The original Honda Civic Type-R from 1997 boasted a curb weight of just 2,315 pounds (1,050 kg). the FK2 Civic Type-R was never sold there. The FK8 was the first generation of the hot
Hopefully Honda makes that Euro part a proper replacement part eligible under SCCA rules. Otherwise, I'm fairly certain that the Type R will be Type Loser in SCCA Street competition. That will be unfortunate, as that is where the DC2 ITR - which was a homologation special, designed to be raced - ruled for many years.
The 2017+ Honda Civic Type R FK8 is equipped with 20x8.5" +60 offset wheels in a 5x120 bolt pattern and 245/30R20 Tires. It's imperative to choose the right size wheel size and offset when upgrading your Civic Type R wheels. And as such, we at Kami Speed have worked with enough FK8s to know what is the best Civic Type R fitment.
