Stock rims to stock rims....
 

I want to get rid of the stock hubcaps but I don't like the look of after market wheels. If I were to buy stock Honda wheels, would the tire size (185/65/14, I think) be the same as the wheels with the hubcaps? Civic is a 1998 4DR DX.

It depends on what size the wheels are. Other than the HX and Si, Im not sure that the 6th gen civics were offered with anything but steelies with hub caps. I only know the size of the Si wheels off the top of my head (15d x 6w). Find out the dimensions of the wheels.

hx wheels are stock civic wheels with tire size 185/65-14.

Would these be perfect?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...ht_6900wt_1165
I just got a set of tires back in the Spring so I don't need the tires (buyer says that they'll take the tires off if wanted and subtract $90). $408 shipped would be the total, is that a good deal?

Mismatched tires, but hey. HX's. I'd go for Si's on that car, personally.

But what do I know? I'm rocking phone dials...

On a 14x5 rim, I'm using 195/60/14s. On my Si's, 15x6, I'm using 205/50/15s.

those will fit your tires. check on craigslist as well you might be able to find a set for 300-350. i've even found them for 250 where i live

Problem is I just spent $330 on four new tires back in the Spring and I'm not willing to buy another new set just because I want better rims.

Also, when I Googled the HX rims I came across a forum topic on another site that said the HX rims wouldn't fit '96-00 Civics without shaving down the calipers a little bit. Is this true?

Assuming that they are correct then you just gotta get a dremmel-like bit for your drill for like $3 and fix your calipers. Honestly I dont see why you should have clearance issues. I have 14''s and theres no clearance issues with the calipers whatsoever.
Basically what im saying is just get the wheels.

The question is do you have a DX/LX or EX? DX/LX brakes are smaller. EX brakes are bigger. I read everywhere that my old CRX rims wouldn't fit without spacers but they fit fine.

I have a DX so hopefully they'll fit. The more pictures I see of them, the more I want them. I think I'm going to go for it:D

Just to be sure, this is a different listing but the same wheels as the other eBay link I posted and will fit my car/tires right?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_500wt_1182

yes they are the same wheels

Those look really good polished.

http://www.6thgearadvertising.com/pi...s/DSC_0089.jpg

This is going to sound stupid, but is it okay to run studded snow tires on alloy rims? Will the snow/winter conditions do any harm to the rims?

Sure, why not?

Finally got the rims on today. I'm going to put the snow tires on the steel rims just to protect the new HX rims. However, I had to put the HX rims and the Summer tires on the car for a week just to see how they look. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I took them real quick when I got home.
BEFORE:
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...pictureid=6415

AFTER:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...8/IMG_0414.jpg
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Sweet! Now lower that bish like 2"-2.5" and you will be looking good! :)

why not pay the extra 90 bucks and have a spare set of tires? if he is only taking off 90, it would be worth it. 90>300. save some money next time.

they look pretty clean except a few curb rashes. also consider getting the wheels balance and have the wheels weights stuck on the inside of the rims. much cleaner that way. a drop would be nice.

I didn't buy the set of rims from that listing because someone beat me to it. I found another listing on eBay that was just the HX rims, no tires. I already have two sets of tires for this car, one set of snows that have been used for two winters and my regular tires that are only seven months old. I really like how these rims look, I'll try and post some better pictures tomorrow.

duuude Hobo! Your rocking phone dials now?! lol i love it.

Well, I had my snow tires and steel rims put on yesterday. The HX rims with the Summer tires are off until the Spring:(

So its getting close to the time to put the HX's back on. They came with a box of lug nuts, but two were missing. The HX's lugs are shorter than the lugs I have for the steel rims so I went to NAPA today to get two of the shorter ones.

I couldn't believe it, $10.49 for TWO lug nuts:eek:

What size are the summer tires on your HX rims? Cause you could just run HX rims with 185/65-14's year round. It'd save you the hassle of switching wheels every winter, and you'd still have the nicer wheels.

I was in a similar situation as you were. I wanted to get rid of the stock steelies and replace them with 14" Alloys (since I already had bought new tires for the steelies). I looked, but no OEM Honda wheels really blew my mind, so I went with a nice set of 14" Kosei K1 TS's (You can't argue with 9.3 lbs each!) I'm going to run them year round. I could have gotten bigger rims with summer tires (and keep the steels for winter) but I decided to save some hassle and just get a nice year round setup.

(Hope I don't sound like I'm criticizing.)

I run studded snow tires in the winter and regular tires in the summer. Instead of remounting the tires twice a year, I figure keeping one set of tires on one set of rims and the other on the other set of rims makes the most sense.

I also want to protect the HX's because the the roads are terrible in Maine year-round and they get atrocious during the winter. I try to avoid as many potholes as I can, but when I do nail one, I feel better nailing it with a steel rim that I don't care about.

Makes sense. I just have to be really anal about not running my Kosei wheels into potholes.

I have a question about MPG, but its related to the HX wheels.

I put the HX rims with regular summer tires on them on my Civic about a week ago. On my way home from getting them put on, I filled up the gas tank. On that tank I got 27MPG in the city. With the sutdded snow tires and the heavy steel rims, I got 28MPG in the city on the last tank that I had with those wheels/tires.

What gives? I lost 1MPG. I've actually been driving a lot easier with the HX's than I did with the steels. In the past month or so, I've run a bottle of Chevron Techron and Lucas Fuel treatment so it has to be the wheels/tires.

It could be anything. Try checking your tires, see if they are properly inflated.

I'll have to check this, but I usually run 31psi in the front and 30psi in the rear. Is this where they should be?

I checked my air filter (AEM Short Ram) and it is a little dirty, but very little. I cleaned it back in September.

the factory pressure for hx is 29 and 30 psi on 185 65 14 tires

My Civic is a DX though, I'm just running the HX wheels on it.

I'm convinced I should run the steelies with snow tires year round. For the past couple of months while running the HX's and summer tires I've been averaging 27MPG (averaged 31-33 this summer). I just got through my first full tank with the steelies and snow tires (Nokian Nordman 4's this year) and I got 29MPG. Same weather, same driving style, same exact route each day, etc.

Just an update to this thread. Back in March, while I was sitting at a red light, my resonator pipe decided to literally fall off of my Civic. My mechanic said it was rotted out and that the head pipe was also rotted so both were replaced. My Flowmaster muffler is only a couple of years old as is the exhaust manifold. So now it has almost an entirely new exhaust, clean AEM air intake, proper tire pressure, I've been told that the plugs/wires are good and I've run fuel system cleaner and Lucas fuel treatment and I'm still only getting 32MPG (not 35MPG like I used to with the steel rims).