[cl9] 20" Wheels, yeah? Nah? PICS?

[YER801]

Hey guys,
After reading around for hours and hours ive sused all the pro's and cons of 20's or 19's going on my cl9
I bought a charcoal lux a few weeks ago after taking my 180sx off the road and im going for a vip type style.
i was searching for 19's to stay legal but i cant find anything i like, my preference is a chrome wheel.. what troubles will i run into that you guys have come across?

what offsets and sizes do you run?

SHOWW ME!

Thanks :)

[ergot]

only problem with 20s is the ride comfort id stick with 18 if i were you. plus potholes and etc could be a problem too, i broke my 18 once cause i didnt see a pothole cost me 220 to fix it up

[ChaosMaster]

19's or 20's are fine. I'ld assume that it's harder to find 20s in smaller width, as 8.5" +45 would be as wide as you want to go on the fronts without any guard work. Rears can take 9 +35 I think it was. Either way, keep some cash aside for suspension work, as it'll look like a 4wd if you don't lower it.

[YER801]

19's or 20's are fine. I'ld assume that it's harder to find 20s in smaller width, as 8.5" +45 would be as wide as you want to go on the fronts without any guard work. Rears can take 9 +35 I think it was. Either way, keep some cash aside for suspension work, as it'll look like a 4wd if you don't lower it.


what kind of camber is that with though?
Ild rather not much camber and a flush fitment

[ChaosMaster]

I was talking stocked. Lowered, you'ld make do with a little lower offset becuase you'll have more camber. If your not after either, 9 +35 would be just flush. I have 8.5 +45 and their flush front, not so rear. Although I reckon 9 +45 would be flush rear.

[YER801]

I was talking stocked. Lowered, you'ld make do with a little lower offset becuase you'll have more camber. If your not after either, 9 +35 would be just flush. I have 8.5 +45 and their flush front, not so rear. Although I reckon 9 +45 would be flush rear.

thanks mate, so bacically i found a wheel with offset 8.5 with offsets from 18 to 45 so i can either run 45's all round but with a 16mm spacer on the back so i can still rotate wheels or go staggered and just have to get my tyres rotated =/
both are illegal??

[3RotaRX]

18x8.5 +35 offset and lowered will sit flush. Just to let yo
No, they are perfectly legal.

[tonysalib]

18x8.5 +35 offset and lowered will sit flush. Just to let yo
No, they are perfectly legal.

Spacers are legal? I thought they weren't.

[ChaosMaster]

From what I've been told, spacers aren't legal. Will upload pictures tonight of what 18x8.5 +45 look like. Reckon +35 would stick out.

[jzx_andy]

8.5j +45 is not flush for the euro if youre slapping on 225's.

i'm running 8.5j +38 with 225's at 2 finger gap height, fender lining just tucked under the guard and it barely rubs.. no guards rolled, and no extra camber. i think it is very close to flush, +35 would be perfect in my opinion and would need the front guards rolled.

for the rear, something around 9j + 35 would sit nice and flush with less than 1 degree of camber

EDIT: reference pic of 18x8.5j +38 fronts

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/484796_10150704078842733_557937732_9164575_1154122 395_n.jpg

for more info (with pics) browse the low offset wheels thread, rimtuck, tsxclub.. find a setup that you'd like, find what guard work would be needed to do, then find the wheels in sizes close to that, and make them fit!

have fun finding a nice set of 20's. id like to see more euros with 20's repping some nice wheel fitment for once

[ChaosMaster]

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8551/20120412141351.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5302/20120412141402.jpg
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5687/20120412141417.jpg

That's 18x8.5 +45. Your picture seems like the car has been lowered a bit. That and mine is the face lifted version although should be the same. Rears would be flush with +35 perhaps. That's with 225 tyres by the way. A bit of stretch which isn't to my liking.

[TRaNz]

8.5j +45 is not flush for the euro if youre slapping on 225's.

i'm running 8.5j +38 with 225's at 2 finger gap height, fender lining just tucked under the guard and it barely rubs.. no guards rolled, and no extra camber. i think it is very close to flush, +35 would be perfect in my opinion and would need the front guards rolled.

for the rear, something around 9j + 35 would sit nice and flush with less than 1 degree of camber

EDIT: reference pic of 18x8.5j +38 fronts

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/484796_10150704078842733_557937732_9164575_1154122 395_n.jpg

for more info (with pics) browse the low offset wheels thread, rimtuck, tsxclub.. find a setup that you'd like, find what guard work would be needed to do, then find the wheels in sizes close to that, and make them fit!

have fun finding a nice set of 20's. id like to see more euros with 20's repping some nice wheel fitment for once

Stance|Works reppin`.... yeeeeeeeee

[huxta]

Hi guys first time poster, be gentle with me. I just put a set of 20's on my cl9 euro. I haven't got her lowered yet but that won't be too far away.
They are Stance sc5 wheels. 8.5" diameter with a offset of 35, the wheels were supposed to be machined back to a 55 offset the same as the factory wheels, but when I received them they weren't done,
I will probably have to get that done before I lower it. Let me know what you think.

[YER801]

whaaaat the +45'a would look good if u were low on them tyres

Jzx_andy; got a side shot from the front to down the side of yours?

eff yes its hard to find nice 20's.. aha yeah, i feel its possible to be stance|works worthy :P

[cbol55]

that isnt a CL9

[ChaosMaster]

Hi guys first time poster, be gentle with me. I just put a set of 20's on my cl9 euro. I haven't got her lowered yet but that won't be too far away.
They are Stance sc5 wheels. 8.5" diameter with a offset of 35, the wheels were supposed to be machined back to a 55 offset the same as the factory wheels, but when I received them they weren't done,
I will probably have to get that done before I lower it. Let me know what you think.

That's a CU2 not a CL9. I don't see anything wrong with the +35 offset though, and would prob work better for you once you lower it due to camber.

[huxta]

Right you are, my bad. Here"s a shot looking straight down above the front guard.

[akjdfnn]

nah, but they look good if you do it right.

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/oq4zs.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/oq4zs)

[Rudy]

Ive honestly never seen 20s on a cl9 that looked good..just weren't made for the car imo.

[YER801]

Kspeeds look okay, not really the look im after though.

plus my car is gonna be a daily and im not sure that black cl9 is gonna be going to far without eating some road. owning a 180 that is that height if not lower i know what its like and its hell, everytime u drive its like shit... i cant go there better park out the front.
if i was to let the missus win and get some masquarades in 19's ild have to make it sit on them nice or ill be looking like this vvvvv

http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ozzy/thumbnails/gallery/565056031/DSCN2521_large.jpg

that wheel isnt to bad if it was sat on the car right, it just proves how bad people can set their cars up........

thoughts? im stumped -.-

[Fredoops]

just stick with 18's, get some stretch. done.

[TRaNz]

just stick with 18's, get some stretch. done.

like this? =D

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3741/17v2b.jpg

[Fredoops]

^^^ chest beating son of a...

Lol

[marquee]

lol... not like that tranz needs more lows =P jokes.

20's are silly imo.

18's or 19's max with a white wall if you want to look bigger (i do not like walls)

[jzx_andy]

stance|works reppin`.... Yeeeeeeeee

<3 s|w

[chubby steve]

with 19s

http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz67/roach1187/017.jpg

[YER801]

nice euro man!
whats ur suspension set up?

[chubby steve]

thanks mate just 3inch compressed springs looks awesome but selling springs and wheels atm

[YER801]

pretty nice height aye!
what springs? kings? whats the ride like compared to stock?
much trouble with height issues?

[tonysalib]

Front is a nice height, rear is too low for my liking.

[Rudy]

3 inch compressed springs on stock shocks? You should become real friendly with your local Honda spare parts dept :) Good move on selling them though.

[tonysalib]

nah, but they look good if you do it right.

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/oq4zs.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/oq4zs)

What kind of suspension is on this thing?!?!? Extreme as.

[Fredoops]

What kind of suspension is on this thing?!?!? Extreme as.

Static lol

[chubby steve]

pretty nice height aye!
what springs? kings? whats the ride like compared to stock?
much trouble with height issues?

springs were just standard 1s but compressed. ride was a bit bouncier but not much more than standard but was still extremely smooth ride. just the usual sideways action over speed humps and never scrubbed out sat quite well 4 no rear camber kit

[white_ep3_civic]

This was mine with 20" I reckon they suit the euro great. I was running Tein SS and a rear camber kit
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad292/cree182/DSC00460.jpg
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad292/cree182/DSC00459.jpg

[gexter101]

20x8.5 front & 20x9.5 Rear. 3mm spacer @ rear, guards rolled @ rear and no camber kit all round. Lowered on Silver's NeoMax Coilovers.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/420757_10150608310606656_550601655_9312916_1351630 683_n.jpg

[YER801]

nice rides guys, defs gonna need to sit the car on big wheels or it looks a bit odd

anyone got euro's on 19's?

[Fredoops]

sorry to spoil the sport guys but looking at some of the pics here.

I'd prefer to keep my spine thanks ... lol

[YER801]

eh personal preference i guess?

just like after seeing the profile on the 20's im definitely going 19's, just choosing if ill be staggered or not for the extra 300 bucks

[white_ep3_civic]

sorry to spoil the sport guys but looking at some of the pics here.

I'd prefer to keep my spine thanks ... lol

The 20's weren't that bad actually but I did have soft coilovers. There wasn't much difference in comfort between the 18's and 20's.