With these wheels fit?
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With these wheels fit?
nsx wheels 2 205/50R15" fronts with michelin pilot sx with 6"32 and 2 225/50R16"rears with dunlop with 6-7"32
I am currently running spoon spring which is quite low... just wondering would the rims and the tire combo rub?
cus a local seller is selling these NSX wheels like cheap... =P
I am currently running spoon spring which is quite low... just wondering would the rims and the tire combo rub?
cus a local seller is selling these NSX wheels like cheap... =P
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Re: With these wheels fit?
NSX wheels are very cheap, but no, the fronts won't fit properly without modifications. And the rears can't be used at all.
The 15" NSX front wheels have two problems for the ITR. One is the center bore, which is 70 mm on the NSX front, 64 on the ITR (and NSX rear). That means you don't have the advantage of the hub for centering the wheels, and they become lugcentric rather than hubcentric. Lugcentric wheels often have vibration problems - not always, but a lot of the time, even when they're mounted properly. You can use hubcentric rings to avoid those problems, if you can find them - but good luck with that, it isn't easy.
The other is the offset. Put 15" wheels from the '91-93 NSX front on the rear of an ITR, and they will rub on the suspension. BTDT. Then you can start looking at spacers and extended studs, but how much work and money do you want to put into making them work?
The 16" rear wheels are even worse, because they're too wide for the 205/45 and 215/45 tire sizes that the ITR needs on 16" wheels.
All in all, it's way more trouble than it's worth. I know the 15"/16" NSX wheels can be found for cheap (as little as $100-200 for a set), but don't be seduced by that. There are plenty of wheels that fit the ITR without getting into all these other issues.
(Note - babynsx has four of the 16" front NSX wheels from the '94-01 NSX. Those sets are much more expensive - typically around $800-1000 for a used set of four, which includes only two of the 16" front wheels.)
The 15" NSX front wheels have two problems for the ITR. One is the center bore, which is 70 mm on the NSX front, 64 on the ITR (and NSX rear). That means you don't have the advantage of the hub for centering the wheels, and they become lugcentric rather than hubcentric. Lugcentric wheels often have vibration problems - not always, but a lot of the time, even when they're mounted properly. You can use hubcentric rings to avoid those problems, if you can find them - but good luck with that, it isn't easy.
The other is the offset. Put 15" wheels from the '91-93 NSX front on the rear of an ITR, and they will rub on the suspension. BTDT. Then you can start looking at spacers and extended studs, but how much work and money do you want to put into making them work?
The 16" rear wheels are even worse, because they're too wide for the 205/45 and 215/45 tire sizes that the ITR needs on 16" wheels.
All in all, it's way more trouble than it's worth. I know the 15"/16" NSX wheels can be found for cheap (as little as $100-200 for a set), but don't be seduced by that. There are plenty of wheels that fit the ITR without getting into all these other issues.
(Note - babynsx has four of the 16" front NSX wheels from the '94-01 NSX. Those sets are much more expensive - typically around $800-1000 for a used set of four, which includes only two of the 16" front wheels.)
Last edited by nsxtasy; Feb 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM.
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