my manager at work just spun out his nsx yesterday (sunday) and totally messed up his rear suspension and rear wheel hitting a curb. no body damage, at all....whew. i told him i could get some good prices on yoko tires and racing hart rims. he has a 93 (i think) auto and i believe that year it ran 15 in front, 16 in rear. i told him that him he always has the possibility of running larger rims, and better tires. i was thinking 17 x 7 in front and 17 x 9 in the rear with 215/40/17 in front and 255/40/17 in rear (size of the newer nsx stockers). he was looking to get the racing hart c5, but what would u guys recommend for that size or close to it as a replacement

 

I'd say stick with the 94+ stock sizes. You guys should be able to find a set of nice Solaris Silver stockers fairly cheap - if the Racing Harts were unavailable.

 

I agree, increasing wheel diameter increases inertial mass. While it does look good it adversely affects performance.

Get some nice BFG T/A KD's for the stock wheels and call it a day.

 

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Another vote here for the '94-01 stock wheels, either the Solaris Silver (gunmetal) '94-96, or the Blades Silver (brushed aluminum) '97-01. Although, since they typically change hands for $1000-2000 per set, used, depending on condition (without adding any value for tires), I don't know that I would consider them "cheap". OTOH, with the '91-93 stock wheels typically changing hands for $200 per used set, THOSE I would consider "cheap".

 

the reason that i asked him if he wanted to upgrade, was because he has the orginal (first release, i think they were 15 in front, 16 in rear) nsx wheels. not the 94-01 stock style wheels. So he could pay about 2000 for a set of used nsx wheels (94-01) or around 2000 i could get him a set of volks or racing harts. But really, if he were looking to upgrade to aftermarket, what would be the best tire size, and rim size/width from n' and rear for handling, ride quality, comfort...basically an all around performer

 

Outside of an all out track car, I think it'd difficult to do much better (aesthetics, function, handling, etc) than the stock '94+ wheels. Perhaps the '02 wheels would be an option for him as well.

 

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For handling, ride quality, and comfort, the stock NSX tires, used on the stock '94-01 wheel sizes or the stock '02-04 wheel sizes (stock wheels or aftermarket wheels), are best. Then you can get the stock tires (Yokohama A022H or Bridgestone RE010 for the '91-01, Bridgestone RE040 for the '02-04), which are superb and were designed specifically to maximize the handling of the NSX (and even designed for each specific corner of the NSX).

You can read more in the NSX FAQ, in the Wheels & Tires section.