G-rat

oh wow really? damn i wish i woulda known that before i ordered mine lol

only thing i had to do was shave the upper control arm on the back just a little. there is a lip that kinda sticks out around the top of it and i grinded it down just a tiny bit with a dremel. if you run 10mm spacers or higher in the rear then it should clear no problem

no problem man

mister_ej2

yea man, i couldn't wait two months for wheels that aren't even that expensive....i wouldn't have even bought mine if i had to wait that long....i was going to do the nickle finish for mine also but i think i made a good choice doing the matte black for my car

G-rat

^^did you luck out and get yours right away after you ordered them? i definatly think the matte black ones look great on your coupe

mister_ej2

yea, i got mine a week or less after i placed the order.....think it was the last set of 15x8's in matte black that anyone could have bought until the next preorder....

i was very lucky because Phils Tire Service at first had only 2 of the wheels but called me back and said a customer told them theyd wait til the next orders were made and so i basically was able to buy the whole new set from their customer

i think the reason was because the customer was able to wait because he was using the wheels for track purposes and his next race wasn't until a couple months or so

G-rat

you lucked out definatly. i had a similar thing happen but didn't work out in my favor. i called before i placed my order to make sure they had 4 in stock. they said they did and i ordered them. found out a few days later that someone else ordered the last 4 15x9's in nickle finish a few hours before i did /: and the crazy thing is it was a kid that lives in my same town with a miata haha

Transporter99

I'm seeing a LOT of 15x8 wheels. Is that the ideal size for an eg civic, or is it because some want to run wider tires? I was looking at the 15x7 bronze.

949Racing

15x8 with 205/50 is perfect fit. 225/45 sometimes requires a rolled lip up front. 15x9 with 225/45 almost always requires flat rolled lips and sometimes a small spacer, depending on camber, brake package, coilover type and so on. 15x9's end up being kind of DIY, no master fitment chart. You just have to figure it out once you get the wheels on and work with it.

15x7 & 15x7.5 seem to be popular with the guys not wanting to mess with fenders at all.

EGed up from the seat up

good info !

kevinm1981

949 would make a lot of money if they offered a 16x7 16x7.5 and 16x8.

J.WOLFE~v1.0

basically if they just made 16's in every size yes they would lol. ive almost bought a set like 3 times. every time changing my mind cause i know i wont be able to stand 15's for long.

kevinm1981

Yeah DC look better with 16's. I cant wait to drop back down to 16's.

ef8-dc2619

sick!! any fitment issues with these?

ofna

sorry if this is already been answered but is anyone running the 949 15x9's in there eg hatch? I've heard a lot of people say that it rubs with the upper control arms and others say it fit with no problems just a fender roll and neg camber. pictures would be nice also if any. thanks

tai_mishuu911

It rubs. You'll need spacers

G-rat

need at least a 5mm spacer in the front and a 10mm in the back to clear suspension

92teginsc

if i get some i will be cool with some 15x8's cuz my car is already is low as **** now.

kicken90crxsi

anyone have a pic of 15x8's nickel or bronze on a 93 integra rs milano red or could someone photoshop it for me

UncleD

iTrader: (2)

Why do people want to put a 9" wide wheel on a fwd car?? That makes 0 sense. Seriously...think about that.

89-ED7

^^^ i think you complain a lot. more tire on ground= more grip.

UncleD

iTrader: (2)

I've been in the tire and wheel industry for 15 years kid...I know a little bit about this topic. There is nothing you can acheive using a 9" wide wheel on a fwd car that you can't with a 8 or even 7" wide wheel. Unless you're a tube frame drag car, anything over an 8 is silly. You hafta shave a major part of a suspension component to fit the wheel, and then you want to throw a larger contact patch on the car? Isn't that an oximoron?? An 8 will fit a 225 and 235 width for your track car. Thats MORE than enough for our cars. For street use, the 8 isn't gonna benefit you at ALL over the 7. If you want more grip in the corners, you should buy a better tire, not a wider tire, and then use proper alignment angles. Unless you're drag racing, you don't need anything wider than a 205 or 195. All this "fatlacehellafailcanipackitstretchedtirebullsh it" needs to die. We're smarter than this guys come on...leave all that crap for the euro ***s.

89-ED7

wow. hey i'm not for or against the whole "fatlacehellafailcanipackitstretchedtirebullsh it". i just understand why someone would want to fit them. not testing your 15 plus year experience. i honestly love it when people try to fit wheels that dont look good just for the sake of having the biggest or flushest on their cars cuz the whole concept is goofy and amusing sometimes. but hey, i like all styles of cars to not just hondas. vw, mini trucks, lowriders, vip, exotics... i just see you post a lot of "i wish this trend would die" stuff and think you should just let them fail and have the satisfaction knowing you wont do the same.

sbuilt2ride

So you guys are saying I shouldnt order 15x9?
Haha

Ordering some pretty soon guys then I can post em up

UncleD

iTrader: (2)

I see what you're sayin ed7, and I understand that people like all kinds of cars and thats cool! But I don't log onto Honda-Tech or NWP to look at euro's and lowriders. I myself hate VW's with a passion, partially due to where I live which is about 20 min. away from Techtonics. So theres ratty piece of **** euro's everywhere and they come to me to mount there ****. I'll greet em' out in the damn parking lot and tell em' to take that garbage elsewhere. Hahaha but really man, just sayin in here that wider isn't better for 95% of the cars in these forums. Unless it's Evo, Subie, Supra etc...8's are pushin it and 9's are just dumb. Just my 2.

vtecracer1

No fitment issues, i have about 3-5 mm of spacing on the rear before hitting the control arms and the fronts fit fine as well. no rubbing and no rolling of the fenders. No spacers either. 15X8 with 225/45/15.

Oh and to the poster above... I am not sure why he is talking smack... When i am running 8 or 9 inch wide wheels on the front of a honda it is for GRIP especially when using Hoosier A6 or Nitto- NT-01 R compounds. Why else would i want that wide of a tire up front...traction...duh!!

UncleD

iTrader: (2)

And if you read what I posted, you would have seen me say that the wider tires will fit just fine on an 8. In fact, they are probably recommended for an 8, not a 9. So like I said - there is NO point in running a 9" wide wheel on a fwd car for anything but drag."Duh?"