I'm looking at getting some rims for the ole fit but I've heard that you have to watch out cause some size of rims will rub if some people are in the back seat, what's a bigger/safe size to roll with?

I wouldn't lower it anymore than 1.5 in, if that helps to figure this out.

 

it depends on width and offset.

15x7 with a 35 offset is about as low as i would go if you dont want to rub

195 - 50 tires are a good fit too.

 

^^ agreed. Also depends if your lowered or not and on what. That is a good size and offset.

 

Sounds good, thanks for the reply. I was thinking about going 16/17 because I like a bigger rim. Do you think that would be okay, or is sticking to a smaller size better?

 

16 will work. Go with higher offset. 40 or 45. Should not rub. May though. Try reserching on the wheel and tire thread on this site. All your answers will be in there. Many people have run many setups and posted what works.

 

thanks for the info. I'm brand new to all this so I need a little coaching haha.

 

No problem. Thats why we are here. Good luck to you. Fyi, 15x7 35 offset is perfect fit without rubbing. Not hellaflush, but very useable.

 

I'll look into that. thanks again.

Different subject really quick...I mean with a 1.5L there isn't much to do of course, but I don't have the money to do a k20 swap lol, is there anything that I should look into doing to the engine anyways? Or is it not worth it...

 

There's two schools of thought there:
1. you have a small engine that will never acheive a high horsepower so why bother
or
2. Make due with what you have and squeeze every bit of power out of it.

I say figure out where you see yourself with this car 2-5 years down the road. are you gonna drive it til the wheels fall off or sell it. Me personally think i will pass this car onto my son or keep it as a weekend warrior track car so I'm not focusing on squeezing any extra horsepower out just yet but focusing on ride and looks. It will still have fun a/xing or trackday without doing a s/c or turbo but even if you do those you'll still get smashed by an evo or lotus something like that. so just think down the road what you do now how will it affect your plans down the road.

 

Our engine is not the greatest, but ive seen worse in a honda. If you love hondas as I do intake is a must. It adds that needed push and sound. Exhaust would be next, headers, down and mid pipe, axel back to finish it off. This might give you 110hp on a cold day. Boosting is the best option. Be it turbo or super. Kraft werks makes a really good one people praise. Try intake, exhaust, and a throttle controller. Add some light wheels and you will be happy.
I did intake, password jdm intake manifold gaskit, throttle controller. Working on exhaust next.
Suspension was first thing I did. Lowered, progress rear sway bar, tanabe upper and lower front bars, and tanabe rear upper bar is next to finish it off. Spc camber kit as well. Our car is made for curves not straights. I enhanced that.
Try the shoes, engine, and suspension threads below marketplace on this thread. Alot of good info in there.

 

Its the tire that rubs, not the rim.
In any case the rim should be about the width of the tread (not the section width). Any wider is counterproductive as it adds weight which is negative to performance and mpg. Weight is the enemy.
For rims the important spec is the offset, or the distance the rim center is out from the hub face. On a Fit the hub face is outside the rim center so recing the offset 'pushes' the rim further away from the hub and closer to the fender.You should keep your wheel offset between 45 and 55 mm and if you lower be careful to have a rim 6 or 7" max with that offset range.
Additionally the tire section more than 205 is also counterproductive. The Fit just doesn't have enough weight or horsepower to use wider tires.
A 195 section tire works well to improve performance and mpg as much as possible. Theimportant rule with tires is to keep the overall diameter close to stock if unlowered and as much as a half-inch less if lowered with proper offset and tire width.
Use tirerack.com specs section to check tire diameters and widths if you don't know how to calculate.
For what its worth here is our standard recommendatios:
205/50x15 on 15x7 or 15x6 wheels with 45 mm offset. as long as your drop is not more than 1.5".
if you go with 17" be sure to stay not more than 195/40x17 tires as you can see with tire/wheels in the buy section. I got away with 42 mm because of the 40 profile and not lowered.

 

I have a 15x6.5 with the stock 185/55 x 15 tires and am about to install eibachs which will drop the front 1.8" and back 1.5 i think or 2 and 1.8 anyway I dont know if it'll rub but i think i'll switch to a 50 series and not sure if it will benefit me to go 195 also. am i correct?

not trying to hijack the thread but im sure it will help the op as well

 

And I think you've made good choices there, but here's my problem with that. You've probably spent over 1000 bucks on engine performance/mods vs. 1000 in suspension mods and if i had to pick between the one that would be most beneficial all around i would spend my money on suspension. also depends on your goal. if you wanna sound like a big tuff car then go engine mods. if you wanna handle like a race car go suspension. and if you have all the money in the world do it all and buy a skyline while youre at it but plan before you start bidding on ebay or whatever or else you'll end up buying stuff you dont need and you'll spend that 1000 without really making any progress on your car.

Thats why im glad i didn't have the money to be modding my car right away and i had to wait two years. that way i really got a lot of ideas that i tossed around and looked on here a lot but didn't make any decisions too fast. Not the funnest route but it's working for me

 

^^ Agreed with ryan totally. Suspension is the way to go first. This will make the most improvement. Not to much power can be made for the same amount of $$.
I also have a problem with bling. Always have started with my first ej. Damn I got about $150 in password jdm washers and bolts, and they are absolutely worthless. But damn pretty, not to mention other bling. Front upper bar is still argued as bling or performance?
In the end, do your research and build car for your self and your likings. Good luck.

 

you can buy beauty washers from fastenal cheaper!!!

 

Yeah, but they aren't as pretty duh. I cant explain everything I do but I still do it. I have plenty of good parts but still like my jdm bling

 

Thought 185/55 were 16's not 15's. That drops diameter from 24 to 23 inches so you should not have a problem with dropping 1.5 inches UNLESS you change offset from 55 or 53 mm. Then you must stay at or above 45 mm.

 

its a 37 offset so i might rub... we'll find out monday

 

well two days of driving with the new springs and no rubbing except in the rear when i hit a big dip or bump.

And i was wrong my stock tires are 195 not 185 and Im not just sure yet if i'll go 50 series next time but im am very happy with the stance of the 15's and eibach's.

so for the OP if you're still following your thread lol, heres a pic of my 15x6.5 with 195/55/15 on a 2.0 drop front and 1.8 rear. you can see where you can go bigger rims with a higher drop

 

This is my from my OWN EXPERIENCE. I am lowered on Progress Springs and I recently ordered a set of Drag wheels that are 15x7 with a +40mm offset. Initially, they had 195-55-15's mounted on them and they rubbed over bumps and on dips during the highway. I had them replaced with 195-50-15's and they still had the same problems but to a smaller degree. I ended up dumping that set of wheels and returned them to discount tire. I then figured that if I want a wheel that I like, i'll have to sacrifice a little bit of rubbing. I picked up a set of 15x7 Axis OG Sans that have a +35mm offset and had 195-50-15 Kumho ASX tires installed and I barely get any rubbing compared to the last set that had a higher offset which is really wierd. So far, so good, and i'm happy with it. I just picked up a set of 14x5.5 winter wheels (MB SevenX) with 175 65 14 snow tires and i'll give a review on that in a week. Just my $.02