I understand that 9" fronts don't make a difference and in your opinion it's dumb, I respect that but everyone has there style and likes and dislikes. I'll give you an example of what i think is dumb and useless, I hate when people have unbolt there front hoods so that it's popped up, for what is it better down force (acts as a front spoiler) to me it kills the flow from the hood to the body but thats my 2 cents and i don't go on threads and hate.

 

A propped hood doesn't present a potential hazard to the public like stretched tires do.

 

I've been rolling on stretched tires on my G35 and my wifes XB since 2007 and not a single problem, I believe this was talked about already in another tread. "Potential hazard to the public" modifying our cars in anyway is a potential hazard to the public, i'm sure when you did any engine mods you didn't have that in mind unless your car is track only and never driven on public streets.

 

If I'm honest, people who buy the 949 6UL's for looks (stretched tires as well), aren't really doing the wheels justice. My complaint also rings true for people running a stretched setup on something forged, like a Rotiform wheel. But, be that as it may, it's still going to happen. I know that my brain doesn't look at a die-hard performance wheel and think of the narrower tire combinations that can be had to make the wheel sit out on a car, but... I'm only one person with one point of view.

So, in all fairness, let's keep this thread about the 949 6UL's. It's more interesting to just look at pictures.

 

I'll keep my comments in the aggresive fitment thread....hope I didn't disturb this thread too much.

 

Hmm... Anyone running 6UL's on an ES/EM2? I looked through the whole thread, but there isn't even a single one...

 

Courtesy of Robert at Strictly Bidness. My specs:

Front: 15x8, 225/45
Rear: 15x7, 205/50

I've run 205's all the way around since I started tracking in 2005. Looking forward to trying out 225's and may shove 225's in the rear as well. We'll see.

 

The problem with running them on a 7th Gen. Civic, is that the tire size needed to fit them safely is going to have very tall sidewalls and are lack luster, when compared to running a +1 size wheel (16" wheels).

 

Nick, your crx just keeps getting better and better!

 

Yeah, I suppose not very many people would want only upgrade the wheels and still stick with the stock 195/60/15 tire. 205/55/15 is also far from ideal as well...

-Lik

 

You could always 5 lug that **** and go 6ulr

 

Yeah. I mean, some people choose to go under-sized with a 15" wheel and gain acceleration (due to decreased rotational mass), but I haven't enjoyed that style of wheel/tire combination on my EM2. I'll stick with 16's, and 17's (if I can afford some 275 Hoosiers).

 

Thank you, sir!

 

LOL~ I wonder what I'd have to do to fit a 17x9 wheel in the ES... (Or were you really thinking of the 17x10 6ULR, Adam? )

-Lik

 

With the wider wheel and rubber up front, is the back end loose at all? I can imagine how that would help at the autox, but what is the car like at the track?

At any rate, the car looks sick though!

-Lik

 

Get some fender flares, and you'll be able to fit both.

 

And then I'll be lugging around some 17+ lbs dead weight at each corner (instead of 11 lbs) with a torque-less D17a1...

 

I just threw those on the front so I haven't tested them yet. As I've gotten faster on track, the car has pushed more and more. I tried to compensate with higher spring rates in the rear, but it kept pushing so I JUST installed the ASR brace/sway bar as well. Spring rates are now 11k around so I have some testing adjusting to do. Alignment is also 0 toe all around, -3 camber front, -2.8 rear.

Should be fun at my next track day with all this new stuff. If it's too squirly now, I'm going to roll the rear lips and put 225's in the rear as well. To be honest though, 225's are not that drastically wider visually than my 205's. How they perform differently is unknown until I hit the track next month.

 

Nick what brand tires are you running?

 

Well, I'd focus on the D17A1 portion of that statement. K-series drivetrains are becoming an economic alternative for the car.

 

Lol sure why not? I thought they came in an 8" actually.

 

Been running Nitto NT-01's for a couple years now.

 

I have a pair of both 15x7 and 15x8 that I picked up for a separate project. I am new to the Honda community and need a quick answer for a CRX I am purchasing. The CRX is a 91 with Skunk2 coils. Would I be able to fit 15x8 inchers all around? or is 15x7 a better option? the offset is +36 for both. Any help would be great as I am purchasing this car in 3 days or so

 

15X9

 

You'll need to roll the fenders and run at least -3 camber all the way around to fit 225 rubber. If you're only running 205 wide rubber, you won't need to do as much work to make them fit. Probably just a roll of the fenders.