Civic VX wheels or aftermarket?

[travr6]

I have a 1995 civic vx with aftermarket wheels.
I have searched around and found nothing to answer my question.

Should I go with the factory civic VX 13" wheels
or
The factory 14" Hx wheels
or
a set of aftermarket lightweight wheels?

I am thinking that the tires generally weigh more then the wheels so I think it would be better for me to go with a 14" light weight wheel and buy a lower profile tire which would save weight. IT would also give me a slightly larger tire diameter which would mean less revolutions per mile.

I am new to this so is my thinking correct?
What do you suggest?

If you suggest buying a lightweight aftermarket wheelset then what do you suggest?
It is hard to find how much wheels weigh. IS there certain brand of wheels that are hypermilers favorites?

[SVOboy]

HX + insight tires are the best, but I love my vx rims.

[Ryland]

Insight rims with insight tires would be even better, craigslist want ad, car-part.com

[Vince-HX]

hx rims are easy to find and only go for about $150 with good tires, last time i checked out insight rims they were $75 apeice bare but a little more aero.

[travr6]

never new about insight wheels. Same bolt pattern I guess

[donoman]

What about VX rims? They have better ride quality than the 14" rims. What kind of 13" tires are you guys running these days?

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by travr6

I have a 1995 civic vx with aftermarket wheels.
I have searched around and found nothing to answer my question.

Should I go with the factory civic VX 13" wheels
or
The factory 14" Hx wheels
or
a set of aftermarket lightweight wheels?

Hrm...

Well... I'm running HX rims with Pirelli tires on my ride, and I L-O-V-E THEM!!!

LoL!

So does everyone else:

Honda-Tech.com: Wheel and Tire: Pic Request: HX Wheels (Painted)

This HX wheel thread has been active for over 3 years - 72 pages of comments, and growing daily!

VX rims are 2 lbs lighter, give-or-take, but they have fitment problems on most cars, so their resell value is nil - plus, you will be severely limited in your choice of tires.

My HX/Pirelli combo is 24 lbs per wheel (yes, I've weighed them). To put this in perspective, a HX wheel weighs about the same as the OEM emergency spare 'circus tire'. Put another way, 4 HX wheels will weigh about the same as 4 emergency spare tires - that's how light they are!

Do I have to tell you what my recommendation is?!?!?

[alohaspirit]

working my black magic and resurrecting this thread


just had to find a place to post it

hx rims

[RobertSmalls]

Oh, that poor, misguided Insight.