I plan to put Acrua RL calipers on my 94 Accord and I see that the clearance between the wheel and a portion of the caliper is very limited. Measuring from the center of the hub, the wheel makes solid contact with the rotor for the first 80mm. The point where the clearance is the smallest is at 110mm. My question is how much can I expect the wheel to flex under cornering, given that the distance between the point of wheel/rotor contact is about 30mm? Perhaps none? The wheels are Enkei Tenjin 17x8 and seem to be a very strong wheel.

 

30mm is over an inch. Standard wheels shouldn't flex more then 5mm or so, under heavy lateral load.

 

What I meant was that the closest point between wheel and rotor is 30mm from the last point of solid contact between wheel and rotor. This would mean that if the wheel were to flex, say 1mm, over the span of this 30mm that would be about a 3% flex for a very short span at a very sturdy portion of the wheel. I didn't know if there was any data on just how much a wheel will flex. I guess a little "trial and error" may be in order.