17's on a civic

[b16_civc91]

i just bought some 17" rims for my 91 civic and i wanted to know befor i put them on if i have to do any thing to the fenders or what any info would be sweet

[EightOhOne]

unless youre slammed, you really shouldnt have to do anything...my car has a mild drop with 17s, and they only rub if im turning REALLY sharp...and even then its not too bad....my car pics are in the 4th gen roll call thread at the top of this forum
peace

[b16_civc91]

i just bought the same rims too but in white how low did you go there .

[EightOhOne]

man, i wish i knew..i got the car with the springs already installed.im thinking the drop is between 1.75-2.25 inches, but i think i could lower it a little bit more without problems...hopefully i can get some groundcontrols and koni yellows sometime soon, so i can slam it a little more, without causing problems

[b16_civc91]

my friend told me his bro had to grind the lil lip on the fender and he said after that he had his car lowerd like almost 3 " and said it worked fine

[90CRXZCSi]

I have mine dropped 3.5" and 17's and it tucks under really nice. Same thing as eightohone said....i also rub when turning real hard too. My front bumper cant be more than 2"-2.5" off the ground because i cant even get up my driveway.

[marked001]

it really depends on the offset....the farther below a 45 offset, the more you'll rub

[13secondcivic]

I run 17's and have H&R dropped it to 1.9 inches. PERFECT

[ricodemus]

I had 17s on mine and like eightohone, my car was already lowered before I got it. At least there were already koni yellows on there too . But I did rub in the wheel well on sharp turns and driveways were a bitch. Straight ahead, sometimes hit the bumper; angled, the tires hit the fender and bent it up a little. It sucked cuz the fender started cutting my tire. Needless to say, when I bent one, I just kept them off and threw on some si wheels. I think a 16 with a low pro would be perfect for me. Or maybe get a set of coilovers, raise it just a hair and buy another 17, since I got 3 sittin in my garage with tires still on them. I'd like to get them powdercoated gunmetal or something. Maybe black with the red lip. You guys dig the black/darker rims? I think it looks pretty tough, except chicks prolly think your hubcaps fell off. bah who cares.

[marked001]

like I said...it all depends on the offset....I had 17s that tucked nicely b/c they were a 45 offset...I had 16s that rubbed b/c they were a 42 offset....you can have 13s that rub if they were that bad an offset....

[b16_civc91]

the rims i bought are +40 offset will thay still work my car is put away so i can't put them on till next month will some one tell me if thay will work thanks

[Spunkymonkey]

It also depends on whether you'll have anyone sitting in the back. When my sister had 15's on her civic, it rubbed quite a bit with passengers.

[90civichbsi]

i have some gsr rims and i cant adjust my camber all the way out or i will rub, of course i am running 195/50/15's.

hey marked001 what kind of drop do u have, i was thinkin about goin with 17" the subzeros.

IM JUST TIRED OF WEARIN OUT MY TIRES FROM NEGATIVE CAMBER

[marked001]

that car didnt have much of a drop thanks to the shitty weapon r suspension....but w/ the suspension out, the wheels tucked up nicely w/ a jack...unfortunately you'll still have camber issues, as the subzero's have the same offset as the gsr's....if the wheels had any higher an offset, the wheels would run into the inner wheelwell.... the main reason I got the subzero's were that they were 17s w/a 45 offset, that's such a difficult thing to find w/ cheap wheels...

[Worshp]

Originally posted by b16_civc91
the rims i bought are +40 offset will thay still work my car is put away so i can't put them on till next month will some one tell me if thay will work thanks

You may have a few rubbing issues. +42 would have been a better offset. Are they a 17x7 or 17x7.5" rim?