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Civic_RedLine · 07-23-2004, 09:53 PM

hello everyone...
Im buying new 17" rims for my civic. The tires will come mounted on when shipped. My question is: if I want to bolt the tire/rim onto my car, do I have to modify anything at all in order for it to drive fine? do I need an alignment or is that only with lowered cars. Thanks in advance for any help.

95DX · 07-23-2004, 10:33 PM

only thing you would possibly need is new lug nuts. one other suggestion is once you get the rims and if you have a reputible mechanic you go to have them (or someplace like Discount Tire) check the balance before putting them on I've hard of people getting rims with tires installed and balanced and the balance job is messed up (weights have come off during shipping, or just not balanced right). You wouldn't need anything else done

ebpda9 · 07-25-2004, 10:38 AM

well maybe you should check the balancing on the wheels before you put them on. i would do an alignament too if you haven't done one in the past 6-12 months.

07-23-2004, 09:53 PM	#1
Civic_RedLine 3rd Gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 352	New rim question hello everyone... Im buying new 17" rims for my civic. The tires will come mounted on when shipped. My question is: if I want to bolt the tire/rim onto my car, do I have to modify anything at all in order for it to drive fine? do I need an alignment or is that only with lowered cars. Thanks in advance for any help.

07-25-2004, 10:38 AM	#3
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 43 Posts: 17,266	well maybe you should check the balancing on the wheels before you put them on. i would do an alignament too if you haven't done one in the past 6-12 months. __________________

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07-23-2004, 10:33 PM	#2
95DX 2nd Gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: no longer Cal or AZ now in Pa at least until Feb Posts: 189	only thing you would possibly need is new lug nuts. one other suggestion is once you get the rims and if you have a reputible mechanic you go to have them (or someplace like Discount Tire) check the balance before putting them on I've hard of people getting rims with tires installed and balanced and the balance job is messed up (weights have come off during shipping, or just not balanced right). You wouldn't need anything else done