[AZN]MOoMOo

wat range of specs of tires fits.. say an 15" rims...??
and.... eg. 195/55/15... wat does the 1st and 2nd number represent... well.. I know wat they r.... but r they important???
like does any specs of the 1st and 2nd numbers with the 15" fits a 15" rim?????

Oh.. Also.... I got a cluster shows only the speed in the middle..
gas on the right.. and water temp on the left... with no rpm...
can I change to a cluster with the rpm metre... and like totally different setup???

Guest

You can swap your cluster for one that has a tach, e.g. an Si one, and apparently it has the right wire/slot?? for connection.

Someone can help me out on this, cuz I not too sure and I'm thinking about upgrading my tach-less cluster.

imported_Team Rukus

yes the civics already come equipped wit the option all you gots to do is find a cluster and then swap rite in.

bbarbulo

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195/55/15 is a metric tire... 195 mm of tread width, 55% of 195 is the sidewall height, and 15 is the rim size. Before you buy, be sure to ask here....or PM me.

If you want a wider tire, you'd do 205/50/15 so you get an extra 10mm of tread, but you have to shave 5% off of the aspect ratio to keep the overall tire package the same rolling diameter.

As for the cluster, I had no tach in my 98, so I bought a 00 Si tach and plugged it in, and works just like the old one.

SiR-Racer

this will help you determine wheel size so that you can maintain the same diameter

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[AZN]MOoMOo

thankz guyz.. these r pretty useful info for me...

so it's pretty much impossible to get exactly the same diameter when u get a set of tires with different specs... isnt it???
is with in like 2 or 3 km/h difference from the stock tires good enough??

[AZN]MOoMOo

wat kind of cluster fits a 98 coupe... dx... ????

bbarbulo

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[AZN] you can definitely get under 0.5% difference in size with any honda car from a 13" to a 17" rim, no prob. You'll never know the difference from the change in size cuz it's so small.

Smaller diameter, faster acceleration and lower top speed.
Bigger diameter, slower acceleration and higher top speed (assuming you have power to overcome the aerodynamic drag)

Any 1996-2000 Civic cluster will plug right into the DX harness and work right. I did a Si to LX no prob. I hear that the 1.6EL fits too and it lights up amber

[AZN]MOoMOo

if u change the cluster....
is mileage reading going to be the new cluster's mileage... or it doesnt change???

bbarbulo

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New cluster, unless you decide to go through the trouble of swapping odos, but even then you run a risk. If you want to, the dealer can swap the cluster legally, or just wait for one to come up that's pretty close to what you'd like to have/or what you have on the car. I'd consider 5000kms pretty close and would not bother doing anything else. Mine is showing 14000 kms more than I actually have on the car, but...who cares, I'm never selling the car.

imported_Team Rukus

u did an si to lx cluster swap? WHY?
yes the el fits perfectly and its amber (i have it) and its perfect wit the sir centre ac control unit

bbarbulo

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Long time ago dogg.... I didn't know the EL even existed at the time I did this swap. Plus Acura parts were tough to come by. It took me almost 3 years to find my tail lights in decent enough shape that I would put them on my car....and even that was after about an hour of plastic polishing.