I bought HX rims and know I'll need spacers/possibly extended lug bolts. Anyone know of a good shop in SFV or Santa Clarita area that would install them?

Melissa


Modified by US Scooterist at 9:44 PM 5/5/2006

 

yes they will fit

 

Yes

 

how much did u pay?

 

if you have 10.3 brake you will have to mod/grind caliper bracket. if you have the smaller brakes no prob then

 

the ex have the 10.3 brakes, so you will either have to grind the bracket a little bit of get a wheel spacer of about 5mm. the HX rim is a 50 offset vs the normal honda 45, so that 5mm spacer lets the wheel clear the brakes

 

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X2 did that with my EX

 

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Good post

 

I just used a grinder. I rock my hx rims on my gsr from tire to time. Add some falken azenis rt615's and you have a potent lightweight setup. I think that is the best oem rim/tire combo.

 

OK So I bought HX rims/tires to put on my EJ8. Any particular spacers recommended 3 mil or 5 mil? What about lug nuts?

 

5mm spacer and oem lugnuts, the ones from stock steelies will be fine

 

ThanQ

 

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I don't think I would call 195/60 tires on a 5.5" wide wheel on a 2700lb car "potent" More like "pathetic."

 

i had hx's on my 99ex and i had to grind down the caliper a bit...it was fine though just dont slip and hit the rotor

 

a pic of my bros 98 civic hx, as u can tell if u look at the picture 17" v.s 14" lol

http://i40.photobucket.com/alb...8.jpg

close up of the painted hx rims

http://i40.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg

 

"How much did you pay?"
$125 for a set of 4 2002 version with 30-50% tire wear left


Modified by US Scooterist at 9:46 PM 5/5/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think I would call 195/60 tires on a 5.5" wide wheel on a 2700lb car "potent" More like "pathetic."</TD></TR></TABLE>lol. Have you ever tried this combo? I mean you probally have, I mean who would assume? They rim/tire combo actually sit on a bit of a smaller weight car( 92 4 door civic with a d15b 15g). So what's a better OEM tire/rim package. I mean **** a hx rim weighs 11#'s.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4potnick &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol. Have you ever tried this combo? I mean you probally have, I mean who would assume? They rim/tire combo actually sit on a bit of a smaller weight car( 92 4 door civic with a d15b 15g). So what's a better OEM tire/rim package. I mean **** a hx rim weighs 11#'s. </TD></TR></TABLE>
From a performance standpoint, I personally don't like OEM wheels at all. Sure, several of them look good, but Japanese manufacturers notoriously under-tire their cars and tend to use skinny wheels. I wish that all of my OEM Honda wheels were at *least* an inch wider.

Wheel weight is overrated IMHO. Yeah, I know all of the theory behind rotational intertia and whatnot, but in practice, saving a few pounds on each corner doesn't justify putting less rubber under the car. I'd take a 15lb 14x7" wheel over an 11lb 14x5.5" wheel any day. 225/50-14 R-comps fit much better

There's nothing inherently wrong with it though, especially if you're on a budget and/or are just looking to have some fun with a daily driven car. I used the 195/60 RT-215 Azenis on stock 14x5" CRX wheels back when I started doing HPDEs. They may not have had the massive grip and the sidewall feel of the ubiquitous 205/50-15 Azenis, but they weren't bad at all (then again my car only weighs 2100lbs). Tended to overheat easier though, and there was no gearing advantage. I'd kill for a 225/45-14 Azenis.

Eh, but I'm babbling. Man, I've missed discussing and reading about suspension/roll-stiffness/damping/brake/tire/wheel/alignment/handling theory since the RR-AX forum regulars left a month ago

 

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Where can i get a 5mm spacer?

 

yes.