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What size tires can I put on my Civic?

What size tires can I put on my Civic?

… the Honda Civic typically use one of three common tire sizes: 195/65R15, 205/55R16 and 215/45R17. Many Civics use 195/65R15, but there are quite a few higher trim levels that use 205/55R16, so be sure to check your actual tire size that is on your car.

Can you put bigger tires on a Honda Civic?

Your new wheels must be the same bolt pattern as your original factory wheels, but you can choose a different size and offset. In general, we DO NOT recommend getting a wheel that is more than 2 inches taller or 1.5 inches wider than your factory wheel.

Can I use 17 inch tires instead of 15?

15″ would usually be used on base models with 16″ or 17″ offered as options on the higher end models. If there is a 17″ option you can use that rim and tire size and be good to go.

How do I know what size tires I can put on my rims?

Multiply the width in inches by 25.4 (the number of millimeters per inch). This calculation gives you the first number in the tire size. Typically, you can add up to 10 millimeters to the width. So if you had an 8.5-inch rim, the section width range you can safely use is between 215 and 225.

Which TYRE is best for Civic?

Honda Civic Tyres

Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Comfort
Bridgestone Potenza RE11 (9) 98% 74%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (57) 88% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (235) 91% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (398) 92% 87%

Can I put 18 inch rims on my Honda Civic?

While you can run an 18-inch wheel on the Civic Type R and have it perform as well or better than the stock 20-inch setup, it requires the wheel size and offset to be proportional to the original setup. 5 wheel that came on the previous generation Type R, as it has the same ET60 offset.

Will 17 rims fit a Honda Civic?

You don’t want to eliminate all of your sidewall, you still need some area to actually get pavement/tread contact. 17″ on a civic are fairly large, heck my buddy just threw some Enkei 16″ on his Prelude and they fit perfectly. Go get a pair of 16″ with a decent pair of tires.

Can I change the size of my alloys?

Can you just bolt on a different car wheels size? You could but they must conform to the car maker’s speed and load rating for that model. You will find these in your car’s user manual. It’s also important to check the pitch circle diameter and offset.