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California98Civic · 08-23-2014, 11:45 PM

Wait. I have 13" VX wheels. I bought 175/70-R13 Michelin Defender low rolling resistance tires for them just last year. Tires are great. Love em. But I did a bit of research on other wheel options in the past and posted some of it in my garage page for reference.

Here are some of the deets:

Possible wheel swaps for gearing/weight advantages:
13" Civic VX 8 spoke (higher RPMs but only 9.7 lbs.)
14" Civic HX 8 spoke (approx 11 lbs)
14" Civic Hybrid 2003-2005 (approx 14 lbs)
15" Mini Cooper R81 Imola 7-hole (12.1 lbs)
15" Mini Cooper R86 star-spoke (15 lbs)
15" Mini Cooper R96 7-spoke (13.8 lbs)
15" Enkei Classic J-speed (14.1 lbs)
15" Enkei RP-F1 (9.5 lb)
15" Kosei K4R (10.7 lb)
15" Konig Helium (11.2 lb) 40mm offset, hub bore 73.1mm
15" Acura Integra GSR (94-95, 16lbs)
Other size specs to double-check for any possible swap: Offset 35-45; bolt pattern 4X100; lug size 12mmX1.5; hub center bore 56.1mm minimum

08-23-2014, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Wait. I have 13" VX wheels. I bought 175/70-R13 Michelin Defender low rolling resistance tires for them just last year. Tires are great. Love em. But I did a bit of research on other wheel options in the past and posted some of it in my garage page for reference. Here are some of the deets: Possible wheel swaps for gearing/weight advantages: 13" Civic VX 8 spoke (higher RPMs but only 9.7 lbs.) 14" Civic HX 8 spoke (approx 11 lbs) 14" Civic Hybrid 2003-2005 (approx 14 lbs) 15" Mini Cooper R81 Imola 7-hole (12.1 lbs) 15" Mini Cooper R86 star-spoke (15 lbs) 15" Mini Cooper R96 7-spoke (13.8 lbs) 15" Enkei Classic J-speed (14.1 lbs) 15" Enkei RP-F1 (9.5 lb) 15" Kosei K4R (10.7 lb) 15" Konig Helium (11.2 lb) 40mm offset, hub bore 73.1mm 15" Acura Integra GSR (94-95, 16lbs) Other size specs to double-check for any possible swap: Offset 35-45; bolt pattern 4X100; lug size 12mmX1.5; hub center bore 56.1mm minimum __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.