Help getting Rims to fit
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
what are the other two pieces of information that goes in this that u guys have been typing: //18.. i know the 18 is rim size but anyways.. someone told me spring block will possibly fix the rubbing problem..
if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: shauntennine
what are the other two pieces of information that goes in this that u guys have been typing: //18.. i know the 18 is rim size but anyways.. someone told me spring block will possibly fix the rubbing problem..
if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
what are the other two pieces of information that goes in this that u guys have been typing: //18.. i know the 18 is rim size but anyways.. someone told me spring block will possibly fix the rubbing problem..
if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ok basically, can someone tell me the cheapest, easyiest, way to raise my car about an inch or two, and also in comparison, the most effective and correctly done way to raise my car an inch or two, and how much i would be looking at for each option.
thanks a lot
thanks a lot
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
just want to say thanks for all the advice u guys didnt offer, but i got them to fit and they look gangsta as ****.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/h0ckeyb0y/Rims.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/h0ckeyb0y/Rims.jpg
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: shauntennine
just want to say thanks for all the advice u guys didnt offer, but i got them to fit and they look gangsta as ****.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/h0ckeyb0y/Rims.jpg
just want to say thanks for all the advice u guys didnt offer, but i got them to fit and they look gangsta as ****.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/h0ckeyb0y/Rims.jpg
That doesn't look gangter, looks funny
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
wow now I remember why I don't post here anymore...
Those tires are too big on any pre-2001 civic. 205/45/16 should do you nicely.
I just installed 205/55/16 tires onto my dropped EX and it's touching the rear.
I'm thinking of installing oem rear strut & springs to raise it.
Any good ideas?
I'm thinking of installing oem rear strut & springs to raise it.
Any good ideas?
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: shauntennine
ok, this is my first post here and i need some help.. i have a 97 civic lx, and i just bought 18 inch rims with tires.. the back tires rub when i get on the gas (cause the car shifts weight to the back)..
i need some advice on how to make these rims work without scraping..
ok, this is my first post here and i need some help.. i have a 97 civic lx, and i just bought 18 inch rims with tires.. the back tires rub when i get on the gas (cause the car shifts weight to the back)..
i need some advice on how to make these rims work without scraping..
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: rok_spitfighter
I've got a similar problem.
I just installed 205/55/16 tires onto my dropped EX and it's touching the rear.
I'm thinking of installing oem rear strut & springs to raise it.
Any good ideas?
I've got a similar problem.
I just installed 205/55/16 tires onto my dropped EX and it's touching the rear.
I'm thinking of installing oem rear strut & springs to raise it.
Any good ideas?
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: ryank327
You should always double check your tire sizes...lesson learned. AllI can say is get a lower profile or raise your car a tad. We have people come into the shop all the time with big wheels and when we tell then they are gona rub they want them on anyways.
You should always double check your tire sizes...lesson learned. AllI can say is get a lower profile or raise your car a tad. We have people come into the shop all the time with big wheels and when we tell then they are gona rub they want them on anyways.
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RE: Help getting Rims to fit
ORIGINAL: shauntennine
someone told me spring block will possibly fix the rubbing problem..if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
someone told me spring block will possibly fix the rubbing problem..if anyone has any idea, let me know and also what about some new coilovers, i heard those can raise like 2 inches..
Coilovers can often be adjusted through a 2" range, but that range is usally from .5" lower than stock, down to 2.5" lower than stock. I don't usually see coilovers that raise a Civic taller than stock height.