Need help with rims.
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Need help with rims.
Hello everyone! I was wondering if 18" rims would be too big on my 2000 accord 4 dr? If i go with 18's will my tires rub? Please post pics of your car with different size rims. Thanks in advance!!! 
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HeVns00accord »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hello everyone! I was wondering if 18" rims would be too big on my 2000 accord 4 dr? If i go with 18's will my tires rub? Please post pics of your car with different size rims. Thanks in advance!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
depends on the tires.
hahaha, simple answer, DON'T BE VAGUE! We'd be glad to help if there was something to help with. On the bigger note though, I'd go 17" at the most, 18" will look ridiculous. Make sure they're thick spokes too.
</TD></TR></TABLE>depends on the tires.
hahaha, simple answer, DON'T BE VAGUE! We'd be glad to help if there was something to help with. On the bigger note though, I'd go 17" at the most, 18" will look ridiculous. Make sure they're thick spokes too.
07-09-2006, 09:49 PM
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
I'll post up a pic of my car for you to see.
THis is a 2000 Accord, the wheels are 17x7.5, the tires are 215/50/17.
This is how it goes generally:
With larger wheels you get better cornering ability, but at the sacrifice of ride quality. With low profile tires, you'll feel all the bumps, and if you hit a pothole, the chance of damaging a rim and blowing out a tire is greater. My mom blew out her 55/16'a on a big enough pothole, so even factory wheel/tire setups can have htis problem.
Generally anything lower profile than 50's, you really get a harsher ride and a greater chance of damaging the wheel if you hit something. This is why I chose the 50 profiles. If you want bigger it's fine, but you have to make up your mind what exactly you want.
And in other news, watch your weights! 18's are considerably heavier than the stock wheels. My 17's weigh only 16.94lbs. Lightweight 15's, like Volks, weigh less than 10 lbs. My stock tires weighed around 20 lbs but the stickier wider tires weighed in around 23 lbs. Heavier wheels, with most weight on the outer edges of the wheel (heavier tires), means power loss. It takes greater effort to turn heavier wheels, thus performance is sacrificed. Using tirerack.com to check the weight and user reviews of tires, or see types of wheels on your car, and wheelweights.net to find a lightweight wheel.
Your tires will rub based on what size wheels and tires you get. Since the stock wheels are 6.5's and I got 7.5 wides, I had to get a wider tire, thus 215's. My offset on these wheels pushes the outer edge of the wheel farther out that the factory offset, so they line up with the fender instead of tuck inside neatly. Currently if I go over a bump, my rear tires scrape on the fender. To counter things like this, you need to 1) get an offset close to factory 2) buy a wheel closest to factory width 3) buy a thinner tire that matches that width 4) roll your fenders.
Good luck
THis is a 2000 Accord, the wheels are 17x7.5, the tires are 215/50/17.
This is how it goes generally:
With larger wheels you get better cornering ability, but at the sacrifice of ride quality. With low profile tires, you'll feel all the bumps, and if you hit a pothole, the chance of damaging a rim and blowing out a tire is greater. My mom blew out her 55/16'a on a big enough pothole, so even factory wheel/tire setups can have htis problem.
Generally anything lower profile than 50's, you really get a harsher ride and a greater chance of damaging the wheel if you hit something. This is why I chose the 50 profiles. If you want bigger it's fine, but you have to make up your mind what exactly you want.
And in other news, watch your weights! 18's are considerably heavier than the stock wheels. My 17's weigh only 16.94lbs. Lightweight 15's, like Volks, weigh less than 10 lbs. My stock tires weighed around 20 lbs but the stickier wider tires weighed in around 23 lbs. Heavier wheels, with most weight on the outer edges of the wheel (heavier tires), means power loss. It takes greater effort to turn heavier wheels, thus performance is sacrificed. Using tirerack.com to check the weight and user reviews of tires, or see types of wheels on your car, and wheelweights.net to find a lightweight wheel.
Your tires will rub based on what size wheels and tires you get. Since the stock wheels are 6.5's and I got 7.5 wides, I had to get a wider tire, thus 215's. My offset on these wheels pushes the outer edge of the wheel farther out that the factory offset, so they line up with the fender instead of tuck inside neatly. Currently if I go over a bump, my rear tires scrape on the fender. To counter things like this, you need to 1) get an offset close to factory 2) buy a wheel closest to factory width 3) buy a thinner tire that matches that width 4) roll your fenders.
Good luck
07-09-2006, 09:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tonyjrp19 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have 18" on a 95 accord I have tire size 225/40/18 and have no problems...17" to small for a 2000 accord</TD></TR></TABLE>
I happen to like my 17 inch rims on my 6th gen.
It's all personal preference.
If you want to know if your rims will rub, we will need to know rim, diameter, rim width, offset, and tire size.
I happen to like my 17 inch rims on my 6th gen.
It's all personal preference.
If you want to know if your rims will rub, we will need to know rim, diameter, rim width, offset, and tire size.
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Re: Need help with rims. (accordselux)
Wow thanks a lot!!! That really helped! I was actually looking at the Motegi FF7's black with a polished lip. I really was just not sure what size, but you really helped thanks a lot!! God Bless!!
07-11-2006, 07:20 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
Not the best picture but here is my silver 01 with 225/40R18 tires on 18 inch wheels. Not lowered and only rubbed on very hard cornering with people sitting in the back.
07-11-2006, 08:49 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (H2290)
I have 17s on my ol laidys car and i wish i would have gone 18 or 19s i mean the Gap is just way to big hers isnt droped to. So iddno whats its gouing to be like after we drop it
07-11-2006, 11:23 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
18x7.5 45mm offset with 225/40 tires. They weigh 18.1 per rim without tire.
18x8 38mm offset with 225/40 tires. I dont know the weight but its a lot!
As far as rubbing goes, it all depends on your offset. If you want a set that wont rub at all then get somewhere around 48-45mm offset. I rub with my second rims with the 38mm offset. IMO though, the lower the offset the better the rims look on your car. If you want the Motegi's the offset is probably 42 and it should be fine but you might rub if you dump your car,
I personally think 18's are the way to go for the 6th gen Accords.
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Re: Need help with rims. (Legendaryyaj)
what kind of tire wear goes with those tires on the 18s?? whenever i get rid of my wheels im gonna get some different ones but everyone says going 18 kills the tire wear and i might have problems wit rubbing in the back of mine because i have a box and a pair of 12s so it sits down more in the back......been tryin to figure out best way to fix it
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Re: Need help with rims. (00blackedaccord)
the wheel size isnt the problem with wear, its' the alignment. When a car is dropped the wheels tilt inward, resulting in the inner parts of the tires wearing out quickly. When the wheel is larger, the stock alignment is accentuated more because there is less sidewall to flex. Adjustments and a camber kit usually fix this.
07-12-2006, 12:17 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (Legendaryyaj)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Legendaryyaj »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
18x7.5 45mm offset with 225/40 tires. They weigh 18.1 per rim without tire.
18x8 38mm offset with 225/40 tires. I dont know the weight but its a lot!
As far as rubbing goes, it all depends on your offset. If you want a set that wont rub at all then get somewhere around 48-45mm offset. I rub with my second rims with the 38mm offset. IMO though, the lower the offset the better the rims look on your car. If you want the Motegi's the offset is probably 42 and it should be fine but you might rub if you dump your car,
I personally think 18's are the way to go for the 6th gen Accords.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Where did you get your lip kit from?
18x7.5 45mm offset with 225/40 tires. They weigh 18.1 per rim without tire.
18x8 38mm offset with 225/40 tires. I dont know the weight but its a lot!
As far as rubbing goes, it all depends on your offset. If you want a set that wont rub at all then get somewhere around 48-45mm offset. I rub with my second rims with the 38mm offset. IMO though, the lower the offset the better the rims look on your car. If you want the Motegi's the offset is probably 42 and it should be fine but you might rub if you dump your car,
I personally think 18's are the way to go for the 6th gen Accords.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Where did you get your lip kit from?
07-12-2006, 02:42 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (accordselux)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accordselux »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'll post up a pic of my car for you to see.
This is how it goes generally:
[b]With larger wheels you get better cornering ability[b], but at the sacrifice of ride quality. With low profile tires, you'll feel all the bumps, and if you hit a pothole, the chance of damaging a rim and blowing out a tire is greater. My mom blew out her 55/16'a on a big enough pothole, so even factory wheel/tire setups can have htis problem.
Generally anything lower profile than 50's, you really get a harsher ride and a greater chance of damaging the wheel if you hit something. This is why I chose the 50 profiles. If you want bigger it's fine, but you have to make up your mind what exactly you want.
And in other news, watch your weights! 18's are considerably heavier than the stock wheels. My 17's weigh only 16.94lbs. Lightweight 15's, like Volks, weigh less than 10 lbs. My stock tires weighed around 20 lbs but the stickier wider tires weighed in around 23 lbs. Heavier wheels, with most weight on the outer edges of the wheel (heavier tires), means power loss. It takes greater effort to turn heavier wheels, thus performance is sacrificed. Using tirerack.com to check the weight and user reviews of tires, or see types of wheels on your car, and wheelweights.net to find a lightweight wheel.
Your tires will rub based on what size wheels and tires you get. Since the stock wheels are 6.5's and I got 7.5 wides, I had to get a wider tire, thus 215's. My offset on these wheels pushes the outer edge of the wheel farther out that the factory offset, so they line up with the fender instead of tuck inside neatly. Currently if I go over a bump, my rear tires scrape on the fender. To counter things like this, you need to 1) get an offset close to factory 2) buy a wheel closest to factory width 3) buy a thinner tire that matches that width 4) roll your fenders.
Good luck </TD></TR></TABLE>
bigger wheels does not always mean better cornering. its a misconception, the diameter of your wheel does not make a huge diference of cantact patch, so bigg wheels dont grip better, wider wheels do. its the low profile tires that attribute to the better cornering performance, less sidewall equals less sidewall flex, you get better steering response and less tread squirm. but there is too low of a profile, at one point in time ADVAN didint make rims bigger then 18 inches because they say that tires dont perform well over 18 inches because the sidewall gets too thin.
a 50 series tires on 17s? how wide are yout tires? did you calculate the diference your set-up is now then the stock set-up? most people dont have achoice in what series tire they get because they need to make the overall diamter of their new set-up to be as close as their stock. their are cases where people purposely get larger or smaller diameters, usually for perforamnce reasons, but we wont get into that.
and what brand, model, and width are your rims?
This is how it goes generally:
[b]With larger wheels you get better cornering ability[b], but at the sacrifice of ride quality. With low profile tires, you'll feel all the bumps, and if you hit a pothole, the chance of damaging a rim and blowing out a tire is greater. My mom blew out her 55/16'a on a big enough pothole, so even factory wheel/tire setups can have htis problem.
Generally anything lower profile than 50's, you really get a harsher ride and a greater chance of damaging the wheel if you hit something. This is why I chose the 50 profiles. If you want bigger it's fine, but you have to make up your mind what exactly you want.
And in other news, watch your weights! 18's are considerably heavier than the stock wheels. My 17's weigh only 16.94lbs. Lightweight 15's, like Volks, weigh less than 10 lbs. My stock tires weighed around 20 lbs but the stickier wider tires weighed in around 23 lbs. Heavier wheels, with most weight on the outer edges of the wheel (heavier tires), means power loss. It takes greater effort to turn heavier wheels, thus performance is sacrificed. Using tirerack.com to check the weight and user reviews of tires, or see types of wheels on your car, and wheelweights.net to find a lightweight wheel.
Your tires will rub based on what size wheels and tires you get. Since the stock wheels are 6.5's and I got 7.5 wides, I had to get a wider tire, thus 215's. My offset on these wheels pushes the outer edge of the wheel farther out that the factory offset, so they line up with the fender instead of tuck inside neatly. Currently if I go over a bump, my rear tires scrape on the fender. To counter things like this, you need to 1) get an offset close to factory 2) buy a wheel closest to factory width 3) buy a thinner tire that matches that width 4) roll your fenders.
Good luck
</TD></TR></TABLE>bigger wheels does not always mean better cornering. its a misconception, the diameter of your wheel does not make a huge diference of cantact patch, so bigg wheels dont grip better, wider wheels do. its the low profile tires that attribute to the better cornering performance, less sidewall equals less sidewall flex, you get better steering response and less tread squirm. but there is too low of a profile, at one point in time ADVAN didint make rims bigger then 18 inches because they say that tires dont perform well over 18 inches because the sidewall gets too thin.
a 50 series tires on 17s? how wide are yout tires? did you calculate the diference your set-up is now then the stock set-up? most people dont have achoice in what series tire they get because they need to make the overall diamter of their new set-up to be as close as their stock. their are cases where people purposely get larger or smaller diameters, usually for perforamnce reasons, but we wont get into that.
and what brand, model, and width are your rims?
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Re: Need help with rims. (pos_cd5)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pos_cd5 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a 50 series tires on 17s? how wide are yout tires? did you calculate the diference your set-up is now then the stock set-up? most people dont have achoice in what series tire they get because they need to make the overall diamter of their new set-up to be as close as their stock. their are cases where people purposely get larger or smaller diameters, usually for perforamnce reasons, but we wont get into that.
and what brand, model, and width are your rims?</TD></TR></TABLE>
When going up from stock, bigger diameter wheels=less sidewall=less flex=better cornering up to a point, which is when there is too little flexibility. Wider wheels allow for wider tires, which allows for a better contact patch.
My diameter difference between my stock wheel/tire and the new set is only 1.89%. Granted I could have gone with 205 and had only a .32% difference but that was the absolute minimum size to fit the wheels and I wanted a bigger contact patch.
The wheels are Falken Hanabis, 17x7.5
and what brand, model, and width are your rims?</TD></TR></TABLE>
When going up from stock, bigger diameter wheels=less sidewall=less flex=better cornering up to a point, which is when there is too little flexibility. Wider wheels allow for wider tires, which allows for a better contact patch.
My diameter difference between my stock wheel/tire and the new set is only 1.89%. Granted I could have gone with 205 and had only a .32% difference but that was the absolute minimum size to fit the wheels and I wanted a bigger contact patch.
The wheels are Falken Hanabis, 17x7.5
07-12-2006, 09:41 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HeVns00accord »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where did you get your lip kit from? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I got mine shipped used from Canada because Wings West seems to be no longer in business.
Its just a Wings West kit.
</TD></TR></TABLE>I got mine shipped used from Canada because Wings West seems to be no longer in business.
Its just a Wings West kit.
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Re: Need help with rims. (Legendaryyaj)
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I got mine shipped used from Canada because Wings West seems to be no longer in business.
Its just a Wings West kit.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm not a huge fan of kits, well i'm pretty picky, and i really like yours. Good job on your find. But its a shame they are no longer in business. Thanks!!!
I got mine shipped used from Canada because Wings West seems to be no longer in business.
Its just a Wings West kit.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm not a huge fan of kits, well i'm pretty picky, and i really like yours. Good job on your find. But its a shame they are no longer in business. Thanks!!!
07-13-2006, 11:24 AM
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Re: Need help with rims. (HeVns00accord)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HeVns00accord »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm not a huge fan of kits, well i'm pretty picky, and i really like yours. Good job on your find. But its a shame they are no longer in business. Thanks!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks.
This is how it shoulda came from the factory. If you look on your bumpers, they are premarked with holes for a kit. It looks so OEM.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Thanks.
This is how it shoulda came from the factory. If you look on your bumpers, they are premarked with holes for a kit. It looks so OEM.
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Re: Need help with rims. (Legendaryyaj)
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Thanks.
This is how it shoulda came from the factory. If you look on your bumpers, they are premarked with holes for a kit. It looks so OEM.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i think those holes are for the OEM lip kit?
Thanks.
This is how it shoulda came from the factory. If you look on your bumpers, they are premarked with holes for a kit. It looks so OEM.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i think those holes are for the OEM lip kit?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pos_cd5 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think those holes are for the OEM lip kit?</TD></TR></TABLE>
On 2 doors yes, 4 doors didnt have one.
On 2 doors yes, 4 doors didnt have one.