Hey every one, befre i buy 17s i really wanna know the wieght of the stock honda 15inch rims that are on there now. I am sold on 17s for my 4th gen black vtec turbod lude, and i wanna go light, but still get a style i like, for instance im considering the RoJa formula 5 rim. BUt i wanna know wieghts, and perfomance of rims, if u guys have any opinions or info for a guy who hasn't bought any rims before please help, size, wieght, handling, money, looks, anything... THANX

 

if you dont wanna lose speed then just get another pair of 15's....17's will make you slower regardless. i believe its because of more rotational drag.

 

I got 17 lb BBS rims on my 95 lude Think they stopped making them in that bolt pattern though

 

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If they weight the same or less, they are not going to slow you down.

 

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because you're dealing with a rotating object, it's not simply a question of mass/weight.

the proper term is "rotational moment of inertia" which is calculated with the help of some very ugly integrals. To spare you guys that ugly ****, simply consider it as this:

I = mr^2, where I is moment of inertia, m is mass, and r is radius.

as you can see, the radius of the rotating object has a much bigger effect on I than mass.

how much does .5" of radius make? well, in the overall scheme of things, not much. There are so many other factors that you'll never isolate the effect that it has on acceleration. but, it will make a difference, even if it's small, and if your goal is going as fast as possible, then diameter does matter.

 

btw, the stock 4th gen rim weighs ~19 lbs.
IIRC,
stock 5th gen ~19.6
5th gen sh ~19.8

 

Thanx "bad-monkey" i really wanted to know, 19 pounds sounds right, but are u positive? And i am deffinetly getting 17s i want it for looks, handling, and traction... lol im turbo'd and with my azenis on my lil 15s traction is a huge!!! problem. I believe u on the size will slow a lil, but if u get them lighter than stock u will probably be a lil quicker anyways

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MonkeyMan17 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanx "bad-monkey" i really wanted to know, 19 pounds sounds right, but are u positive? And i am deffinetly getting 17s i want it for looks, handling, and traction... lol im turbo'd and with my azenis on my lil 15s traction is a huge!!! problem. I believe u on the size will slow a lil, but if u get them lighter than stock u will probably be a lil quicker anyways</TD></TR></TABLE>

in the end there are a lot of things that go into a tire/wheel decision. weight, diameter, cost (cost of wheels, cost of tire, cost of replacing tires), looks, width, manufacturing process, etc etc.

17's are an ok size for everything, as are 16's and 15's, but each has it's own advantage so to speak. 15" tires are cheaper, you can get better gearing by cutting down OD, while not having a rubber band low profile tire. 16's have a shorter sidewall than 15's and can be found for cheap and light. 17" rubber gets expensive, and it's hard to find the ideal tire size for a 17" wheel. 215/40/17 is the best size for ludes, but you usually can't get any wider than that since no one makes a 225/40/17, which would be ideal.

it's headache, but something like a 16lb 17's should be fine for you. what's more important than the wheel is the tire. don't skimp on rubber!