Do you need new tires for a Honda Civic?
No matter how gently you’ve driven your Honda Civic, sooner or later you’re going to need new tires. Your tires are the one connection between your car and the road, and all of your car’s road-holding abilities are down to the palm-sized patch of contact between the rubber and the road surface.
Is there a 2007 Honda Civic Si for sale?
There aren’t any 2007 Honda Civic for sale near you. I bought my Fiji Blue Pearl Civic SI sedan brand new with 8 miles on it. After 5 years and 50,000 miles, I’m still happy with my purchase, but I have had two major issues to deal with (see below).
How many miles does a Honda Civic Si have?
I bought my Fiji Blue Pearl Civic SI sedan brand new with 8 miles on it. After 5 years and 50,000 miles, I’m still happy with my purchase, but I have had two major issues to deal with (see below). Both issues have been handled to my satisfaction by Honda, but I didn’t expect either problem from a Honda product.
What’s the tread life of a Honda Civic?
Original equipment tires on the Civic all received between 500 and 560 tread life ratings. In general, you could easily expect those tires to last 40,000 miles before you replaced them. The other consideration is time. Each tire has a raised date code on the sidewall.
No matter how gently you’ve driven your Honda Civic, sooner or later you’re going to need new tires. Your tires are the one connection between your car and the road, and all of your car’s road-holding abilities are down to the palm-sized patch of contact between the rubber and the road surface.
Original equipment tires on the Civic all received between 500 and 560 tread life ratings. In general, you could easily expect those tires to last 40,000 miles before you replaced them. The other consideration is time. Each tire has a raised date code on the sidewall.
What does 215 mean on a Honda Civic tire?
215 – indicates the width of the tire from one sidewall to the other in millimeters. This tire is 215 millimeters wide. 50 – indicates the aspect ratio, or sidewall height, as a percentage of the tire’s width. In this case, it’s 50 percent or 107.5 millimeters tall.
215 – indicates the width of the tire from one sidewall to the other in millimeters. This tire is 215 millimeters wide. 50 – indicates the aspect ratio, or sidewall height, as a percentage of the tire’s width. In this case, it’s 50 percent or 107.5 millimeters tall.
What kind of tires does a Honda Accord have?
The Accord has different sized tires depending on trim level. Most are equipped with a 225/50R17 tire, but the higher trims are equipped with 235/40R19 tires. What tires come on a Honda Accord? Either a Pirelli P4, a Goodyear Eagle Touring, or a Michelin Primacy MXM4, depending on trim level.
What kind of tire does a Honda Civic EX use?
The Honda Civic EX’s 17-inch wheels come with 215/50R17 91H all-season tires: 215 – indicates the width of the tire from one sidewall to the other in millimeters. This tire is 215 millimeters wide. 50 – indicates the aspect ratio, or sidewall height, as a percentage of the tire’s width.
When do you rotate the tires on a Honda Civic?
A typical rotation interval is somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 miles, though specific cars and tires may change those numbers a bit. The Civic is a front-wheel drive car, so the front tires may be worn more quickly than the rears. It’s important to keep this in mind and to not ignore the need to rotate your tires.
Why are the front tires on my Honda Civic not worn out?
The reason both front tires weren’t worn out is the fact that the other front tire—and that wheel—had already been replaced at 4300 miles after a pothole KO’d that assembly on the way back from visiting Peter Cunningham’s rabid Honda collection in Wisconsin.
What causes rapid and uneven tire wear in Honda Civic Si?
Honda Civic Si’s are not covered. In the TSB, Honda lists the probable cause as a “combination of the tires and the rear suspension geometry may cause rapid or uneven tire wear”. They go on to point out that worn tires will cause vibration and/or bad bearing noise, especially at highway speeds.
Are there any problems with the Honda Civic?
Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, LLC collected information for a class action lawsuit to protect Civic owners. The lawsuit alleged the OEM rear upper control arms are too short and cause tire misalignment. It also alleged that Honda knew this when it published a TSB and a redesigned control arm part.