Hi guys,
I have jus got a 3door civic 1.5, and now i want some rims. I was thinking of going for 17 inch, but have been warned by a friend that he lost a lot of power when he did this due to the weight, and they also rubbed. He suggested that i instead got some 15 inch alloys, and lowered the car - and that it would still look great, but have better performance.
Any suggestions whats the best option, i want good performance and the car to look stunning, and also want to be able to get over speed bumps etc!

cheers,
Chris

 

thats what i'm doing i'm going to get a set of 15x7 mb weapon bronze wheels and lower my car a little a friend of mine has a set of 17 inch wheels and he hates them roads are to rough around here and his power did go down with the 17s

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Check this place out, http://www.rarerims.co.uk

 

Stick with somehting 15 or 16", 17's or above will slow your car down, might rub and give you a horrible rough ride. Speed bumps shouldn't be a horrible problem with your car if you lower it, unless you go more than a 2" drop in which case you might have a problem every once in a while, but if you stick Eibach pro-kit or Tein S-tech's you shouldn't have a problem, plus your car would look sweet and handle much better with the wheels/tires.

 

cheers guys for your replies, im going to lower it about 40mm, and get some 15" alloys, just need to wait for my insurance payout now before i can choose some!