Hey so i'm planning to get some 18" chrome rims and was wondering what tires would be recomended. I'm from Toronto so some roads are good and some are pretty bad. Any1 have any recomendations or ideas about SAILUN summer tires. I was thinking to have the fronts 225 wide while rears a bit wider maybe 235 or 245.
Also rather than 35 for thickness of rubber i was thinking 40.

Can someone please give me some advice on which tires would be good, as well as sizes since these are my first pair of rims on a car i'd like to be more cautious of keeping them in excellent condition.

 

Also I understand hat my shocksmay worsen overtime due to having new rims.
I am planning to lower the ride next summer. but for this summer can anyone provide any advice on what else i'll need in addition to rims such as..

would gas powered shocks be good to also install right now? something like this.. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MK1-Front-Gas...ht_1059wt_1031


ANy advice is greatly appreciated.

 

BumpInnNnnn

 

Need more info on the wheels. What width and offset?

 

I believe its 18 inch and 7.5
4bolt/114
its for a 2002 accord coupe 4 cylinder

 

Whats the offset?

 

Stop being ghetto and get 17"s. You live in Toronto bro.

 

I believe its 18 inch and 7.5
4bolt/114
high offset.
Dont see how location makes a differnce with the rim size, but sure

 

1. wrong forum.
2. check the offset, it'll read something like +42 or something like that.
3. chrome...really?....are you serious?
4. consider the fact that the larger diameter of that rim, plus the tires on it, with the fact that they're chrome, heavy as hell (if they're real chrome and not just chrome plated), will lower your gas mileage, and decrease your stopping power.
5. see number three.
6. koni yellows work like magic, look them up.
7. see number five

 

#1 Anyone with some valuable information, except for #6.

#2- Actual Chrome

 

Can someone tell me if having 225 (width) for the fronts and maybe 235 or 245 (width) for the rears would be a good idea and if any cons of that setup?

 

Yeah your car will look very tacky.

 

Ye was thinking the same. HOw about suspension, is it recommended to switch over to gas power strust/shocks or leave it with what i have now until they wear off?
Because I am planning to lower my car next summer by 1.5 - 2 "

 

The offset? Still haven't answered.

 

I believe the rims are High offset

 

and the OEM offset for the car is +46 ( Bolt pattern 4 by 114)
2002 honda accord se coupe 4 cylinder.

 

You're not going to get any help man. You're not answering any questions. No one needs to the know what the OEM offset of an Accord is.

WHAT'S THE OFFSET OF THE RIMS YOU WANT TO BUY? *******.

 

What does the offset have to do with tire recommendations? More than likely he is not running a ridiculously low offset that would rub or require stretching the sidewall.

*edit* For clarification I realize offset does affect what tires you can run - I am assuming based on them being chrome wheels they are going to be 4-lug generic with a very mild offset.

205/60/16 is the stock tire size for a 2002 Accord per TireRack.

215/45/18 would give you nearly identical sizing to stock, just on an 18" wheel.

225/45/18 would also be close to stock sizing

235/40/18 would also be nearly identical to stock sizing overall, but gives you a bit more meat on the tires (width) at the sacrifice of sidewall height.

All this per http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Personally on a 7.5" wheel 225/45/18 would be more than enough. In terms of actual brands/styles that is entirely up to you - the stickier/grippier the tire though the less you will get in treadlife. A good mix (IMO) is something like a Hankook Ventius V12 Evo. Decent treadlife but more grip than your average all season.

 

Thanks alot Muffin Man

I dont really want something too thin to feel the road.

Can you give me some advice on suspension, is it recommended to switch over to gas power strust/shocks or leave it with what i have now until they wear off?
Because I am planning to lower my car next summer by 1.5 - 2 "


Furthermore, as for tires I was thinking SAILUN LOW PRO tires. I heard they are similar to a HANKOOK

 

I would go with a 235/40/18 in front and 245/35/18 in the rear.

 

I'm not understanding why you'd want to stagger your tires on a front wheel drive car. It's not like you're staggering the rims as well. And if you get directional tires they can't be rotated, unless you then want the wider tire on the front. Staggering just the tires isn't going to do anything, and I doubt it'll be that noticeable. Just seems like something left to rear wheel drive cars with staggered rims.

 

Ya I'm not planning on changing the width on my tires.
I just need some advice on suspension now if i should leave my stock struts as they are, or maybe go for gas powered shocks/struts that i see selling on ebay.
Please keep in mind I may be lowering the car 1.5-2 inches next year.
So i'm guessing it might be a waste for new gas shock/strust now. But im not 100% sure.
Any ideas.

 

real quick I want to go back to this comment....

imo, you might as well toss that idea out the window. You're going to put heavy 18in rims on the car with something around a 45 series tire and possibly adding in lowering springs... you're going to feel the road.

now, as for replacing the struts now... if the ones on the car are fine then I wouldn't worry yet. Wait and do some research on which spring/strut combo you'll want.

since it seems as though you are only interested in looks and ride quality and not so much how well the car can handle... I would suggest Eibach Pro-Kit springs, they will drop the car 1.5" and they have a decent ride that's not to bumpy or hard. I had these springs on my Accord years ago with Tokico HP struts and liked the combo as I felt it was a nice overall ride for a daily driver that never saw track time. Check out the suspension thread for other spring/strut combo and the drivers thoughts. And I would stay away from cheap ebay deals on off brand parts, chances are you'll end up with very poor ride quality and parts that probably wont last as long.

 

Thanks touring.
I wanna just drop it down a bit 2 " maximum and ya I was leaning towards 40 or 45 mm of rubber. Thanks for your input i'll definitely look into the Eibach Pro Kit and Tokico struts.
I see the combo for about 550 online.

 

no problem

keep in mind that the 40 or 45 in say a 235/40/18 or 215/45/18 tire isn't the height of the side wall in MM, it's a percentage. It does refer to the side wall height but it's a percentage of the width. For example, on the two tires listed above the side wall height on the 40 series is 94mm or 3.70in and the 45 series is 96.75mm or 3.81in.

Here is how you calculate the side wall on a 235/40/18 tire...
235mm * 40% = 94mm

to get that number into inches divide by 25.4
94mm / 25.4 = 3.70in

to find the overall diameter of the tire you double the side wall height and add the rim diameter
3.70in * 2 = 7.40in
7.40in + 18in = 25.4in

This is how you compare the overall diameter of the stock tire to the overall diameter of the new tires you are looking to go with. By keeping the overall diameters as close to the same as possible means your speedometer won't be off much if at all.