i was wodnering if you could put 18"s on a civic without modding any of the control arms, speed o meter, etc

thanks

 

At discount tires they were telling me how "trick" my ride would be with 18's. And they said they wouldnt rub, or have to modify anything

 

ok. just making sure. but sometimes the bigger wheel throws off the speed-o-meter. did they say anything about that??

my friend put 19"s on their eclipse (why, i dont know) and they rubbed the **** out of all sorts of stuff. but anyways, yeah if it won't rub anyhting putting 18"s on a civ id like to figure out if it would throw off the speed o meter.

if anyone knows that much id appreciate feedback, thanks.

 

the only way it will throw off the speedometer is if the size of the tire and wheel is different from the stock tire and wheel... my 17s throw mine off a few mph but no biggie

 

18's on a civic, not a good idea. Kinda funny someone else brought this up, but I put 18's on my 1999 Civic Coupe, and anytime I had people riding in my car, my tires would rub. Also, when ever I turned my wheel to sharp, my tires would rub. Stick with 17's. Trust me.

 

18's shouldnt mess with the speedo too bad, but depending on how you drive, you could rub at certain times. Also, the ride on 18's will feel "lumpy". Thats the best adjective I can think of. If you can find the rims you want in 17 and 18 inches, get the 17's. Youll be much happier.

 

I dunno. I was considering puttin 16's from an 03 Si on my '00 civic and a calculator siad Id be off a good 5-6 mph and cuase possible break failure.

 

Do you have a link to that calculator Remmy? It'd probably be something good to turn into a sticky, as often as this question is asked.

 

dude u can put 19"s on ur civic w/o mods just mahe sure u dont go too wide 7" to 7.5" is a perfect fit trust me i put 23"s on my friends 87 caprice no rub u can do it. oooo but u cant drop the car more than a inch

 

it usually depends on how wide the tire is. i had 17s w/ 215s and i had to trade em in for 205s because they rubbed.