Correct offset and tires for 6th gen Accord sedan

[spoogenet]

Ok, all the rubbed to death talk has made me think more of this.....

I am getting 18" wheels at some point. Don't bother going into detail on how I'm killing acceleration....

Anyhow, I was planning on 225/40/18, but now I'm wondering if that's right for my car? I'm probably going to be running anywhere from 1.5" to 1.75" drop F/R. Can I even run the 225/40's with the correct offset, say 42-45mm? Do I get 7.5" rims, or larger?

Most of what I tend to see around are 7.5" wheels with 215/40/18.......

Any help much appreciated. :)

b

[XdiscontensionX]

for wheels i wouldn't go wider than 7.5" or with more of an offset than +40 ... i'm really not sure about the 18"s with a drop though. hopefully someone on here has done that and can help you more than i can. as for the tires, i pulled this off of www.whalentire.com (nice prices!) - you can draw your own conclusions. sorry for the caps, it's what they used.

STOCK TIRE SIZE: 195/65R15
DIAMETER: 25.0" SECTION WIDTH: 7.7" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 5.0"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 5.5" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.0"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 808
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SELECTED TIRE SIZE: 225/40R18
DIAMETER: 25.1" SECTION WIDTH: 8.9" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 3.5"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.5" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 9.0"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 805
IF YOU TRAVELED 60 MPH WITH THIS TIRE INSTALLED ON YOUR VEHICLE YOUR SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 59.7 MPH
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SELECTED TIRE SIZE: 215/40R18
DIAMETER: 24.8" SECTION WIDTH: 8.5" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 3.4"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.0" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 8.5"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 815
IF YOU TRAVELED 60 MPH WITH THIS TIRE INSTALLED ON YOUR VEHICLE YOUR SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 60.5 MPH

[spoogenet]

Hmmm, a while back someone was saying he had 19" on his ride with no problems....of course that would depend more on what tire/offset he had.

+40? Most people have mentioned +42, but I'm not sure if they have actually done it before.......any more Accord peeps with experience around here????

b

[ebpda9]

i think you are safe with that size. the 6th gen accords have a lot larger wheel wells.

[spoogenet]

You're saying you think I'd be safe with the 225/40/18?

b

[erijam]

225 40 18 is the perfect tire size, I'm considering 18's maybe 19's on my 99 coupe. Nothing looks better that bigggggggg wheels

[spoogenet]

Any word on offset to go with the 18" and 225/40/18???

Also what width wheel, 7.5", 8"?

b

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

You'd want a 7.5" wheel. Maybe a 7", but 8" is most likely too wide.