Richyp07 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi All, I have a 1999 Civic Aerodeck 1.6i ES, I need to replace 3 tyres on my standard 14'' alloys but I have found a second hand set of 17'' alloys that work out to be only slightly more in price.I believe that the PCD on these wheels 4x100 and the offset is ET42. Will these fit without needing any further modifications? There car has not been lowered but I may lower it 30mm in the future.I don't want to by them if they will rub as I have my children in the back of the car regularly.Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyp07 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks for the quick reply. If my understanding is correct. ET42 would mean that the wheel would sit in towards the body of the car more 2mm more than yours so have less chance of touching wheel arch. Will it leave enough clearance on the inner side ie. suspension etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Tom has pretty much covered this but there's a bit of info here that may be worth a read about offsets etc. https://www.civic5.com/wheel-info.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyp07 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks chaps. I got the wheels today and they fit fine, I just need to trim/remove a bit of plastic that catches on full lock. Big improvement in looks to the 14'' standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyp07 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 I will try and put a pic up in the morning. I had a go at trimming the plastic inner arch today and it has improved but still rubs very slightly on full lock. It may be down to the tyres (cheap Runway 205/40r17's) they seem to have straight sidewall, I think it may clear if the sidewalls were more curved?Have you chaps that run 17's totally removed the plastic inner trim as it leaves the belts etc. in the bottom of the passenger side of engine bay exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 You could try a 195 width but you'd lose the rim protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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