Baguhan sa oto..

**duannedvirus** · March 15th, 2009 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by v6dreamer

If you want 17" wheel then go for it. If you dont know the right offset of your car then ask the seller what is the right one for your car. This is important to avoid rubbing the tire on your fender or wheel well.

'yun nga din naiisip ko e baka mag rub sa wheel well, I really should know things about offsetting and stuff. Salamat sir

**duannedvirus** · March 16th, 2009 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by testament11

ok lang 17" pero madami na ko naririnig na mas malaking rim, mas matagtag ang ride. pero sa opinion ko lang bro, mas gusto ko sa civic hatch, 15" lang na rim para saktong sakto at mas maporma siya sa tingin ko. ikaw bahala bro, pero research research ka muna about dyan kasi mawawala ka sa standard niya

Presently naka 15" ako e tas golden brown mags,pero 'yun nga mas naaangasan kase ako sa 17" e, pero dami nga nagsasabi matagtag nga daw 'yung ride. Anyway,good luck nalang sakin,hehe..
Salamat sir Testament

**badbadtz.carlo** · March 16th, 2009 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by duannedvirus

Presently naka 15" ako e tas golden brown mags,pero 'yun nga mas naaangasan kase ako sa 17" e, pero dami nga nagsasabi matagtag nga daw 'yung ride. Anyway,good luck nalang sakin,hehe..
Salamat sir Testament

16" shoes is a lot better both in ride quality and FC. i had 17" previously on a Galant, but it was too hard to maintain - slow start, high FC, rough ride quality, expensive rubber and lastly, as mentioned on the post above, you can't be too careless anymore. I had a 2.0L engine but drives at 40kph max sa area namen for fear of damaging the rims sa possible potholes. gave it up after 6mos of use. went back to 16". But if you're really into looks, with the right offset, coupled with nice pair of lowering springs/CO, it really looks hot!

seen a lot of hatches with that set-up but with the bad experience before, i'm not tempted to do it again.

**duannedvirus** · March 16th, 2009 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

You might want to check if you can take the harsh ride quality with 17" wheels and the care you will need to prevent them from getting damaged on our roads. Also tires for this size wheel are expensive.

Big wheels on a civic might look "maangas" but everyone will know you will be dead slow if it comes to speed. Big wheels are heavy and will result in slower acceleration and increase fuel consumption as well.

IF you drive through areas with lots of humps and potholes, you'll probably damage your wheels in less than a couple of months of use.

My suggestion is to go 15s or 16s with the proper tire size for either.

I suggest you canvass along Evangalista, Makati or Araneta or Banawa in QC to see what wheel design appeals to you and what would it cost you.

2nd option ko 'yan 16" sir e,tanong nalang siguro ko sa shop kung anong ok na goma para sa 16" para low profile padin ang dating. Ok lang naman sakin kahit ma sacrifice 'yung speed pero problema 'yung gas consumption,plus daming potholes sa metro manila e,kahit sang part ka pumunta kaya delikado nga talaga,tsk tsk!
Nag canvass ako sir sa P.Tuazon, West Ave. and Mapua/Blumentritt,mukhang cheapest sa Mapua St. 'yun nga lang 'di ko pa na try sa Evangelista.
Napapa dalawang isip na ko sa 17" ah,hehe..Anyways, Thank You sir ghost hunter, dami ko nakuha ideas

**gonzo** · March 16th, 2009 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by s_quilicot

one more Q, ilang psi ang usual pressure sa 50/45 seires tires on sedan?

TIA

For me
CDA 28-30psi

Nitro - 30Psi

**gonzo** · March 16th, 2009 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by s_quilicot

one more Q, ilang psi ang usual pressure sa 50/45 seires tires on sedan?

TIA

For me
CDA 28-30psi

Nitro - 30Psi

**duannedvirus** · March 16th, 2009 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by gonzo

I have 17 "on my car" from stock 15"

Heres my experience.. I first look for mags that compliment "bagay" sa body color ng oto and theme, in your case you said its chrome. Choose correct bolt pattern, the tire shop will advice you on this, mine is 4x100 PCD...also the right offset, mine is +42. Select tire size, as GH said they are expensive, mine I choose 215/40 series.

Experience when using 17".. acceleration suffered, parang di na sya kasing lakas humatak sa starting.. but when you gain speed malakas pa rin, takot ka na sa mga lubak kahit maliit

sa humps dati deretso lang ngayon I cross it diagonal. Medyo matagtag on CDA, more stable on high speed, better grip on the road since malapad na sya kaysa stock.

Sa porma 100% satisfaction.. BTW if you can help not to sell your stock tires para incase you need to go places or out of town na maraming bad roads then back to stock muna..

Lastly I inflate it with Nitrogen and I felt it slightly improve my acceleration and the harsh ride has reduced.

Sabi nila mabilis daw mag deteriorate ang suspension since di na standard ang mags, I just made sure that I inspect it always and if you feel something wrong check mo agad... HTH

Naku mangmang ako d'yan sa offsetting na 'yan, bolt pattern,etc. Alam ko lang is 4 'yung holes ng gulong ko,hehe. Tnx sa accurate infos sir Gonzo

Naiirita din ako d'yan sa diagonal na pagdaan sa humps, tapos worst pa pla pag nag 17",tsk! Tsaka I have to sell/trade-in my present wheels (mags and goma) pandagdag sa bibilhing bago kase kulang budget ko e

pero o nga no,pa'no 'pag biglang kailangan ko nang bumalik sa dating shoes ko, patay!
Regarding suspension,gawin ko nalang if ever matuloy ako magpalit ng shoes pa check ko agad sa auto shop pag may na feel akong ibang tunog.
Thnx so much sir Gonzo, your technical advices helped a lot sir

**duannedvirus** · March 16th, 2009 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by bratski

advantages lang ng larger rims than stock is sa looks and to a degree improved handling due to the thinner tires.
however be prepared for slower acceleration and lower fuel economy due to the larger and heavier tires. personally na experience ko na ito with my expy (from stock 17's to chrome 20's) ang solution ko is upgrade the ECU with a piggyback superchip, bumalik yung dating hatak and fuel economy, dun sa isang ride ko (from 15's to 17's naman) walang gano nagbago sa acceleration, pero bumaba fuel economy niya.
reg sa 93 hatch, 1.2l yata ang engine nya unless im wrong (or if na engine swap na), assuming 1.2 carb engine yan mukhang mahihirapan siya sa paghatak due to the larger/wider tires na ikakabit mo. so its a toss up between porma or speed.

Bad news for me 'yan sir regarding fuel economy, kahit na ba minsan nagkakaron ng roll back sa price ng fuels, 'yung speed medyo oks lang kase sanay na din naman ako mag drive ng mabagal,hehe (50-70) tsaka I'm not into racing stuff naman e ('yung porma lang ng oto,hehe)
'yung engine stock padin sya sir,and I think I'll go for the "maangas" kahit pagong na,hehe..
Thnx sir Bratski, it helped a lot

**duannedvirus** · March 16th, 2009 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by badbadtz.carlo

16" shoes is a lot better both in ride quality and FC. i had 17" previously on a Galant, but it was too hard to maintain - slow start, high FC, rough ride quality, expensive rubber and lastly, as mentioned on the post above, you can't be too careless anymore. I had a 2.0L engine but drives at 40kph max sa area namen for fear of damaging the rims sa possible potholes. gave it up after 6mos of use. went back to 16". But if you're really into looks, with the right offset, coupled with nice pair of lowering springs/CO, it really looks hot!

seen a lot of hatches with that set-up but with the bad experience before, i'm not tempted to do it again.

ha??40?? kainis nga 'yun sobra! Naku ugali ko pa naman most of the time careless lalo na 'pag small humps lang, pero ngayon 'di na pala talaga pwede!
Tapos 'yun pa mahal pa 'yung goma, wtf!!
Anyways, thnx sir Carlo for the time, malapit nako umatras sa 17" ah?hahaha!!