Someone please tell me why Honda decided to make the wheel wells so damn wide. I want to drop my car, but almost every one I have seen no matter what is it on it looks absolutly horrible. Dont get me wrong I love my car (06 rsx-s) the overall looks of the car are increadible, but that gap is cramping my style! Is there any type of body kit that closes them off a bit? I know this may be impracticle, and expensive. I am just curious. BMW for example has excellent wheel well curvature, but then again I guess when you are paying atleast 40k for a car you should expect it!

 

The rsx is pretty much a performance car, Honda didnt give a **** about looks, otherwise it would cost 40k more and perform like crap. That's why the 06 is the last one, they want to keep up the luxury line and get rid of their sports car that they feel should be in a Honda line, not a luxurious line. I know a guy at my work that has the 06 and has lowering springs with 18s, its real slick and has a small gap, but his springs arent real low and could really take the gap out with adjustable coilovers, which is the only way to go to get it where you want. Dont complain, its a great looking car/wheel from the factory.

 

BMW/VW/etc just have that kind of style. At least the RSX's wheel gap isn't as nasty as a Neon's.

Pretty much the only completely practical way to eliminate that gap is to add material to the fenders.

If you fill the wheel wells with bigger tires and/or wheels, the car will ride higher, the speedometer will be off, and it won't quite handle as well as stock. If you lower it too much, the suspension geometry won't work properly, and the car will handle worse than it did stock.

If you only want to change how it looks, you'll have to sink some cash into the fenders. It'll be a challenge to bring the edge closer to the wheel and still look as smooth & coordinated as stock.