I have 17's on my ride.. how big can I go without any modifications ?

would 18's in the front and 19's in the back be ok ? How wide ?

What kind of an ET drop in time can I expect with bigger rims (from 17's) ?

 

the bigger the rim the slower the E.T. im sticking with light weight 15's for my car. then again, im into more speed than looks.

 

But wouldnt 17s be somewhat ideal?every place i check for brake kits says you have to have 17s at least I would stick with 16s but i want a brake kit anyone able to verify this?

 

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Brake kits on an accord are totally unnessicary.. Just upgrade with some "real" high performance pads..
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All use stock size brakes and do high performance driving on roadcoarses, their only upgrade is really Hi-Temp fluid, and Carbotech pads... And they don't have any trouble, even using stock 10.3" rotors..

To answer your question, yes, you would need bigger wheels to go over bigger brakes, but it is totally unnessicary to do so, upgrade brakes that is, so if you don't upgrade your brakes 15" wheels are ideal..

I have heard of some stupid stuff, but missmatching rims is about the dumbest I have heard, what are you trying to do, look like a NSX or something..

 

18's will fit .. 19's are pushing it , but they will fit

 

Hey thanks for answering that now I dont need to buy new rims..

Which pads frm carb would i get and where would i go to get them??


[Modified by WordToYoMotha, 10:10 AM 1/14/2002]

 

Check out http://www.carbotecheng.com and talk to Andie Lin, he will set you up.. Tell him corey sent you..

 

Hey thanks for all the info its much appreciated.

Korey


[Modified by WordToYoMotha, 10:30 AM 1/14/2002]

 

Yeah some of the Japanese setups run 17's in the front and 15's in the rear, supposed to help them in the corners and turning.

 

that makes absolutley no sense

 

Don't look at me, read the article, its in one of the things w/ magazine pictures, etc.

 

Just because they do it in JDM land, doesn't mean its right.. They also run smaller tires on the back with lower spring rates.. This philosophy has been tested in the US on racecars, and was found to be much slower then common think of more rear spring, same size tire on FWD cars...

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=110347

Blah, just relating what the discussion was.

 

Its also has the opinions of the people who are in the FI forum.. Not to much of corner carvers are they

 

Allot of the mid to high end sports cars do that. They'll generally run 17's or 18's upfront and 18's or 19's outback. They're usually a one inch difference in rim width and diameter.

But this setup has no place on a Fwd accord.