..

 

[WBJ]

IMO 15's would look great but you could get away with 16's.

 

[nd4sped]

yeah, but i think 205 is a little wide for 17's on a honda. i'm guessing most people with 17's might run something more narrow.

Boy brought a thread from the dead. But since we are here. Its quite typical for Honda owners move up in tire size to 205 when going over 14". Most folks still put 205/45/15 on OEM 15" wheels. When I ran my OZ Supperleggera 17x7 wheels, I had 205/40/17 rubber on all four corners. Pretty typical size.