FD/FN2/EP3 Wheel Setup Guide

[Honda_FD]

Hey fellas, just a quick question.

if i run 17 x 8 +32 wheels with 225/45 on stock height/no guards rolled.

will i have problems? i've had a quick look in this thread, and issues i may expect is just full car/dips or potholes

most probably if i hit a big dip/bump.

how about full car?

need quick response please, thanks heaps in advance, will give rep.

Depends what car. But you'll be fine!
Try going for 215/45/17 instead.

My front wheels are like that. no problems


Also, Does anyone know the Coilover Spring Size for the 8th Gen Civics?

Thinking about putting Stiffer springs on my HKS Coilovers

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Honda Civic FN

Car Model: FN2 (Stock)
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+55 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+55 and 225/40/18
Suspension: Stock/coils
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FN2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+30 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+35 and 225/40/18
Suspension: 2.5deg camber front, stock rear
Guard Modifications: The front was helped by running -2.5 deg camber but still needed some cutting of the guard liner and trimming of the fenders.
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FN2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9+45 and 245/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7.5+35 and 225/45/17
Suspension: 2.5deg camber front, stock rear
Guard Modifications: The front was helped by running -2.5 deg camber but still needed some cutting of the guard liner and trimming of the fenders.
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FN2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+38 and 235/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+38 and 235/45/17
Suspension: 2.5deg camber front, stock rear
Guard Modifications: The rears really sit flush with the guard, it was rubbing the guard by some 2mm which I trimmed off. The front was helped by running -2.5 deg camber but still needed some cutting of the guard liner and trimming of the fenders.
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FN2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 16x8+38 and 225/50/16
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 16x8+38 and 225/50/16
Suspension: 2.5deg camber front, stock rear
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

How do 17's look on the FN2 compared to the stock 18s? Can't find a picture of one. I'm looking at getting one and have some 17x8+42 CR Kais I'd be interested in fitting.

those will fit fine
though 17s look rather tiny on a FN2

Car Model: FN2

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +45 215/40
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +45 215/40
Suspension: stock & coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: no issues

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +35 235/35
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +35 235/35
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: slight rear scrub on extreme bumps, fine with passengers

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5 +45 225/45
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5 +45 225/45
Suspension: stock & coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: none

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8 +40 215/45
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +38 235/40
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: slight scrub in rear on extreme bumps

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +44 225/45
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +44 225/45
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: none

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +22 235/45 (semi)
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +22 235/45 (semi)
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: front clears, rear sticks out about 1in each side

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +22
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9 +38
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: waiting for tyres

Also tried:

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x9.5 +35 255/40
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8.5 +40 225/45
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: rears fit easy, front stick out a cm or 2 on each side

I'm currently running:

Not 19's, but I can't imagine you having much issues if you go with lower profile tires. Plenty of guys running 19's in the UK. I'm running:

Car model: FN2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8+40 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8+40 and 225/40/18
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: n/a

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Honda Civic EP

i'll play:

Car Model: EP3 (Stock)
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+45 and 205/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+45 and 205/45/17
Suspension: Stock/coils
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: EP3
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+38 and 215/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+38 and 215/45/17
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: pretty much the most agressive offset without more -ve camber

Car Model: EP3
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+42 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+42 and 225/40/18
Suspension: Stock/Coils
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

test fitted my new wheels today: BBS mesh 16x7.5 +24, 205/55/16

quickly bolted these up today, before I put them back on the 180 and sold them with it
shame I can't keep them and shame I didn't have time to lower the ep first...

17x9 +30, 215/45 yoko s drives

fitted my new wheels today... thought I'd post up some pics and info for reference...
Rays Gram Lights 57s 16x8 +38, 205/55/16, stock suspension, unmolested guards

Yep they are r33 GTR wheels, 17x9 +30 offset... aka "GTR offset"

Not sure if they scrub on the inner arms, or guard liners as I never rolled on that set up. I only bolted it on to take a pic. (They didn't foul on anything when bolting them up).

I have purchased another set though, since selling the 180 & I've only bolted up one on the front of the car so far after lowering it. I put 215/45/17 yoko S drives on them all round. With the current height I'm at (approx 1 finger between the guard and tyre) the wheels stuck out about 25-30mm? The corner/edge where the side wall meets the tread sits almost flush with the guard, sticks out about 3-5mm. I'm sure with the car a little lower and about 1.5 neg camber it should tuck in nicely. I'm assuming it will rub on the guard liners on the front. Rears I'm waiting to roll the rears first, install the coilovers and camber arms, before I put them on. Only trouble I can see would be clearance on the rear trailing arms.

a 17x9 +30 compared to your 16x8 +30 (+15 effective offset)
inner clearance: 28mm less
outer position: retract by 2mm

I guess check your inner clearances and go from there, atm your effective offset sticks out 2mm more than the r33 gtr wheels. So nah they won't be hanging out too far... Unless you're planning on getting a 9" rim in a lower offset?

Not sure what car ur referring to though, but I assume its a dc2r? or maybe u have a ep3?

Any pics of your current wheels, on the car?

Hey man, yeah it's for an ep3. I've rolled the fron and rear guards already.
When u say retract outer position by 2mm, do you mean it won't hang out as much from my current setup by 2mm?
I'll take a pic when I can, probably this afternoon.

Is that a 215 on the 9" rim? I was thinking of running 205/35 or 40. How much of a stretch was it?
Will it need start-ya-bastard to get it on? Lol.

Correct, it won't hang out as much as your wheels by 2mm.
Yep I was/am running a 215/45/17 on the 9' rims... Mild stretch imo. I've also run a 215/40/17 on the same rim, similar amount of stretch, just looks smaller (I ran them on the front of the 180 to stop the scrubbing issues).

205/40's on a 9" rim is a fair stretch, I don't think I would feel safe rolling on a 35 profile tyre! (hard cornering, hitting a pot hole etc)
There some pics in here http://www.tyrestretch.com/
of a 205/40/17 on a 17x9, you'll be able to see the edge of the tyre is more vertical, the rim protector bit will sit further away from the rim lip. Where as a 215 will curve slightly over the rim lip, that's if the tyres have those rim protector bits. The amount of stretch will also be dependant on what brand tyre u use, some will run wider than others in the same size.

I'd go a 205/45, if you really want to get a 205... at least that way you'll be closer to having your speedo almost correct.

That size looks to be fine, from what I have seen already on some EP's set up for grip... Similar setup's I have been looking at were a 17x9 +35, one was running 235/45's the other 245/40's. Both have rolled guards all round.

The 17x8.5 +31 will sit in, retract by 2mm compared to the 17x9 +35. The tyre/wheel will sit quite flush with the front guards, the of amount poke/flushness will be dependant on what height and camber your at. More if your higher, less if your lower etc...

I am in the process of fitting my 17x8 +38, 245/40's to the front of my EP, will get back to how it goes in regards to how it handles/performs. I reckon a 235/45 on the 8.5 should be pretty sweet!

Car Model: EP3R
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 + 30 , 235/40/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 + 30 , 215/40/17
Suspension: Coilovers
Guard Modifications: Rear Guards rolled, Front Guard to be rolled as it scrubs from time to time.

17x8 +30 will sit flush to slight poke, depending on your final height and camber. You should be fine running the 225`s. I'd look into getting rear camber arms to correct your negative camber. Fronts you most likely will need a roll, and maybe trim the splash guards.

Only pics i have for reference:



17x8.5 +31, unsure of tyre size and camber. Your potential set up will sit in/retract 5mm compared to above.



17x8 +38, 245/40, i was at approximately -1.0 camber. Your set up will sit out a further 8mm compared to the enkei`s.

Rears i don't have any good pics at similar height, for reference.

Here's a pic from ephatch.com



17x8 +38 with 235/45/17. Mild drop with ~1.1 degree camber. Your set up will sit out a further 8mm, running the 225`s you may need to dial in -1.5 maybe more to tuck the tyre in.

Running 17x9 +20 with 215/45/17 all round.

Got a new set of wheels/tyres coming in for track setup the next few weeks:

17x9 +35 245/40/17
17x8.5 +30 225/45/17

Will be interesting to see what I need to run them. Panel beater said he can space my guards for me if I need more clearance. Hoping to run no more than -2.5 degree camber at the fronts but should have enough adjustability to go to -3.5 if I need to. Not sure how well that will go for handling though. Time will tell!

Car Model: 2004 EP3R
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +45 225/40/18 continental Contac 3 Sports
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +45 225/40/18 continental Contac 3 Sports
Suspension: Bilstein Shocks stock Springs Whiteline adjustable 24mm rear swaybar
Guard Modifications:None
Issues with Setup: None

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Honda Civic FD

I'll start with some of mine

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+45 and 215/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+45 and 215/45/17
Suspension: Stock, Spring, Coils, Bags
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+55 and 225/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x7+55 and 225/45/17
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: Cannot run with coils

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+55 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+55 and 225/40/18
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: Cannot run with coils

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 20x8.5+45 and 225/30/20
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 20x8.5+42 and 235/30/20
Suspension: Springs and Coils
Guard Modifications: Rears Rolled
Issues with Setup: Front rim runs too close to the coils for comfort

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+42 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+42 and 225/40/18
Suspension: Coils
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x7.5+42 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8.5+42 and 235/40/18
Suspension: Coils
Guard Modifications: Rears rolled
Issues with Setup: None

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8+38 and 225/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x9+38 and 225/35/19
Suspension: Coils
Guard Modifications: All round rolled
Issues with Setup: Rear scrubs with car bumper, solution, more camber?

Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x9+38 and 225/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8+38 and 225/35/19
Suspension: Airbag
Guard Modifications: All round rolled
Issues with Setup: Rear scrubs with car bumper, solution, 215 on the rear

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 X 7 +42 215/40R17 toyo tasw
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 X 7 +42 215/40R17 toyo tasw
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications:n/a
Issues with Setup: n/a

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 X 7 +42 225/45 R17 re001
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 X 7 +42 225/45 R17 re001
Suspension: coil 0 deg fr 2 deg r
Guard Modifications:n/a
Issues with Setup: n/a

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 X 7.5 +42 235/40R17 regal some shit
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 X 7.5 +42 235/40R17 regal some shit
Suspension: coil 0 deg fr 2 deg r
Guard Modifications: diy roll the inner tab
Issues with Setup: still scraped

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 16 X 6.5 +52 225/50/R16 D01g Semis
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 16 X 6.5 +52 225/50/R16 D01g Semis
Suspension: coil 0 deg fr 2 deg r
Guard Modifications:diy rolled
Issues with Setup: too big a tire for the rim

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 16 X 6.5 +52 215/45/r16 ku36
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 16 X 6.5 +52 215/45/r16 ku36
Suspension: coil 0 deg fr 2 deg r and coil 2.5 deg fr 2.5 deg r
Guard Modifications:diy rolled
Issues with Setup: rolling dia too small, not as much gained on track by smaller rolling dia as i thought there would be.

Car Model:fd
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 7 +42 215/45/r17 A050 Semis
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 7 +42 215/45/r17 A050 Semis
Suspension: fr: -2.3 r:-2.0 Castor: 7-8mm Toe: 0
Guard Modifications:diy rolled
Issues with Setup: ****ING PERFECT

Also spacers used on +52mm 16" rims and they all fitted but ****ed my bearings

Car Model: FD on HRE reps
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8 +45 225/35r19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8 +45 225/35r19
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: stock front perches were scrubbing on bumps, offset too high.

Car Model: FD on Rays ce28's
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8.5 +30 225/40r18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x9.5 +25 245/40r18
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: tires scrubbed HARD over bumps, tire width too wide.
issue was eliminated later on with 215/40r18's, they are my friends wheels!

Car Model: FD on Vertini Henessy lolz
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 20x8.5 +42 235/30r20
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 20x8.5 +42 235/30r20
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: don't even bother.

Car Model: FD on BBS LM's
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +35 225/40r18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x9 +35 225/40r18
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: tires scrubbed over bumps, tire width too wide.

Car Model: FD on SSR Vienna Kreis
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +38 215/40r18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x9 +38 215/40r18
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: no issues.

Car Model: FD on BBS LM's
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x8 +35 215/40r18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18x9 +35 215/40r18
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: very minimal scrub on front under hard cornering.

Car Model: FD on Work T1S
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +25 215/35r19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x9.5 +30 215/35r19
Suspension: coil-overs
Guard Modifications: all guards rolled.
Issues with Setup: ill let you know how i go =]

Car Model: FD on DC5S rims
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 7 +45 and 225/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 7 +45 and 225/45/17
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup: None

Car Model: FD on SSW s076
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19 x 8.5 +35 and 235/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 19 x 8.5 +35 and 235/35/19
Suspension: Stock
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: scrubbing with full load and hard turning. tyres were too wide as well

Car Model: FD on Lenso Type M
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 8 +45 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 8 +45 and 225/40/18
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: none

Car Model: FD on work cr kai reps
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 7.5 +42 and 225/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 7.5 +42 and 225/40/18
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: none. will switch to 215 tyres when current ones wear out

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 X 7.5 +45 225/40 R18 92W
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 X 7.5 +45 225/40 R18 92W
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: none

Car Model: FD1 on Work Emotion (Forged)
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 7.5 +30 and 215/45/17 Toyo Proxies 4
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 8.5 +33 and 225/45/17 Dunlop Direzza
Suspension: Tein Lowering Springs
Guard Modifications: Rear guards rolled
Issues with Setup: Only Rear scrubbing with full load and hard turning. Waiting for SPC front camber bolt and Ingalls Rear Camber Kit to see if more -ve camber will fix it

Car Model: FD2
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +43 / 225/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size:19x8.5 +43 / 225/35/19
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: roll back guards
Issues with Setup: nothing

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +43 / 235/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size:19x8.5 +43 / 235/35/19
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: scrubbing over small bumps in the front and rear splash guard front bumper to body mount in the rear

Solution: get 225 for some angle on the sidewall also looks better... then some suspension mods

Car Model: FD
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 19x8.5 +43 / 225/35/19
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size:19x8.5 +43 / 225/35/19
Suspension: stock
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: when the car starts getting a bounce on like the highway scrubs in the front on the splash guard fixings
and in the rear. scrubs on the bumper to body mount, although its hard to get the rear to scrub had full car also...

Got it now and is fitted already. I try to get some pis tomorrow. Very happy with the stretch look aswell

specs:

17 x 8 rims 45offset
215/45 rubber
lowered on Tein Htech springs

no issue at all

thinking of 17x8.5 +30 on 205/40/17 OR 17x9 +35 on 215/40/17

so far guards have been rolled and im on coils.

how bad will those set ups be on scrubbing? u rkn i can carry a passenger or two in the back lol?
which would be the most preferable for the minimalist amount of headache?

17x8.5 +30 on 205/40/17 will give you least headache

18x9's on the back of mine and i cant have anyone in the back seats. guards rolled too.

im now on 215/40/17 tyres on a 17x9 +35 rim with a mild guard roll and dropped on coils. no scrubbing.

im riding on 17x9 +35 right now with no issues on inner clearance. on coilovers and 215/40/17s tho. i think that if i were to run 235s on em there would probably be some issues with inner clearance and guard scrubbing.

18x8 +45 on coils should be fine yeh? but people have said 45 offset is bad... why so??

+45 isnt bad unless ur go any wider than 8". then u'll probably run into inner clearance issues. but 18x8 +45 just wont compliment the look of the car as much, since it will sit a fair bit inside the guards. i think flush fitment looks much better. gives cars better stance

if you're talking about the gold work meisters in 18x8+45, i've been running them for about a week one thing i can say, no scrubbing ftw (1 finger tyre tucked)

have u had people in the back yet? last year i was running 235/40 tyres on a 18x7.5 +42 rim (old set of tyres that came with the rims) and it scrubbed every time i did left turns and on dips. later i put on some 225s and there were no scrubbing issues at all even with a full car load and lowered suspension. also had 235s on 19x8.5 +35 rims and that scrubbed a bunch on stock suspension with just one person in the rear.

will 18 x 8 +44 fit for fd2?,
planning to run buddyclub n+ coils in the future

should be ok, i've got 18x8.5 +47 on coilovers .. no issues

update since i last posted...

Car Model: FD on Enkei RPF1
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 +35 and 215/40/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 +35 and 215/40/17
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: none



Car Model: FD on Rota Grid
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 9.5 +30 and 235/40/18
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 18 x 9.5 +30 and 235/40/18
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: Lots of scrubbing everywhere. most likely from the chunky tyres. only had them for a couple of days, but im pretty sure with some 215/40 or 215/35 stretched tyres + camber arms, i could have pulled it off lol.



Car Model: FD on BBS LM
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 +25 and 215/40/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 +20 and 215/40/17
Suspension: coils + rear camber arms
Guard Modifications: guards rolled
Issues with Setup: none... but 2 defects lol

Car Model: FD on BBS LM
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 8 +35 and 205/40/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 8 +35 and 205/40/17
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: none
Issues with Setup: none... bar defect for too low

I got my wheels installed.

18x8 +40 offset Enkei GTC01 with 225/40R/18 Bridgestone RE002.

Fits perfect. Only minor issue with hitting the humps too hard though. My wheels hit the fender.....

What should I do? Will having coils solve the problem? Do I need to roll my fender?

On my FD

I'm running 17x8 +30 205/45R17 with 20mm spacers on front, on coils and have only a little scrubbing with guards half rolled. I could roll them completely flat and flush, but i'm already cracking paint so that can wait.

I'm running the 17x8 +30 215/45R17 on the back, rolled as much as I could, only scrub on the back bumper screw when there's more than 2 in the car.

Car Model: FD1
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 + 38 , 225/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17 x 9 + 38 , 225/45/17
Suspension: coils
Guard Modifications: guards all rolled
Issues with Setup: fat tyres scrubs on the rear screw like no tomorrow when there are people in the car. Offset is too high, too close to the strut and has created a hole in the fuel line plastic cover.......

Car Model:civic fd 08
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: BBS LMs 17x8 +20ish 225/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: BBS LMs 17x8 +20ish 205/45/17 (and a 20mm spacer)
Suspension: Tein stech springs, hardrace camber arms
Guard Modifications:rolled rears
Issues with Setup: scrubs on hard bumps and turns. doubt i can have anyone in the back seat. looking to fix it hopefully with more guard work.

Currently running this on FD2 Sport.

BBS LMs
Rear: 17x8 +45 225/45 KUMHO
Front : 17x8 +40 225/45 KUMHO

Was wondering if i can run springs with no rub or nething?

Cz right now on stock suspension is fine. but i wanna get some Tein Springs.

Car model: FD2 Sport
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+40 and 225/45/17
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: 17x8+45 and 225/45/17
Suspension: Lowered on Tein Springs (25mm Drop)
Guard Modifications: None
Issues with Setup:I guess it rubs when you drive into the holes on the road. apart from that. All sweet.

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... Just to save people going through the 500 odd posts.

There is a lot more information in there, I've purely quoted the informative posts, there are some post throughout the pages where its been chit-chat over 5 posts with "should be" "maybe" "could" but no definite, I haven't quoted those.

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Good work on collating all that info lolmclol


Found a handy "Wheel Fitment, Tyre Stretch, Rolling Radius and Speedometer Error" calculator, which allows you to kind of visualise how your new wheel/tyres will sit, in relation to your old wheel.

http://www.willtheyfit.com/

Please take note of the note about the positioning of the strut: The strut shown in the diagram is for show only - Don't worry if the wheel looks like it fouls!

[Honda_FD]

Good work on collating all that info lolmclol


Found a handy "Wheel Fitment, Tyre Stretch, Rolling Radius and Speedometer Error" calculator, which allows you to kind of visualise how your new wheel/tyres will sit, in relation to your old wheel.

http://www.willtheyfit.com/

Please take note of the note about the positioning of the strut: The strut shown in the diagram is for show only - Don't worry if the wheel looks like it fouls!

Awesome link! Very Helpful.
Now i can physically see where the rim will be

[Baygon]

Car Model: Civic fd1
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: XXR 521 16x8 +20/+5 195/45/16
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: XXR 521 16x8 +20/+5 195/45/16
Suspension: 1.5' dropped springs
Guard Modifications:All rolled
Issues with Setup: ???
Anyone can help me out with this? I want to run 195/50 but afraid it might run heaps. Thinking of adding 15mm spacers on as well.

[Honda_FD]

Car Model: Civic fd1
Front Wheel and Tyre Size: XXR 521 16x8 +20/+5 195/45/16
Rear Wheel and Tyre Size: XXR 521 16x8 +20/+5 195/45/16
Suspension: 1.5' dropped springs
Guard Modifications:All rolled
Issues with Setup: ???
Anyone can help me out with this? I want to run 195/50 but afraid it might run heaps. Thinking of adding 15mm spacers on as well.

Should be fine. My friends FD had the same wheels and size. from the ground to his bumper was 4cm.
No guard modifications and all Natural Camber. He didnt have any problems

[Baygon]

Should be fine. My friends FD had the same wheels and size. from the ground to his bumper was 4cm.
No guard modifications and all Natural Camber. He didnt have any problems

Thanks for the feedback, will test it out soon!

[BIGTYM]

Quick question guys.

Will 235/45/17 fit on stock EP3 wheels 17x7+45. Have an opportunity to buy a 2nd hand set for decent price. But after doing some research they may be too wide for stock wheels.
Anyone have any experience with this size on a 17x7 wheel?

[threesix]

once i hacked the fuel cell cover i was 100% gravy. 3 people in the back, no probs.