5th gen civic sedan rim question

[shaun1982]

hey guys, i got a 94 civic sedan, and i currently have 15" rims, i wanna buy new rims, should i go for 16 or 17"

i like both, i reckon my self, that 16" is more suited for the hatch and 17 for the sedans, but my question is, if i get 17" for my car, will there be a huge gap from the tire to the fender and will the car be high. will i have to lower it

if so, where can i go, can i go to pedders suspension, or where, and what do i ask for. i dont want the tires to sit underneath the fenders,

what is the info on how much inch to lower and how much it will cost

thanks

[LowEk]

17's would be nice the wheel should be the same height its just more rim less tyre but will prolly sit just a bit higher so the springs u want should be just low's thats in king springs which is about a 1.5-2 inch drop which will look nice.

cheers.

[shaun1982]

thanks, cause i passed through my local bob jane tmarts branch, they have a replica of ROTA 8 and 10's 16" and 17"

i dont care about the brand, if i get 16" how much should be the drop.

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also, when i bought this car, the previous guy put 2.5" exhaust pipe on the car, that is way to big for my car right.

my cause is a d16y vtec auto. i dont want any exhaust sound, especially in a auto, it sounds crap. i dont mind a little sporty sound, but very very light and quiet sound, nothing to get attention. what should the pipe size be, all i can see, he did it up to the Cat converter, and the muffler is just some ordinary RED back exhaust. i just recently changed the exhaust cause the previouse muffler was a straigh through and it was loud, this on is baffled.

i think the stock pipe size is 1.75, is this 2.5" pipe making my lose power and giving me crapper fuel economy. whats pipe size should i get and how much and what do i ask for.

i would rather have no exhaust noise, just the sound of the engine,

[heist]

get 16"s dude. i have a 92 sedan and had 17's on it....u will find the rear camber is rooted and u will be going through tires like theres no tomorrow....i have 16"s now and they are so much better, less bumpy ride, i dropped mine about 2.5 inches and it looks nice i think

[shaun1982]

thanks heist, u got any pics of ur car, looking at ur small pic at the side, ur ride looks good. any pics of 5thn gen sedans lowered like what u said and with 16" so i can have an idea on how it will look like

how much to drop it. i dont want my wheels to be underneath the gaurds.

[heist]

With 17"
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9916/dsc000013vv5sk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5653/dsc000029sc7kc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

On 16"

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7637/144351dsc001212zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[0098]

get a 2 inch exhaust with a resonator. Get a muffler that comes with a silencer if you dont like the sound.

[Paul1985]

go the rota c8's in 16".. they will look hot. 17" is too big IMO.. i did have 17" once on my sedan and never again. If your car is white id go with silver wheels too, i know this isnt a sedan but these are 16's and on a white 5th gen civic so u can get somewhat of an idea of what it would look like :)

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1347

[shaun1982]

thansk guys i will go for the 16" C8's or C10's

but one more question about the exhaust, i looked underneath y car, between the muffler and the cat converter, there is a nother thingy between it, looks like a hotdog shape. is that my resonator, is the 2.5" too big for my car, how much difference will there be betwwen the 2.5 and 2"

i dont want a stainless steel muffler, i think my muffler right now is quite alright, its a baffled on so it is much more quieter then my old straigh through muffler.

would the 2.5" give me crapper performance and crapper fuel economy

[shaun1982]

and also, my current rims are 15" and the tires im not sure what profile they are but i thinks its 3" in height, my brother has my car so i cant find out the profile. but there quiet a huge gap bewteen the wheel and gaurd,

if i get 16" and the same 3" profile tires will it close tht gap and will i have to lower the car still, cause if i can just get new rims and wheels, better, cause i have a budget