MLawrence
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- First Name
- Mario
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2021
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- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Vehicle(s)
- '17 Si
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After reading a lot of the threads relating to changing or modifying the rims or tires on these Civics, I noticed no one seems to stray too much from the factory dimensions.
Is this because factory is just... perfectly fine?
Personally, I was considering replacing my stock wheels, with something much lighter (in the 15lb-18lb range), and then going with a tire size of 235/35, or 245/30.
But I've noticed that no one, that I have yet seen, on this forum, has done anything as drastic.
My aim is to alter and improve my car's handling characteristics.
I have lowering springs on the car. And with a slightly thinner tire, I know my ride height will lower a little bit more. I know there will be a rough 1-3% difference in my speedometer readout.
But what other problems are there, why it seems no one else has done this?
I'm not going to pull the trigger on these changes, if there is some major technical problem that I am overlooking.
Is this because factory is just... perfectly fine?
Personally, I was considering replacing my stock wheels, with something much lighter (in the 15lb-18lb range), and then going with a tire size of 235/35, or 245/30.
But I've noticed that no one, that I have yet seen, on this forum, has done anything as drastic.
My aim is to alter and improve my car's handling characteristics.
I have lowering springs on the car. And with a slightly thinner tire, I know my ride height will lower a little bit more. I know there will be a rough 1-3% difference in my speedometer readout.
But what other problems are there, why it seems no one else has done this?
I'm not going to pull the trigger on these changes, if there is some major technical problem that I am overlooking.
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