hi every 1 i want to lower my civic 35-40 mm summet like that will this effect the handeling??????

 

will make it a little more precise and handle better

 

It will ride like a champ! Get bigger rims too and you will even be better on the corners

 

yeh but bigger rims means slower speeds!

 

This one I dont understand... The total size of the tire hasnt changed at all... it is still twisting a rim and tire that is no different in size than your stock wheels/rims, just the ratio of rim/tire is different. I dont know for sure, but I would think it would be even lighter in weight with a big rim and little rubber... Why would performance change?

 

i have had plenty of cars for exapmple my last 1 i punto gt wich has 14" rims on it i tried 16 on it and the performance woz no where near as good!

 

This is in reply to TheMoogly. so you think it would be better spining a HUGE rim than a small little rim eh? well think of it this way you have a wheel that is say 14" for example versus a 17 or 18" rim. well it would be easier to spin the smaller one because there is not as much mass so you have to have less force to move it. I hope that helps and I hope I am right because if I am not I will feel so dumb.

 

bateater I think you're right.
Try it with something like a barbell or dumb-bell.. put it on the ground and try rolling it.
Now take a heavier one and try to roll that one. You'll probably have to add more strenght to be able to make it roll.
The same goes for stopping.

 

I can kinda see your guy's points.. I'm gonna take this thread to the right page... I dont have new rims or anything so I am clueless myself about this! Thanks guys!

 

Depends... 15-16" rims with tires matching stock diameter are generally lighter than 14" steelies with all of that tire. Rubber, and more importantly, the air inside the tire, weighs a LOT more than the physical rim itself. So with a lighter rim (than a steely) and less tire with less overall volume of air would be lighter... and as long as the tire acts as/close to the stock diameter you will have better accelleration and braking.

17-18 are generally heavier, and worst of all, larger in diameter. Thus having negative affects.