Wheel fitment specialists make your way to this thread please.
05-07-2009, 04:43 PM
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Wheel fitment specialists make your way to this thread please.
I'm ridin on these cheap ass one piece that i picked up for such a low price with tires that I couldnt help but buy them. Im usin them as my temporary wheels while I get my $ together for sum work's 
So here's my problem.. they aren't the best fit. I'm pokin heavy in the front but the rears could easily be fixed with fender roll/pull/slight camber. I have F2 coils and camber kits coming in but Im wondering if im even going to be able to slam the car on these wheels without having any problems. Any opinions are appreciated.. thanks in advance.
oh yeah almost forgot about the pics..
So here's my problem.. they aren't the best fit. I'm pokin heavy in the front but the rears could easily be fixed with fender roll/pull/slight camber. I have F2 coils and camber kits coming in but Im wondering if im even going to be able to slam the car on these wheels without having any problems. Any opinions are appreciated.. thanks in advance.
oh yeah almost forgot about the pics..
05-07-2009, 05:10 PM
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19x8.5 +35???
lower your car.. it'll be fine... lol
i've had 18x8.5 +30 before and only trouble i had was the rear rubbing but that was before roll and bumper shaving.
maybe 225/35/19 might help out better to.
i also took out my fender linings but you'll only need to take out only the top portion and keep the parts covering door jams and stuff
lower your car.. it'll be fine... lol
i've had 18x8.5 +30 before and only trouble i had was the rear rubbing but that was before roll and bumper shaving.
maybe 225/35/19 might help out better to.
i also took out my fender linings but you'll only need to take out only the top portion and keep the parts covering door jams and stuff
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05-07-2009, 09:04 PM
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haha well I guess Josh answered everything for you. you should be able to slam your car as long as your run some neg camber in the front and the rear. I can slam my car right now front and rear and have no trouble with rubbing. and I have x8.5 and x9.5 in the rear as long as your tires are stretched and your fenders are modded you should be okay w/o camber too.
05-08-2009, 08:31 AM
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Others may not agree with me, (jjasha lol) but in my opinion..there are few wheels that properly fit a 2nd Gen. I would say 35 offset is way to low and to slam it down, you will have to do some fender mods. The low offset and lowering will add stress to your joints and could lead to wheel bearing issues. I understand you got a good deal, but if it was me, i would sell them and get wheels with more suitable specs. I have 19x8 with 55 offset wheels and they fit my car perfectly..i could slam it down even further and not have any issues with rubbing. I say stick to 8 to 8.5 wide with 48-50 offset...55 offset may not work on an 8.5 rim up in the front due to control arm clearance, but a wheel with 45-50 offset would be ok. It really comes down to how you want your car to look, how much work you want to put up with to make them fit, and whether or not you are willing to deal with potential added stress on your bearings, joints, etc. I personally am a true believer in properly fitting wheels for an enjoyable ride (for me). Since getting my OEM HFP wheels, my car rides better than ever and I can't be more happy.
Good luck either way man.
Good luck either way man.
05-08-2009, 10:09 AM
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^^^ I agree...looking at those head on pics the tires really stick out IMO. Like Jitty said-youre probably going to have to do fender work or there will be rubbing issues.
Good luck to you..
Good luck to you..
05-08-2009, 05:56 PM
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tire stretching looks funny IMO. Reminds me of a dayton or something..
Id much rather the tire be the width of the rim or a little wider..JMHO..sorry guys.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/d...Daytons016.jpg
Id much rather the tire be the width of the rim or a little wider..JMHO..sorry guys.http://media.photobucket.com/image/d...Daytons016.jpg
05-09-2009, 12:48 AM
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^^lol.... yea idk the stretched tire + dumped stance look is too ricey civic for me. i mean i'm all for aggressive wheels stances as long as their in good taste and moderation. must be flush or under a little bit, maybe a little bit of negative camber like 3-5 degrees, appropriate tire width and profile, and suspension and thats all. moderation is key...
05-09-2009, 08:50 AM
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05-09-2009, 08:56 AM
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19x8 +35 wont even be a problem once you lower it. 225-35-19, a pretty standard tire size amongst 19" wheel owners, will still work. beyond a certain ride lowness and you'll have to roll fenders most likely, but all the more power to you regarding the fitment of your wheels.
05-09-2009, 09:39 AM
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If i put a stretched tire on my car, i would rip the bead right off the first time i went around a corner (and destroy the rim). Some people drive the cars fast and need lotsa rubber on it.
05-09-2009, 03:08 PM
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yea.......It will last as long as we have people like you to continue to drive slooooowwwww........ If i put a stretched tire on my car, i would rip the bead right off the first time i went around a corner (and destroy the rim). Some people drive the cars fast and need lotsa rubber on it.
If i put a stretched tire on my car, i would rip the bead right off the first time i went around a corner (and destroy the rim). Some people drive the cars fast and need lotsa rubber on it.
05-09-2009, 03:28 PM
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Tire stretching is bad. Tire stretching is dangerous.
This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
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All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
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This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
05-09-2009, 03:42 PM
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yea.......It will last as long as we have people like you to continue to drive slooooowwwww........ If i put a stretched tire on my car, i would rip the bead right off the first time i went around a corner (and destroy the rim). Some people drive the cars fast and need lotsa rubber on it.
If i put a stretched tire on my car, i would rip the bead right off the first time i went around a corner (and destroy the rim). Some people drive the cars fast and need lotsa rubber on it.It is perfectly ok if someone is willing to risk their safety by insisting driving on stretched tires, but please don't go around and tell everyone that stretching tires are ok just because they haven't crashed their stretched-tire-cars YET.
05-10-2009, 06:42 PM
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Tire stretching is bad. Tire stretching is dangerous.
This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
dude really? stfu, Falken has advertisements with tire stretch. Its not like we are telling ppl to run a 225 on a 12 inch wide wheel. A 225 on an 8.5 is HARDLY stretched, and not nearly to the point of "dangerous" 
05-10-2009, 06:47 PM
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The forums is here to inform people in one convienent location. Ultimately they are the ones who decide what to run and how. There is no peer-pressure on what tire to run lol. If someone like jjashaa stretches his tires and blows it off the wheel at 80 on an off ramp, not our faut
05-11-2009, 05:49 PM
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It is highly doubtful that people with stretched tires are willing to drive slow. Otherwise they wouldn't have messed around with their safe OEM tire size.
It is perfectly ok if someone is willing to risk their safety by insisting driving on stretched tires, but please don't go around and tell everyone that stretching tires are ok just because they haven't crashed their stretched-tire-cars YET.
It is perfectly ok if someone is willing to risk their safety by insisting driving on stretched tires, but please don't go around and tell everyone that stretching tires are ok just because they haven't crashed their stretched-tire-cars YET.
05-11-2009, 05:54 PM
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Tire stretching is bad. Tire stretching is dangerous.
This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This forum should have this same rule as in the H.o.n.d.a.-.T.e.c.h forum :
http://www.XXXX.com/showthread.php?t=2492509
Replace the word "XXXX" above with the word "h.o.n.d.a.-.t.e.c.h", but without the period symbols, since the postmaster automatically filters out names of competing forums.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All threads suggesting tire stretching will be deleted
Taken and reworded from another forum about 'tire stretching' :
Tire distributors constantly place an enormous amount of effort, research, money, etc into the credibility that the industry, as well as customers bestow on them.
It would deflate/defeat that reputation by stepping outside the Tire Manufacturers recommendations for given rim width specification range. Regardless of whatever the current/latest "style" happens to be. Their position will continue to be to adhere to that which the USA Tire Manufacturers Tire Specifications/recommendations are.
For any given tire that most companies sell, if you look at (any of), the tire you'll find the Rim Width Range recommendations. All of these specs are supplied by the individual Tire Manufacturers.
Bottom line-I don't know why anyone would second guess the highly
trained "Rubber" Engineers, employed by the Tire Manufacturers.
ALL threads referring to 'tire stretching' will be locked in Wheel and Tire.
The process is unsafe and it does not benefit anything to the performance of the vehicle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
i got one smiley for you....
05-11-2009, 05:55 PM
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The forums is here to inform people in one convienent location. Ultimately they are the ones who decide what to run and how. There is no peer-pressure on what tire to run lol. If someone like jjashaa stretches his tires and blows it off the wheel at 80 on an off ramp, not our faut
05-12-2009, 01:33 AM
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Below "Approved Rims" information is taken directly from the various Falken's Sizes and Specifications webpages inside "www.falkentire.com".
Please note the term "APPROVED RIMS" as used by Falken, so anything narrower or wider than the specified rim width range is NON-APPROVED by Falken.
Falken FK452 , (225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
Azenis ST-115,(225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
05-12-2009, 08:03 AM
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Why should he. He is giving out information that is useful and should be taken into consideration!!!
05-12-2009, 09:27 AM
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Correct, 225/35/19 on a 8.5" wide rim is still within factory's recommedation, whereas on a 9.5" wide rim is not.
Below "Approved Rims" information is taken directly from the various Falken's Sizes and Specifications webpages inside "www.falkentire.com".
Please note the term "APPROVED RIMS" as used by Falken, so anything narrower or wider than the specified rim width range is NON-APPROVED by Falken.
Falken FK452 , (225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
Azenis ST-115,(225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
Below "Approved Rims" information is taken directly from the various Falken's Sizes and Specifications webpages inside "www.falkentire.com".
Please note the term "APPROVED RIMS" as used by Falken, so anything narrower or wider than the specified rim width range is NON-APPROVED by Falken.
Falken FK452 , (225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
Azenis ST-115,(225/35/19), APPROVED RIMS (7.5 - 9.0)
told him to but a 225/35/19 on a 8.5 width and that is still in spec...
05-12-2009, 08:35 PM
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05-13-2009, 01:19 AM
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