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phantasia
03-27-2004, 08:33 PM
aight heres the deal. my ep is running on 16" wheels, with 40 series kumho tires. it is also dropped on eibach sportlines, giving about 1.6 all around. ordinarily this would be fine, except that i also have the greddy evo II cat back, and the pipe hangs low. i am scraping this pipe on the ground from time to time. when i had my stock si wheels on, the 15" alloys with the stock michelins, there wasnt a problem with this. my nice 16"s with the 40 series tires are a little bit smaller in diameter than the stock wheels/tires. therefore, the car is sitting just a bit lower. is there a solution to get rid of the scraping of the cat back pipe?? can this pipe be hung a little tighter to the bottom of the ep? or is my size wrong on the tires? should i go with a 45 or 50 series tire on 16" wheels? i dont want to have to worry then about the tires rubbing in the fender wells over bumps.

help... really bummed.

Civicvtec1ps
03-27-2004, 08:46 PM
Most people uses 205/50/16.
Just get new tires, Won't rub with that drop.

phantasia
03-27-2004, 08:50 PM
how about 45 series? i am still worried about 50 series rubbing, that seems a little large. would the 50 series with 16" wheels = plus one size, meaning its gonna be the same as the stock 15"s + michelins?

thanks

02civicSI
03-27-2004, 10:43 PM
i have eibach sportlines and 16's with 205's. i dont have any rubbing whatsoever.

SuperRacerTypeR
03-27-2004, 11:30 PM
i used to have the same problem, w/ the 50 u won't have that problem anymore =), plus ur ride will be smoother

Peking
03-28-2004, 07:32 AM
Moved to sus. and good luck with some new tires so you don't scrape :)

fsugatorbait
03-29-2004, 12:27 PM
Originally posted by Peking
Moved to sus. and good luck with some new tires so you don't scrape :)

a 40 series tire on a 16 inch rim is pretty small. I would definately look into running a 45 or 50 series.

Low Rider
03-29-2004, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by fsugatorbait
a 40 series tire on a 16 inch rim is pretty small. I would definately look into running a 45 or 50 series.

Ditto... ;)

BlasTech
03-29-2004, 12:40 PM
205/50 wont rub with a 1.6 drop.