Your wheel sizes for FD Civic

**black8thgen** · 23-01-2009 09:04 PM

im staying on stock shocks with the 2" drop. 18x8 +37 on an fd will not fit with a drop i reckon =/.. but then again is only 3m difference to my +40.. sooo idunno actually lol

**ekdez** · 23-01-2009 11:57 PM

well.. ill tell you now, i have stock sus atm, 19x8 on +40/+42 (i forgot) and if i had my car lowered by just springs, the shock tier which the spring is held captive by, will be sitting on the tire itself.. might get away with it tho.. depends on the springs compression rates or whatever they are measured by.

hence why i have to go for a coilover set up. ive also been told there is no camber kits for fd yet to correct it .. might have been wrongly informed tho.

**black8thgen** · 24-01-2009 02:24 AM

ahh i see.. hmm... do you think if i went with a 215 tyre on my 18s and a 1-2" drop i could get away with it?

hmm yeah i've only seen camber kits for the USDM civics so far =/

**ej20i** · 24-01-2009 08:28 AM

u can get away with it...even with a 225 tyre...all u need to get rite is the off set man...with the rite off set ive seen a civic with 20s without any modification done to the guards or the rim it self

**rossSmith1950** · 24-01-2009 09:15 AM

I have fitted a set of Pirelli P6000 205x15 to my Mags. Gee it made a big difference in the feel and handling of the car, it's much more direct and stable on the road, it also feels a lot more heavier in the steering which I like.
The only trouble is I feel a bit of road murmour coming through the steering wheel, I have had the wheels balanced twice at Bob Jane. I even took a stock standard Demo for a ride yesterday and noticed it in that I suppose it's the nature of the beast.

**black8thgen** · 24-01-2009 01:29 PM

nah ej, cos the rims i wanna get are 18x8 and +40 offset. I can't find any other rims at these price that are this model and colour... so yeah =[

**FallenAngel** · 24-01-2009 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by black8thgen

anyone know if 18x8 +40 with 2" drop and NO ROLLED GUARDS would scrub? =/

Should be good ALTHOUGH if your ONLY getting springs then more than likely it'll scrub during uneven roads/ people in the back/ speed humps. Your front tyres might scrub when turning full lock.

Originally Posted by kupang

will 18x8 with +37 will fit perfectly with my lowered spring? whats the best tyre spec for it?
or whats the best offset for 18x8?

Your offset should be flush with the guards, although i'm not too sure what do u mean by fit with the springs. Tyre spec would depend on what how your driving (normal driving/track etc...) normally should be around 215 or 225 usually with 40 or 45 as the profile.