wheels for CU2

[Type R Positive]

Atjo, u 100% sure that it will do fine mate? I got the 225/40/18 tyres on my new XD7 and I dont want to be in a position where I have to sell the new wheels and tyers if I trade my civic with the Euro

my friend said they wont fit...

If they fit on a civic, they damn well fit on a euro!

[buddah51au]

If they fit on a civic, they damn well fit on a euro!

Just done some calculations for you Denot,
Stock tyre = 225/50x17. the correct replacements are:-

235/45x18......245/35x19

If you fit 225/40x18 the figures are

Standard revs per mile = 780 versus 804 for the 18"

speedo error would be 100kph standard versus 95kph for the 18"

so in reality if you fir 225/45x18 they are slightly too small.

hope that helps

[denot]

thanks buddah... as long as the rims fit, I can change the tyres later right?

[Type R Positive]

thanks buddah... as long as the rims fit, I can change the tyres later right?

Yes. I thought we had a chat about this last week?

[defibros]

Nice rims on those porsches ..... What are your thoughts of a set of 19x8. With offset 40 konig next rims on a graphite gray cl7.....???sorry to hijack this thread but you guys give great tips

[Atjo]

Should be alright. The front might rub the guards. I'm using 19x8.5 +40 & 19x9.5 +35.

[defibros]

Should be alright. The front might rub the guards. I'm using 19x8.5 +40 & 19x9.5 +35.

It will rub even when I don't plan to lower it at first ???
What about the looks?will the rims look ok on it ?

[Atjo]

It won't rub if it's not lowered. This was my friend's euro. He's using 19x8 & 19x8.5 but i couldn't remember his offset. It might be between 40-45.

[denot]

Yes. I thought we had a chat about this last week?

hahaha yea type R, but my friend who sold me the wheels sed it wont fit and thats the reason he sold them to me coz he want to buy euro.

Anyway, glad to hear that all is good ^_^ planning to test drive one this sat

[Type R Positive]

hahaha yea type R, but my friend who sold me the wheels sed it wont fit and thats the reason he sold them to me coz he want to buy euro.

Anyway, glad to hear that all is good ^_^ planning to test drive one this sat

Haha, yeah. Give it a good flogging!

[Sludge]

I have done three months of research on this subject and the bottom line (at least for the CU2 Lux) is the following.

Stock rubber is 235/45/18 on 8" +55 offset wheels. If you go to 7.5" rims the 235 will still fit comfortably and a change to a +45 offset is OK and from my experience will clear the guards.

Any lower offset would increase the track by over 20mm. In NSW (don't know about other states) it is only legal to increase your track by 25mm (that would be +43 offset). I am told that an increase of more than 10mm in offset will put a lot of strain on the running gear, may void your warranty and insurance, not to mention you will probably have to roll the guards.

The other issue that I have encountered is the 'x factor' of the wheel, the CU2 has massive front brake calipers and even with a change to +45 offset a lot of wheels have a dish that is too deep and fouls on the caliper.

I have been shopping around for months now and the retailers really have no idea given the model is so new. I had one guy try to sell me +35 offset wheels and then when I insisted on nothing under +45 he wanted to put 5mm spacers behind the wheels.

My advice do your research before you buy.

By the way this is the best calculator I have found.

http://wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp

[Bobjones]

ok, here are some of my favorite picks, i dont think anyone could class them as bling...lol



Hope you like them, but the TSX with 22's is over the top

Umm what Rims are on the Cu2, they look pretty good??