14x6 wheels??

[Riddick]

I wanted to know your guys' opinion, are 14x6 wheels too small?

[krustindumm]

for what?

[Riddick]

for a 91 civic hb w/b16

[SiZ]

Nah, thats exactly what I have in my hatch with B16. They're good.. Light.

Good luck finding some. I guess you Americans can use HX rims, but I had a hella hard time finding lightweight 14s here in Canada.

I think they're the best though. Smaller wheels are cool on small cars.

[Riddick]

Any problems with traction/handling though? That's what I was worried about

[turtlecrxsi]

I've got 14x5s and they handle pretty good. I don't have a b16 but I have some power to my turtle. I'm so used to breaking traction that when I lose it while grip driving, I don't get too nervous LOL. The tires are the main thing. I'm guessing if you get them in 6" wide you'll want 195s at least which would be fine.

[SiZ]

Ya, its the tires that are important moreso than the rims.. I'm just using Kumho 712s in 185/55/14 and I really don't notice any worse handling or braking than when I had the same tires on my 16" rims. Falken Azenis are also really good tires and are available in a 14" size.

One thing I do notice though is the fact that tires are about $60 each cheaper than when I was running 16s.

[icE_x]

what about 15's? That's a good spot in the middle. I was thinking of getting some 16's but i think it'd throw my speedometer off more. The 15's that i wanna get make my 60 mph read 59.7 on the speedo, which isnt bad. Whatcha think? Price is almost the same for wheels between 15 and 16

[2CrX]

If you get a bigger wheel with a lower profile tire the overall size wont change enough to throw it off much

[SiZ]

What about 14s? The guy wasn't asking about 15s or 16s.

14s rock!

[rosshatch89]

i wouldnt do 14's unless you had a limit you will be hard pressed to find really good tires in 14's of course you probably arent looking at pirreli p zero's either considering you are asking about 14's the tire will be what determines grip you wont find 45 series because its only a 14 but 14's are dirt cheap i would buy 15's and get some bfg drag radials if straight line is your thing i kid you not i've seen them take a 10th off someones 60 ft time

[]{iwi]

copper cobra xst's r fuckin sweet ass tires and they come in 185/60/14 and have a very nice footprint it was something like 320 mounted /balanced /road hazard so there not price to bad ether

[spongerlbc]

You should perhaps look into Miata wheels. Certain models had a BBS rim that weighed 8.5 lbs, but there hard to find (I could find one set and they guy wanted $600). More common are ones that weigh between 10-12 lbs. The only slight problem is the inner portion of the rim has to be bored out 2mm or so to fit the hub of the Civic. Check out http://www.miata.net/faq/wheel_weights.html for more info on what they look like and how much they weigh.

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by SiZ

What about 14s? The guy wasn't asking about 15s or 16s.

14s rock!

13 inch VX rims bitch

[gunnmen01]

i rolled 14's on my hatchies for quite awhile....... even my drag radials were 14's... i loved em


gunnmen01