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Old 19-Aug-2004, 06:03 PM
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18's on a civic???????
i got a 1997 civic h/b...just wondering if i can fit 18's on it...or is 17 as high as i can go??

let me kno wat u guys kno!!
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 06:05 PM
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I know you car would look silly with 18's imo
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 06:44 PM
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one of my friends put 18" on her civic and they fit but looked STUPID ... two weeks later she sold them
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 06:50 PM
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my friend have 18's on his 02 si coupe and it rides like ****
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 09:31 PM
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Honestly, I wouldn't go more than 16's. But that's just me.
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 10:20 PM
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ya 16's for me as well, i keep gettin people trying to sell me their 17's but nope i'm set on a nice set of 16's...once i can get enough scratch together
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 10:55 PM
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rather have steelies......in my opinion
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 11:32 PM
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15's are where its at
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 12:05 AM
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yes its possible but ull need a 35 series tire, i dont see why you would want to put 18's on tho, each to their own
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 12:32 AM
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18s and civics dont mix
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 12:39 AM
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Its a personal taste. The max I would go is 16s at most. Im happy with 15s.
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 02:48 AM
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a guy I knowhad 18s back in 2000.... rode like crap, and rubbed a lot all the time, by the end of 2000 he had stepped into a set of 15 inch Volk TE37
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 03:47 AM
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hm... i like how you're thinking man... how about 24's on a miata.... i like that combo better...
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 08:54 AM
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now you're ballin silversig!!!

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Old 20-Aug-2004, 09:30 AM
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now you're ballin silversig!!!

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hey, get 21" rims.
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18s and civics dont mix
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Old 20-Aug-2004, 11:32 AM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
now you're ballin silversig!!!


hahaha, you know me, always ballin!
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