Your Mods To 2006-2011 FD Civics

**black8thgen** · 01-12-2008 07:06 PM

ahh i see. Geeze i didnt think it was THAT complicated lol...

sooo what does the 215, 225 etc realy mean? is it the width of the tyre? so like... 215/40/17 is 215 as width, 40 as thickness, 17 as size? orr?? wow im confused now..

**iversonruls** · 01-12-2008 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by black8thgen

ahh i see. Geeze i didnt think it was THAT complicated lol...

sooo what does the 215, 225 etc realy mean? is it the width of the tyre? so like... 215/40/17 is 215 as width, 40 as thickness, 17 as size? orr?? wow im confused now..

exactly right

**jem.142** · 01-12-2008 08:26 PM

18z fit fine .. its all about offset ... keeping in mind the FD2R uses 18" wheels

**black8thgen** · 01-12-2008 08:36 PM

ah, i'll have to make sure i get some +45 or more offset then. just incase..

**Wayne** · 01-12-2008 10:37 PM

im planning to get 19x7.5" on 45+ offset.. save some cash.. hehe.. =)

**black8thgen** · 02-12-2008 09:46 AM

yeahh thats pretty tempting to go for 19s, im just worried it will sit too low on the arches with a 2" drop and then scrub on the arches and front fenders..

**ekdez** · 02-12-2008 09:57 AM

the larger the wheel the further away the arch gets, cos the diameter of the wheel is growing... so the more u will need to drop the car to make the arch sit flush with the tire..

im on 19"s and i think i need a 2.5 - 3 inch drop to achieve my goal and that isnt even tucking.. well it might be on the tire.

btw springs dont alway drop to the suggested drop. its only an approx

**black8thgen** · 02-12-2008 10:07 AM

oh yeah, that makes more sense now actually...

yeahh, the springs im getting suggest a 2", but from customer reviews they say its really about 1.4". hmm might just be right for 18s then. price is the only thing stopping me from going 19s now i guess.

thanks for the help mate.

**kazam** · 02-12-2008 10:15 AM

u wont even notice a 1.4" drop bro... thats like a 1 finger gap...

**black8thgen** · 02-12-2008 10:41 AM

1 finger gap between arch and tyre? thats alright.. im not looking to drop so it overlaps or anything. nothing huge... skunk2 springs so yeah... unless i can find another good brand which doesnt cost so much and can drop 2-3" ill settle with the 1.4" drop on skunk2s =/

**jem.142** · 02-12-2008 11:11 AM

my suggested 2inch drop is barely noticeable to most people ... just dont expect your car to be "slammed" on a set of 18" or 19" or even 20"z

but i just put my springs in last week so maybe it needs time to sag