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Originally Posted by 9646gt
Long story short I have a 2000 Civic LX I bought used this month with 160k on it. Did timing belt valve lash and all that good stuff. I don't have the stock wheels and the car came with aftermarket wheels. I cant link to them because of post count but they are Maxxim Ahead graphite and polished they are 16x7 I think with 205/45/16 tires on them I have at 40psi. My speedo is 5mph off roughly but I have heard this is common on these cars and likely not due to the wheels since they should be almost the same OD as stock.
Only info I found for weight was like 16.7 lbs each and I have no idea what the stock LX wheels would have weighed. I think the wheels impact acceleration due to the low power output of the little 1.6L even with my manual tranny. She hates to be shifted below 2500 RPM and prefers 3k and doesn't like anything but very light throttle cruising at below 2k and can lug and hafe valve noise with too much throttle in that area. She prefers to always be above 2k.
But I think it helps at higher speed by giving me a lower RPM. How much of an impact do you guys think they are having? I don't really want to replace them as the guy has brand new tires on them and I like the handling better than smaller wheels. Do you think the design of them is also bad for aero?
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If the outer diameter is the same as the stock configuration the aftermarket wheels are not giving you a lower RPM.
The stock wheels and tires are probably heavier than your current configuration. 16 pounds is pretty light for that size wheel. You could go lighter with a 14 or 15 inch wheel, for example the Civic HX wheels.
Whats probably hurting is the width of the tires. The tires also might also have more grip than stock or LRR tires.