16's or 17's on a civic?

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SloCivic808

Discussion Starter · Feb 22, 2002

right now i got gunmetal 17's on my civic and they look nice, but my brother is buying them from me and i'm planning on getting something with a polished lip...maybe the rota subzero's if i get cheap. but with a light color (silver) rim and polish lip in 17 look too big for a civic? will silver 16" rims with a polished lip look just right? i've never really payed attention to the difference until now because i'm planning to buy a rim like this, so if anybody can help me out let me know. thanks!

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pushVTEC

· #2 · Feb 22, 2002

17's look nice, but i like 16's because they give you a little more ride comfort and they are usually a little lighter so they don't hamper performance as much. another good think about 16's is because they aren't rapped with rubber bands you don't piss your pants as much when you hit a pothole

cr00klyn718

· #3 · Feb 22, 2002

if u going with rims with a lip i say go with the 17" it would look better...and if u get the rota's then go with 16"

HybridJDMHonda

· #4 · Feb 22, 2002

16" Rota Sub-Zeros. Cheap. Light. Sexy.

pushVTEC

· #5 · Feb 22, 2002

i'm think rota 16" slipstreams

pushVTEC

· #6 · Feb 22, 2002

i didn't notice you said something about a polished lip before. if you want a polished lip go 17's, i have a polished lip on my zieges and it makes the rim look tiny, like a 15 not like a 16 unless your standing 20 or so feet away then they look bigger, hard to explain. just get 17's if you want a polished lip.

SloCivic808

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 22, 2002

cr00klyn718 said:
if u going with rims with a lip i say go with the 17" it would look better...and if u get the rota's then go with 16"

if i went with rota i was planning on getting their subzero with polished lip...so that's kinda right in between what you just said. the difference in price between the rota's is small, so that makes no difference, i just don't wanna get 16's w/lip and have them look too small, or 17s with lip and have them look to big. i don't know which way the illusion works...bigger or smaller.

pushVTEC

· #8 · Feb 22, 2002

get the 17's

i have 16's with a polished lip and they looked small.

LX98Civic

· #9 · Feb 22, 2002

I wish I would of got 18's at times instead of 17's. So, I say at least 17's....

RichyRichaPC

· #10 · Feb 22, 2002

17's for looks, 16's for performance

Kloth

· #11 · Feb 22, 2002

Get some dubs for your civic, bling bling!

SloCivic808

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 22, 2002

Kloth said:
Get some dubs for your civic, bling bling!

haha, uh....no!

thanks for the replies guys...i think i'm gonna go with the 17s. gonna try to swing for the LE37T's first though...3400 for 17's rims/tires was first quote but i know i can get if for much lower!

RichyRichaPC

· #13 · Feb 22, 2002

Kloth said:
Get some dubs for your civic, bling bling!

hehh, he would only be able to go forward and back

LX98Civic

· #14 · Feb 22, 2002

RichyRichaPC said:
hehh, he would only be able to go forward and back

Last I checked those were the only way any car rolls

jaysi

· #15 · Feb 22, 2002

LX98Civic said:
Last I checked those were the only way any car rolls

You wouldn;t be able to turn guy!

Rota's will be a fad...everyone and their brother will have them...then you'll be a ricer. Since mods that get too common become ricey. ie altezzas.

bertg16

· #16 · Feb 22, 2002

i have 17s and i love them and get compliments all the time on them. so i'd say 17s

OhSoFast

· #17 · Feb 22, 2002

I don't think 17's are going to give you a "noticable" ride difference than 16's - I believe you will only notice the ride to "deteriorate" when the car gets lower and lower to the ground.

CiViC 00

· #18 · Feb 22, 2002

Different rims look different at different sizes...confused? Well What I am saying is that some 16's look like 17's but only depending on the rims style, some 17 look like 16 cause it might have a deep dish style rim....it only depends on the rim, 16 are good because they look like 17's (depends on your drop) and weigh less...

civ2000

· #19 · Feb 22, 2002

yes...my 16's looks like 15's cause of the design..

pushVTEC

· #20 · Feb 22, 2002

same with mine, althought right now i'm rolling on the 14" steelies lol

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