DC2 Wheels

[XXpl0Sive]

What are the specs of these?
Sorry I'm at work...cant wait to get home :lol:

[fried]

i got a dc2 vtir
stock rims, from what i remember, is like 15x6jj? or soemthign like that? lol
and i got GIII rubbers, 195/55/15
so yeah...
bleh!
eric

[joneblaze]

he has GSi, same as myself, i think stockie is 14 x 5.5". According to RTA u can't go above or below 1 inch of your standard width (in the GSi's case the stock width being 5.5"). Hence if you fit on 17 x 7" or 16 x 7" or even 15 x 7" rims onto ur GSi u will "technically" be illegal and not road worthy.

[Calvo]

umm isnt it 2inches in NSW?
im pretty sure its 2in max.

[mo]

yeap 2" more than factory is the limit.
my mum's car came in 17" factory, does that meani can fit 19"s on them? LOL :lol:

[joneblaze]

Well if its 2" wider (not bigger in diameter, im talking about the width of the wheel...), then thats news to me. ive spoken to RTA over 3 separate times to confirm, and spoken to others as well. If someone can clear it up that'd be good, but im pretty certain.

[mo]

opps i thought u meant in size and not width. :oops:

[Calvo]

my bad :D
width yeh its 1in.

[ginganggooly]

he has GSi, same as myself, i think stockie is 14 x 5.5". According to RTA u can't go above or below 1 inch of your standard width (in the GSi's case the stock width being 5.5"). Hence if you fit on 17 x 7" or 16 x 7" or even 15 x 7" rims onto ur GSi u will "technically" be illegal and not road worthy.

1 inch of maximum available size from factory... which is 6.5 or 6. i can't remember what the stock vti-r size is.
check the tyre placard and add an inch.

[XXpl0Sive]

Yeh I'm pretty sure GSi stock is 15" 5.5

So the max largest is 17" and 7.5" wide?

[mo]

go 16 * 7 :D

[ginganggooly]

you can have a wheel/tyre combo 15mm over/under the factory diameter- meaning the overall diameter (diameter of wheel plus tyre)... or rolling circumference. you can get away with 195/35/17 or 205/30. just under 15mm increase in overall diameter of maximum factory size.

width you can bump up by an inch over manufacturer maximum. my integra comes with 15x6 or 6.5 (as i said, i'm not 100% sure). so add an inch or so to that width.

[joneblaze]

Yeh I'm pretty sure GSi stock is 15" 5.5

So the max largest is 17" and 7.5" wide?

17" and 6.5" wide. which together are pretty impossible to find in a rim....as far as i know....

i think ur rims 6" wide isnt it slim? btw, u guys heading up again thurs? lol...

[mo]

ginganggooly = slim = grey teg?

[ginganggooly]

17x7" would deffinately be legal. i need to check my wheels to tell whether 7.5" would be legal or not.


yes, slim=grey (wingless) vti-r= me

[joneblaze]

17x7" would deffinately be legal. i need to check my wheels to tell whether 7.5" would be legal or not.


yes, slim=grey (wingless) vti-r= me
dude is this x 7" for ur VTiR or for gsi?
i thought my gsi came stock with 14 x 5.5 so max i can go in width is 6.5"

[Dream`R]

This is from my user manual

Wheels
Non Vtec - 14 x 5 1/2 JJ
Vtec - 15 x 6 JJ

Tyres
Non Vtec - 195/60 R14 86H
Vtec - 195/55 R15 84V

Hope this helps

[joneblaze]

This is from my user manual

Wheels
Non Vtec - 14 x 5 1/2 JJ
Vtec - 15 x 6 JJ

Tyres
Non Vtec - 195/60 R14 86H
Vtec - 195/55 R15 84V

Hope this helps

thanks mate :)

[ginganggooly]

17x7" would deffinately be legal. i need to check my wheels to tell whether 7.5" would be legal or not.


yes, slim=grey (wingless) vti-r= me
dude is this x 7" for ur VTiR or for gsi?
i thought my gsi came stock with 14 x 5.5 so max i can go in width is 6.5"

you can go one inch over the largest optional wheel offered by the manufacturer, i believe there are/were 15" wheels on the honda catalogue for the gsi.

[joneblaze]

17x7" would deffinately be legal. i need to check my wheels to tell whether 7.5" would be legal or not.


yes, slim=grey (wingless) vti-r= me
dude is this x 7" for ur VTiR or for gsi?
i thought my gsi came stock with 14 x 5.5 so max i can go in width is 6.5"

you can go one inch over the largest optional wheel offered by the manufacturer, i believe there are/were 15" wheels on the honda catalogue for the gsi.

really? so that means i can fit on 16 x 7"s or 17 x 7's? that means my current 17 x 7s are rta legal??? if that's true u have no idea how much easier uve made my search for legal 16s..... few come in 6.5s....
can any confirm this? or can u 100% this slim? it sounds logical.....

[ginganggooly]

you will have to check the honda catalogue for back then... or ask someone who bought one brand new :)

i am sure on the issue of optional wheels. i looked it up quite a while ago 'optional' gets a specific mention in the ADR related to wheel modifications. www.rta.nsw.gov.au you can find it there under the light ehicle modification section. or something like that ;)

[joneblaze]

you will have to check the honda catalogue for back then... or ask someone who bought one brand new :)

i am sure on the issue of optional wheels. i looked it up quite a while ago 'optional' gets a specific mention in the ADR related to wheel modifications. www.rta.nsw.gov.au you can find it there under the light ehicle modification section. or something like that ;)

thanks for that mike.... yeah i d/led a few docs from rta just then and had a read, confirms the fact that you can go up to 1 inch (26mm as on the doc) wider for ur rims.... and also YOU'RE right!!! legend....

"Minor changes to wheels
Wheels up to 26mm wider than the largest optional wheel recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer for the vehicle can be fitted without the need to notify the RTA. The outside diameter
of the wheel and tyre combination must be no more than 15mm over the largest diameter wheel and
tyre combination specified for the vehicle and not more than 15mm below the smallest diameter wheel
and tyre combination specified for the vehicle."

- Vehicle Standards Information, No. 9. RTA, Revision 2, April 1998.

.....so i take it if i can confirm there were 15" optional Honda wheels for my 95 gsi, i am legally able to keep 7" wide rims on my teg?

[ginganggooly]

you got me interested ;)

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vsi09.pdf
go to page 2, 'Minor changes to wheels'.

"Wheels up to 26mm wider than the largest optional wheel recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for the vehicle can be fitted without the need to notify the RTA."

[ginganggooly]

bah, beat me to it!
lol

[joneblaze]

bah, beat me to it!
lol

hehe... oh well, im dead keen.... have walked around for the last coupla months believing id have to pursue the impossible in finding 16 x 6.5" rims i actually like (id actually resigned myself to 15 x 6.5s as previously mentioned).....
where's a good place to ask for cold hard factual info on the optional rims for '95 Gsi? Call a Honda dealer?

[ginganggooly]

i spose it depends on what they mean by "vehicle". different varients of the same model might be classed as the same vehicle?

who knows.

i don't know anyone that bought a new dc2 gsi recently, so i couldn't say. i do know a girl that bought an ek civic hatch in 2001, she got it with optional 15" rims from honda.

all i can think of is that you ring a dealer to make sure. personally, it's at the point where i wouldn't bother worrying anymore ;)
as far as suspension and brakes are concerned, the vti-r and gsi are identical cars.

[joneblaze]

i spose it depends on what they mean by "vehicle". different varients of the same model might be classed as the same vehicle?

who knows.

i don't know anyone that bought a new dc2 gsi recently, so i couldn't say. i do know a girl that bought an ek civic hatch in 2001, she got it with optional 15" rims from honda.

all i can think of is that you ring a dealer to make sure. personally, it's at the point where i wouldn't bother worrying anymore ;)
as far as suspension and brakes are concerned, the vti-r and gsi are identical cars.

fair enuf :) xplosive's 2000 gsi came with 15" stockies.
now all i have to do is save up few grand for a suspension package.................. and steal someones B18c :P

[XXpl0Sive]

So you reckon I can put 17x7 on no worries?
Without getting new suspension/shocks?

ie. Bolt on 17x7s? :)

[fried]

.....so i take it if i can confirm there were 15" optional Honda wheels for my 95 gsi, i am legally able to keep 7" wide rims on my teg?

dude, two dif measurements there.

if the optional were 15x6, which im assuming they are, then 7's seem to be legal :) but then u have to have 16's isnt it?

hold on, so are we saying one inch wider, and 2 inchs bigger? is being legal? that doesnt sound right, should it be a square number? like 1 wide, 1 out, or 2 wide, 2 out?

blah

[joneblaze]

.....so i take it if i can confirm there were 15" optional Honda wheels for my 95 gsi, i am legally able to keep 7" wide rims on my teg?

dude, two dif measurements there.

if the optional were 15x6, which im assuming they are, then 7's seem to be legal :) but then u have to have 16's isnt it?

hold on, so are we saying one inch wider, and 2 inchs bigger? is being legal? that doesnt sound right, should it be a square number? like 1 wide, 1 out, or 2 wide, 2 out?

blah

yeah, the latter bro. basically ur allowed 2 inches BIGGER (diameter) and 1 inch WIDER than the largest optional wheel available for your car.... which is why im trying to chase up Honda to see what the largest optional was for '95 GSi.... anyone wanna help me? :roll:

[ginganggooly]

the only rule regarding diameter reffers to the overall diameter, rather than than wheel diameter.
you are allowed 15mm leeway from OEM size.