Are 17" illegal on a 7th gen civic

**krogoth** · 03-06-2006 11:52 AM

hey guys n girls

i know that if new wheels are to replace stok wheels, they can only excede the maximum stok alloy wheel size from the manufacturer by certain amount

correct me if im rong, but new rims cannot have a radius that is 25mm greater than the radius of the max weel size from the manufacturer

now, my question is, did the 7th gen ever come with 15" stok alloyz? coz if they did, then 17" rims are legal

i searched EVERYWHERE, i cant find anymore official specs on the 7th gen, but 06 civic does come with 15" stok, so the 7th gen may have come with 15" stok as well

PS, im just interested, not worried about whether cops will know if 17" are too big or not, i mean every riced up lancer runs around with 18" chromez, LOL

**CRXer** · 03-06-2006 12:27 PM

Its 15mm larger diameter than biggest "optional" wheel recommended by the manufacturer,& read this in any case,

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42551

**krogoth** · 03-06-2006 04:14 PM

bump

im sure lots of u civic owners got 17" rims

has any1 been defected for oversize rimz?

**tRipitaka** · 03-06-2006 04:15 PM

i thought 7th gen civics came with 15"s ?
doesn't the civic VI come with 15"s ?

**wil** · 03-06-2006 04:23 PM

7th gen civic comes with 14" rims..... im pretty sure..... i have a 7th gen as well and i got 17" rims on.... have had them on for 5+ months, not defected yet.....

**krogoth** · 03-06-2006 04:28 PM

OH F*UK, im such a NOOOB, LOL, ive been thinkin the whole time that they are 14", i just went out and cheked

ROFL, thanks tripikata, +PQ point 4 u

**krogoth** · 03-06-2006 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by wil

7th gen civic comes with 14" rims..... im pretty sure..... i have a 7th gen as well and i got 17" rims on.... have had them on for 5+ months, not defected yet.....

umm, thats wat i always thought

but i just went out and measured them, my tape doesnt lie

i got 15" stok

PS, thankx for the re-assurance

**tRipitaka** · 03-06-2006 04:29 PM

shame shame krogoth

**JaCe** · 03-06-2006 05:42 PM

Whilst on this topic... if I have 15" Alloys; am I allowed to upgrade to 17" rims on my 06 Civic? Heard conflicting views... also wondering what size tyres I'll need if I had 17" rims in order to prevent my speedo going out of whack.

**tRipitaka** · 03-06-2006 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by krogoth

umm, thats wat i always thought

but i just went out and measured them, my tape doesnt lie

i got 15" stok

PS, thankx for the re-assurance

why did you measure it ?
why don't u just look at the tyre wall ?

**tRipitaka** · 03-06-2006 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by JaCe

also wondering what size tyres I'll need if I had 17" rims in order to prevent my speedo going out of whack.

use this mate..

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

**krogoth** · 03-06-2006 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by tRipitaka

why did you measure it ?
why don't u just look at the tyre wall ?

i did look at the tyre wall at first

thats y i alwayz thought it was 14"

the tyre sez 185/something/14

but i just went out and measured it, and it is definetley 15"

But i repeat, the tyre wall sez 14"

Can someone please explain this?