17inch rims on an HCHII?
#23
Re: 17inch rims on an HCHII?
my FE is about 37 mpg, but it could be better if i was a hypermiler. i do drive steady, but not as slow as i probably should, plus i have a really short commute which i don't think helps my FE. i do keep my tires at about 38 psi, which does help, but all the extra weight from the steel wheels and the added traction of the wider/non-LRR tires hurts things.
#24
Re: 17inch rims on an HCHII?
the under body spoliers are a dealer installed option for the standard Civic Sedan, and since the Galaxy Grey color also comes on the standard Civics it worked out really well.
#25
Re: 17inch rims on an HCHII?
I installed the rims from an Acura CSX on my HCHII just yesterday. I'll post some pics later when I get my Honda center caps in.The CSX rims are also aluminum alloy but I got them with some new Goodyear tires pre-installed. The tires are not LRR and since they are new they are still "sticky". On my usual hilly commute to work I get about 50mpg and today on my first trip with the new wheels + tires I got 48.5mpg. It was a short commute (~15km) so the drop may be due to me hitting more red lights or something and not entirely due to the rims + tires so I'm very happy with my new rims .
#26
Re: 17inch rims on an HCHII?
I thought that was an aftermarket lip kit, many people have installed the HFP lip kit on their normal civics so thats what I assumed it was. My car is that bluish-grey metallic colour that you can't get on the normal civic so that upgrade wasn't an option for me or else I would have taken it.
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