95 R-81 Cx

Hey does anyone have 17's on their 88-01 Civic with a full coilover system? I can't find much information on Civics with 17's looking to "hug" the highway or roads but not absorbing some of the smaller cracks and imperfections on the road close to how anything under 15's do.

I'm dead set on a full coilover system and just have no idea whether I should go with the set-ups that have a 10k F and 7k R which is the Tein Flex or a 7k F and 3k R set up.

I guess what I really want to know is for those using 17"s on a civic what spring rates are you using to achieve a road hugging feel out of the car without comprimising daily driving comfort.

imported_t_dot_SiR

i don't find 17s nice on civics.. 16s is good, but that's me

if you're going that big on tires... get stiffer shocks... higher spring rates... you will feel the bumpers more... plus u probably want to run low pro tires and toronto roads sux, you better try to go nice and each on cracks and holes if you don't want crack rims

try 16s, they are good on civics if you want a slight drop

Nova_Dust

Tire wall thickness affects ride quality, you are either increasing the padding, or decreasing. To fit 17" on a Civic, you need smaller tire wall, which means, you are reducing the cushioning.

Road hugging, you mean cornering. Higher spring rates will make the body roll less, but tire quality also matters. If your tires can't grip, it ain't gonna hug all that much.

95 R-81 Cx

Forgot to mention I've been running the 205/40/17's for almost a year now and have no intentions to change the rims just yet.

I just raised the car yesterday but I believe that I had a 2.5" drop on the front and the same on the back. To put this in perspective, EG hatch 17's with 1 finger gap between tire and fender in the front and rear.

What spring rates do people using 17's or even 16's find comfortable on Toronto/GTA roads but grip well enough to take advantage of the increased tire size.

EDIT: Just Read the post above me.

Yeah I know how the sidewall is next to nothing in comparison in with a 55 series on a 15" rim or a 50 series on a 16" rim. Running YOKO PARADA SPEC-2's loud as hell but very nice grip. With that in mind I guess a strong shock to keep the tires pressed to the road and with ___ k Front spring rate and ___ k rear spring rate should make the daily commute more pleasant.

Nova_Dust

If you have less sidewall, then you need softer spring rates to keep the comfort. I run F16K/R14K daily and I feel the road a ted more on 205/50/15 than on 185/65/14.

You either go smaller wheel, thicker sidewall, and stiffer spring rates; or the opposite.

Unless the road you travel have no bumps, then you can do whatever you want.

95 R-81 Cx

Those spring rates would kill my back and shake my interior to pieces on my tires. Hopefully someone chimes in that's using something around F10k/R7k or less.

Nova_Dust

Don't look at the numbers, my ride is not harsh because the shocks are made for it.

imported_2XPLICIT

I am running 17' Toyo T1S with Tein SS Coilovers and its an amazing ride..

95 R-81 Cx

How much of a drop do you have?

1niceSi

I've got 17s and my suspension is H&R sport springs and KYB AGX shocks...with no complaints.

Tego

Go 16's, trust me...the ride is soo much better.

95 R-81 Cx

I've already got my rims and don't plan on changing them anytime soon and for what I paid for them I didn't care that they were 17's.