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Old 05-04-2007 | 05:14 PM
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15's, then you dont have to worry bout the speedometer being a bit off either.
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 05:17 PM
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I suggest 16's. I'm running 16's right now. I used to run 17's but they are too big. Before that even I ran 14's which were nice but not big enough.
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 05:26 PM
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15's ftw!

I have 17's right now, which have bearable, but still bad, ride quality, not to mention they weigh a ton. I'm switching to lightweight 15's asap.
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 06:36 PM
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being rotas, 17s shouldnt weigh too much compared to the smaller rims. The ride will suffer though. I roll on 17s because I dont race and the roads are in good shape where I live. Most people have 15s or 16s on civics. I say 17s if you can stand the rough ride
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 08:11 PM
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https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_147534/tm.htmThe 15's are about 4 lbs lighter eachthan the 17's. That's 16 lbs of unsprung weight off your car
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 08:18 PM
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this gets debated all the time, but IMO 15"s are WAY too small, i think they look kinda dumb, 16"s are prime if you want a comfortable ride but still looks/perfroamnce, 17"s if you want really good looks but your ride quality will suffer, sine your already dropped though the 17"s will look sick, but definitely dont go 18"s, IMO its hard to make them look good on a Civic
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 08:52 PM
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16s homie....You'll thank yourself later.
 
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Old 05-04-2007 | 09:04 PM
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^ agreed, forgot to add that if i had to pick a size again, i'd prolly go with 16"s becasue of ride quality
 
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Old 05-05-2007 | 01:19 PM
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Yeah thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I think im leaning towards 16s because performance and looks are of equal importance to me. Still i am wanting to hear from someone who has owned rotas becuase i was wondering about their quality? And same for kosei wheels?
 
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Old 05-05-2007 | 02:03 PM
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very good quality, the only reason you've heard so much crap about rotas is because people (or little biatches) gripe and complain because they are copies of more expensive and rare rims in the japanese market, they just want something to complain about basically, so they complain about how bad rotas are.
 


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