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Old 08-09-2014, 02:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf View Post
This is actually 3 questions in this thread.

1. What are the best LRR Tires for the 97 Civic? I believe the tire size is 185/65/R14.
2. Would it be beneficial to go bigger (or smaller?) tires and be able to keep the same rims?
3. WWould the G1 insight rims fit onto my civic?

G1 Insight rims will fit, but honestly I feel you're better off keeping the lighter HX rims (I think they're lighter anyway) with some pie pans over them. G1 tire size is much smaller and would probably not be ideal. My guess is that the stock tires on the 01-03 Prius might be your best bet; I believe they were Potenza 175/65/14's, which would give you slightly shorter effective gearing, but I'm nowhere near a tire expert.

EDIT: Those actually have a really horrible treadwear rating. You can probably make some headway looking at Priuschat for first-gen tire recommendation threads.
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