18 inch wheels too small for the Sedan?

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If you want 18s to look big, you get a wheel that has the spokes going out to the edges of the wheel. The reason the OPs 18s look small is because they have a lip on them, which makes it look more like the stock 17s.
Agreed, and also the fewer spokes the bigger the wheel tends to look. Probably has to do with the more open space adding to the visual size.
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For example, compare a wheel with no lip and less spokes going all the way to the edge of the wheel versus a deep dish multi spoke wheel. First looks a lot bigger visually.

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For example, compare a wheel with no lip and less spokes going all the way to the edge of the wheel versus a deep dish multi spoke wheel. First looks a lot bigger visually.

Correct... No Lip Design Wheels look bigger then Wheels with Lip.
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Looks good Civic10! Those wheels do have a small lip on them though.

Although this is just my opinion, I think the car looks a little lifted with the 19's, and those wheels are super wide/low offset, it looks weird to me. Are you planning on lowering it?
 


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I do really like the red honda caps and red calipers!

Also, I see you live in AZ? We should meet up at pavs sometime. I've been wanting to show off my car, as soon as I get my exhaust done it will be perfect.

And if you haven't yet, post your car in our AZ locals thread here: http://www.civicx.com/threads/az-members-roll-call.982/
 
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Looks good Civic10! Those wheels do have a small lip on them though.

Although this is just my opinion, I think the car looks a little lifted with the 19's, and those wheels are super wide/low offset, it looks weird to me. Are you planning on lowering it?
Yea... I photoshop the pictures to see how they may look when it's lowered... I think an inch or so will do it.
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Adding larger wheels and tires will always lift the car unless you pay strict attention to using the +1, +2, +3 (etc) formulas. Larger wheel needs smaller sidewall and if you don't go small enough on the sidewall, car goes up.
 

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Looks good Civic10! Those wheels do have a small lip on them though.

Although this is just my opinion, I think the car looks a little lifted with the 19's, and those wheels are super wide/low offset, it looks weird to
Looks like the Sedan may need 19's to have a nice stance to it. (not to be confused with "OMG SO COOL!! STANCED FITMENT!")
I put my FRS wheels on the Civic just to see how it would look and they still look too small. Wheel size for the Civic is tough IMO because the shape of the front end goes pretty low that it may match 18 inch wheels, but the rear end is bigger and may make 18 inch wheels look like 16 or 17's. I wish I had some 19 inch wheels laying around to try on but maybe some one can try it and let us all know how it goes?
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The wheels are 18x8 +48 Drag DR31 wheels with a 5x100 and 5x114.3 lug pattern. Tire size is 225-45-18.

Many Drag wheels will require either Spline or thinner lug nuts because of the smaller lug nut hole that is there. Regular extended lug nuts may not fit. I found out the hard way on my 8th gen civic. I took the lug nuts off of my 8th gen civic before I sold it so I was able to put the wheels down on the ground for a better view.

Of course to make the car look better, the wheel gap will have to be gone and I hope someone will sponsor me with some Coilovers
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so I can make that happen.

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I went with 19" on the wife's car
 


 


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