So appearently I must havec been mis-informed...I saw a 5th gen Prelude in the auto trader a few weeks back with '06-'08 Civic Si wheels. It look decent. So I bought some used '06-'08 Civic Si wheels and they dont fit in the front. there's not enough clearance the caliper hits the wheel jusst barely. Anybody else have this problem t correct?

How big of wheel spacers would anyone suggest?
Is it safe to roll with wheel spacers (espicall on the front)?
Or is this just a waste of time and should I try to make my $$ back and sell the wheels?

 

your a honda tech member and made a boo-boo like that? lol sorry man. Why would you not ask that before you bought the wheels though??

I do see lots of guys running offsets, I'm not sure if thats going to solve the issue

Grind down the calipers a bit (if it is only a bit), not rocket science. Just don't take off too much in areas where your going to weaken its strength. Repaint them of course so they don't rust.

Use common sence, and if you have to, ask questions! Take pics too and post if you can so we can see how bad the clearance is.

I've wondered about civic wheels too. I've heard that some of them are interchangeable with prelude ones. Just depends purely on the design

I am only suggesting grinding if the calipers are nothing fancy(ie stock in typical "used" condition) and if you don't want to lose the money off reselling those wheels. I don't think its a great idea to grind down calipers but if its only a 1/8th or 1/4 of an inch at most, (at the main assembly is where your rubbing likely?) it would probably be safe wouldn't it?? good luck either way with those!

 

yea you will need some spacers for the front. i had these on my lude awhile back but switched to the rsx type s wheels! i forgot what size spacers i used






Modified by TheLudeMan at 1:31 PM 11/8/2008

 

what size tires are you running?

 

rsx rims looook sick!

 

215/45/17

 

rsx-s wheels look much more refined and better than those alien looking si wheels

 

bump for the rsx wheels

 

Now I gotta have the RSX wheels on my Lude. Damn why did I have to see that. Looks like I know where my year-end bonus is going towards

 

I don't know if those new Si rims look all that good on the lude...but the Type S's look way better.

 

The only good thing about the 5th gen is its 5 lug wheels

 

i like the rsx wheels better

 

That's what we have to do to fit Si wheels on LX/EX Civics. We just have to remove a little from the bracket, none from the actual caliper. Not sure how much you'll have to remove for yours though

 

i needed spacers on the front to put the rear rims from an s2000 up front. I dont know how much bigger the SI rims are though, sorry.

 

im kinda digging the civic wheels, maybe because i've not seen it before. the rsx wheels look nice too tho

 

i agree. the Si wheels almost affect the whole look of the car (in a different but good way). i would rock them exclusively.

i have a set of '00 S2000 wheels that i am going to rock on my 5th gen. the rear S2000's are going on the rear wheels of my prelude though as im not trying to run any kind of spacer setup.

 

I tried to put the rear s2000 tires on the rear of my 5th gen, but it didnt work for me. It rubbed against the wall, and had no clearance. I had a slightly small clearance with the rear tires on the front of my lude without the spacers, but I heard some knocking noises when I turn. With spacers up front worked the best for me. Unless suspension is a little different on a 97 lude compared with its older models.

 

do you know what tires you were running? i plan on going with something like a 225/40/16 or even a 225/35/16. ive heard that they will fit that way. im looking for 700 hp with my setup in a 5th gen, so i am really hesitant to run a spacer

 

im currently on 225 50 16
I was told 215 50 16 will work too


Modified by jcball3r at 8:01 PM 11/15/2008

 

yeah, see most of the threads i found on this said that even 215/50/16's will work fine. you probably ran just a size too big for them to fit right.