My prelude is a 5th generation. I have 18 inch rims with no tires. The rims are 18 by 7.5. The offset is 48 mm. I plan on dropping on skunk2 coilovers. I plan on going with 35mm tires. I would like at least a 2.5 inch drop with camber correction. How wide of tire can I go? Can I safely go with a 215mm wide tire without any rubbing issues or having to pound out my fenders? Or will I be restricted to only 205s?

 

I had 215/35/18 on my 92, didn't rub, don't know if that helps.

 

How much a drop did your car have at the time?

 

i have 17 inch tires on my 94 del sol with h22a swap..let me tell u..the heavier the rims are the more its gonna slow u down...cuz the stock acura rims i put on made my car take off and maintain a good steady strong take off..with out much lag in it at all...so go with 16 for best performance and 17 and up for show

 

Honestly, I am not one for street racing and such. I do not do any sort of racing wether it be legal or not. I do know that the bigger rims will hurt my acceleration and mess up my speedo readings but I do not mind. I just don't want my tires to rub thats all.

 

i fit 215/40/17's on my 5th gen, but i had to cut the little plastic piece behind the rear fender off.

 

I had 225/35 on my 18x8 wheels with 45mm offset. You could go 225 without problems, 215 for SURE.

 

Did you ever rub at all? Also how big is your drop it looks very nice.

 

Never rubbed once, and I go to the canyons and make fast turns every weekend.

The car's sitting on H&R sport springs, the one with the 1.4" drop. The only down side is the tires are thinner on a 35 series and you need to watchout on potholes. My wheels shown in the picture above got bent and cracked by a pothole on the freeway So i'm back on my stock 16's

 

I suggest going with 225/35/18 tires. a 215/35/18 tire has a smaller sidewall, and you WILL bend or crack the rim.

 

Ok how low can I go on 225s. Can I go 2 inches?

 

99_Sh: Do you have any more pictures of your car? I like your drop and was thinking maybe I should get springs and not coilovers.

 

get coil overs that way you can change the height of the car

and with the linear spring rate the spring wont compress as much as a progressive spring rate ( just springs ie pro kit springs) so you wont rub during bumps

 

99_SH....

Do you get any kind of rub (excluding fender lining rub) when you make deep turns.... for instance a U-turn?

 

I had 215/35-18's on my 92 a while back, dropped a little over 1.75".

On heavy cornering, the rear would start to rub a bit, but otherwise it was great. I wouldn't go wider.

 

Does it matter that coil-overs tend to be a bit more bouncey? Like if I plan to go with a drop like that will I have to go with springs if I don't want to rub?

 

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hey man i like your rims do you have any pics of the whole car?


Modified by killa_lude at 4:14 PM 6/20/2004

 

I would also like to see a straight on side view of the his car.

 

I have a 94 lude 4WS with 215/35/18's and had neuspeed race springs (2.25"drop). rims were 40mm offset. look at my website and see. with the 40mm offset they tuck inside the fenderwells with no rubbing! my bro has a 2001 lude with eibach springs (1.5" drop) and he is runnin the same tire size as me. There again, no rubbing. stick close to stock height as possible. Here is a reference chart for tire height. http://www.preludecrazy.com/wheeltyre/tyredia.php This site rocks! and thats my two cents.

 

I have 225/45/18 Nitto's and they did rub a bit when I first got them, but now they don't even rub.

I had to AutoX with them once and I didn't hear any rubbing either.

With 225's I doubt you could drop it more than 2inches without rubbing

 

He was asking about the 5th gen not cars with 5th gen engines... Sorry to flame but damn!!

I put 215/40/17'z on the car...I get minimal rubbing in the rear because i have a subwoofer setup dropping the back suspension...Once i remove it it will be fine...If you go wider, it will look so sweet but you may need to cut a piece of the plastic in the back...

 

Can I go with 225s or 235s with H&R race drop? thanks

 

what rims does 99_SH have....OZ what?