I bought a 1998 Accord and it came with some Motegi 17" Rims. Today, I took a wheel off of my 1992 Prelude so I could swap it with the Motegi. The stock wheel felt like it was on nice and snug. When I put the Motegi on, it felt loose around the bolt pattern. Is this normal? Will it be OK once I put the nuts on? Am I supposed to use spacers or something?

These are the first after-market wheels I've ever owned, so any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Stock wheels use accorn style lugnutz and aftermarket wheels use conical ...so make sure that you get the right lugs

 

Yeah, I've got the correct lugs, but the hole that slips over the bolt is larger than the stock ones. Is this normal?

 

Some aftermarkets have Hubcentric Rings, plastic pieces of crap that deform over time, I wouldn't personally run the rim without the hubcentric ring, but the lugs with their conical holes should center the rim about the hub. I have motegi's too, and i'm not a fan.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/PRELUDE-ACC...wItem

the reason oem's feel so good, is because they are oem, and fit the hub perfectly.

while where on the subject can people with aftermarket rims that fit the prelude's hub perfectly please speak up so I know what brand options are out there... I've heard rota's fit well.

 

Thank you very much for the quick replies. This forum is awesome because people like you two are willing to share your knowledge. Thanks again!

 

Konig Imagines FTW! perfect fitment but your going to be spending about 1500 for rims alone.

 

4x114.3 no hubcentric ring - perfect hub fitment for preludes

1. konig

4x114.3 use hubcentric ring for hub centering

1. motegi

please add to this list depending on what your aftermarket rim uses.