Is it just me or is the wheel gap huge?

[gtman]

I've owned a lot of cars over the years and the Civic is one of the best I've driven. But one thing that bugs me is the overly big gap between the fender and tire. At least on my sedan, the gap is really big, even more so in the rear.

When I park in parking lots (which I do daily) I look at other cars to compare and the Civic's wheel gap is larger than most. Parked next to a new Elantra the other day and the gap on that was noticeably smaller. It's surprising considering Honda designed the car to look sporty.

(not my car, but a good pic showing the stock gap)

I'm not one to switch to lowering springs but the car does look so much better lowered. Anyone else think the stock wheel gap is too large?

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[Boss240]

Looks like that wheel and tire combo look smaller then the original setup causing a larger gap. Otherwise its looks relatively equal to most cars in my opinion.

 

[Sgtstaadanko]

I've been parked on an uneven surface before and thought the same thing, turned out that one suspension arm that I could see was just extended more than the rest because of the uneven surface.

 

[CivicChina]

That's no the original gap. If you want to see a really huge one look at the chinese spec audi A3

 

[gtman]

Here's the completely stock base turbo sedan front wheel gap. I find it larger than most.

 

[Boss240]

Here's the completely stock base turbo sedan front wheel gap. I find it larger than most.

Yes that gap does look rather large

 

[SUL73NAZ]

I'm not sure if its just the design of the fenders but I installed coilovers on my car and lowered it approx. 1.5" and the wheel gap is still rather large.

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