shall ı buy 17'' wheels?

[8759]

hi everyone,ı have 2002 civic ep2 manual. shall ı buy 17'' wheels?ı think ıt can reduce my car acceleration,ı dont want bad performance.  ı have stock 15'' wheels.  and ım always want performance engine.  ı have AEM CAI.  and next time ı want modify suspension system.  I m in İstanbul and some roads are very very bad,.  .  what will ı do,please help me.  ıf ı use 17'',ı should modify the engine because of 17'' weight.  .  .  ım ın Turkey and here 17'' wheels are expensive.  what are you thinking,help me.  .  . 

[BaRnEsEy]

17" wheels dont always weigh alot depends where you get them from and to be honest you wont feel any performance difference at all either.

[linepulse]

does anyone know the weight to the stock oem wheels on the preface lift.

15" Multi spoked ones....

Then say the average weight on a 17"

[8759]

does anyone know the weight to the stock oem wheels on the preface lift.

15" Multi spoked ones. . . .

Then say the average weight on a 17"

hm ı dont know 15'' weıght.

[8759]

17" wheels dont always weigh alot depends where you get them from and to be honest you wont feel any performance difference at all either.

ok,which is good 205/45/17 or 215/40/17 ?

[Ungle]

Before I say anything, I'm a car newbie especially when it comes to fixing them :D

However, I will give you this piece of advice that I once received from a few mechanics, I pass it to you because i thought about it and it makes sense.

The wider your wheels(tires) are the more your suspension has to work on uneven roads, so the more load it puts on your suspension and bushes. . . etc

I had the bushes on my front go after 38k miles.  I blame this mainly on the 205 and 17" wheels i had, on our bad UK roads.

Also, you might ask what size has to  do with it, if you're going for 17" wheels then you have less absorbsion between the road and the wheel, again the more work your suspension has to do.

I think you can get suspension that better accompanies bigger wheels.  But for sure, i would never again drop big wheels onto a stock car that previously had 15"'s without some modifications to the suspension.

I'll remain with my stock wheels :D

[Devilz101]

I dont know much about cars and im not disputing what you say, its probably true, but considering Honda did ship the Civic Sport with 17" Penta wheels as stock it probably doesnt make much difference in reagrds to wear or performance.

[8759]

Before I say anything, I'm a car newbie especially when it comes to fixing them :D

However, I will give you this piece of advice that I once received from a few mechanics, I pass it to you because i thought about it and it makes sense. 

The wider your wheels(tires) are the more your suspension has to work on uneven roads, so the more load it puts on your suspension and bushes.  .  .  etc

I had the bushes on my front go after 38k miles.   I blame this mainly on the 205 and 17" wheels i had, on our bad UK roads. 

Also, you might ask what size has to  do with it, if you're going for 17" wheels then you have less absorbsion between the road and the wheel, again the more work your suspension has to do. 

I think you can get suspension that better accompanies bigger wheels.   But for sure, i would never again drop big wheels onto a stock car that previously had 15"'s without some modifications to the suspension. 

I'll remain with my stock wheels :D

thank four your answer. . . I understand you. ı think ı will buy average 40mm springs (helezons). . . Turkey roads really bad. ı should choose the best springs for me. . .

[8759]

I dont know much about cars and im not disputing what you say, its probably true, but considering Honda did ship the Civic Sport with 17" Penta wheels as stock it probably doesnt make much difference in reagrds to wear or performance.

thank four yours answers... ı think original (stock) honda 17'' wheels not havy.ıf honda produce that 17'' ,ıt will nice...

[linepulse]

Has anyone got any websites/links to 17" wheels for ep2 preface lift - you know the normal 4 stud config.