High School, Low Civic

[Dremetos]

So.. the pit bike sold, time to buy wheels..

I'm stuck between 15x8, 15x8.5, and 15x9. Anyone know if 15x9 stretch with 195/45/15's is going to be too much for daily driving. My parents need to not think it's absolutely insane. They think 15x8 is fine, but none of my buddies have bigger. I make the money, but what they say goes as far as my safety, which I respect fully. If 15x9 is too much, I have the perfect wheels I want lined up for 8.5.

What do you guys think?

Plus, I'd like to be able to mount these w/out a cheetah and a lot of frustration.

Also, to 99sil-teg, I'd love to do that, but if I hit a pothole or curb a 2-piece wheel I got for cheap, it won't be cheap to buy just one. I like to prepare for the worst and expect the best because that's how life is, especially for a broke teen, bahaha.

[99sil-teg]

Get your money together and just hunt for something legit. I was in the same boat as you with my 2002 when looking at wheels then stumbled across the perfect wheels for cheaper than knockoffs. Even if they need redone, its better to just buy a set of legit wheels instead of throwing money away at knockoffs that never keep their value.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Thanks man, appreciate it. Pretty sure I read through your build thread, did the B-serious swap, right? I don't yell it around, but I love sedans. The concept of a slammed sedan with useless rear seats just warms my heart.

I'm not dead set on the JNCs by any means, anyone know any good rep wheels, let me know! I'm not going to buy them because people think they're cool, I'm just an optimistic person when it comes to the opinion of other stance-orientated people.

I wouldn't call it a serious swap, my car's will be more serious soon.
The back seat isn't always useless, sometimes it's a nice alternative to a mattress

It's always nice to keep your options open and have a trawl around. Even if it's so you get new wheels cheaper.

[Dremetos]

Out of the choices I'd pick the JNC's....but, once the money is saved for dem wheels why don't you have a last scrounge around for some other wheels.

You never know what the craigslist gods will throw at you before you pull the trigger.

Keep the good work up , I wanna see dat dropped ass.

Thanks man, appreciate it. Pretty sure I read through your build thread, did the B-serious swap, right? I don't yell it around, but I love sedans. The concept of a slammed sedan with useless rear seats just warms my heart.

I saw a huge puddle

i was scared

i was at work

i look under the front of the car from the drive-thru window

there is this puddle

oh no please

i can't go check on it manager would FREAK

wait another four hours biting my nails that it was a rain puddle and not my oil puking all over the parking lot

anticipation.

run outside after my shitft (shift)

check the oil anxiously

thank goodness, its there (most of it, its a honda, it burns about a quart every 1,000 miles if i had to speculate)

So anyway, back to business. Selling useless crap for the Civic, stacking them BK hours on the hunt for some 400-450$ 15x8 - 15x9 0 offset wheels.

I'm not dead set on the JNCs by any means, anyone know any good rep wheels, let me know! I'm not going to buy them because people think they're cool, I'm just an optimistic person when it comes to the opinion of other stance-orientated people.

Ass drop pics tomorrow.

Also, taking the "blast pipe" if you'd call it that off. Muffler is half separated from the cat back piping because I've pretty much drug through the entire exhaust system. Going to hack the muffler clean off, so my Honda sounds well, like a Honda, and not a dying horse.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Out of the choices I'd pick the JNC's....but, once the money is saved for dem wheels why don't you have a last scrounge around for some other wheels.

You never know what the craigslist gods will throw at you before you pull the trigger.

Keep the good work up , I wanna see dat dropped ass.

[Dremetos]

I've been picking up some extra shifts at the hell hole. Hopefully looking at new wheels within a month from now if all goes as planned. Never know with this car. Definitely going for the 15x8 0 offset JNC's. Real good price, and I feel that if I went with anything wider I'd be begging for huge rubbing issues and camber plates; I need tires to last a good bit lol & this turd needs to be somewhat reliable as a DD lol. Now, bronze or XXXX and a polished lip...

Pics of the dropped ass soon as possible!

[Randomofodication]

Definitely jnc's. Diamond steelies are meh at best, plus they aren't hub centric so they ride horrible

[Dremetos]

Yeah, I really do like the JNCs! I've actually never seen them in person, and the lips look quite big! I'm thinking a 15x9 on those, with the larger lip. Stretch seems realistic for a daily driver, they're affordable, and will poke just enough to look great but not make me have to hammer the rear fenders.

[brandn3w]

Hmm, probably the JNC's because I've seen too many hatches with Diamond steelies but in the end, its your car!

+1

enjoy your build...

[Austin EM2]

Hmm, probably the JNC's because I've seen too many hatches with Diamond steelies but in the end, its your car!

[Dremetos]

I'm looking out the window in school like yay, it's nice out, I can grab some pictures of the lower car for all the super interested people on the internet! Get out of school, and it's pouring. I quit, lol. I'll have some pictures of the new height, sits so much better without the rake, quite happy actually. Lock rings probably coming out this summer.

Wheels will be done eventually. I'm saving for new wheels already though.

And they're going

to

be

fake!



I'm really stuck between these wheels:

JNC 003 15x8 0 offset, 4" lip!!





Or going with Diamond Racing Wheels in custom specs, which after a lot of dicking around on WillTheyFit, I've come to the conclusion I'd like to try...

15 x 9 with a 15 offset, essentially the same poke as 15x8 0 offset, just with moar stretch and moar wow factor.

Both cost about the same, if you guys have opinions I'd love to hear them as I'm pretty stuck on what I want to do.

[Dremetos]

went a little bit lower in the rear. started raining and hailing (wtf new england) before i could work on the wheels. rake should be gone, exhaust fell off before i could get good pics, had to remedy that and then it was dark. i can foresee lock rings coming out this summer when i take my coils apart to clean them.

[Dremetos]

Thanks for the love guys, appreciate it. Once again we had a dreary rainy day, and no wheel work was had. My exhaust has slowly begun to grind itself away and fall off. With my three friends including myself in the car, we got some funny comments from a lifted Duramax, as well as a Jeep. These comments including "You're throwing sparks everywhere, that thing is on the fucking ground." and "You know every bump you're showering sparks right?" And one from a teacher of mine.. "Oh, you're that car that can't get over the speed bumps, that's stupid."

lol

Some more pics because you guys seem to like pitchers.





Fender is a little jacked because I had a friend yank up on it whilst tightening it for less rubbing, lol.





Also, on a much more serious note, I have a solution for a very common Civic chassis issue.

It seems when you run a fatter profile tire, at full lock you appear to get quite severe rubbing spots where the strut tower comes down into an "L" shape in the inner wheel well. Over time, mine actually rubbed little slits on the corner of the "L" and that was a cause for concern. How structurally unsafe is it, I doubt it was going to hurt anything, as it wasn't a crack, but I wanted full lock turning without extreme issues. So, I had a good friend of a friend essentially notch the corner of the L, and weld in thicker replacement metal on both the inside and outside of the bay / wheel well. Now there's almost zero rubbing if any, and I feel much better knowing there's some thick reinforced metal there. I realize it's not the cleanest patches, but hey, I'm going to make them look just fine when I get some warm weather and decent paint.

Passengers side:


Drivers side:

[Kylenatolix5]

That shit dumped and Ilike that crazy exhaust lol

[rightfullrudder]

Looking forward to seeing the wheels all one color! Also laughed pretty hard at the "when I thought I was real low" I think everybody here has been there and won't admit it

Lol we all have. Case in point!



And Dremetos, followed you!