Accord Euro Compatible Rim Limits.

[Uzzi]

Essentially....whether the tyre touches the guard will depend on a number of factors e.g method of lowering, tyre type, how you drive, no. of ppl you carry, etc. As mentioned +45 is about max you will want to go. The Euro is a pain in the butt for rims due to the high offset unless you go for exotic forged rims.

[Uzzi]

oops...my bad I just looked at my post +42 will not fit...sorry.

[hooboy]

oops...my bad I just looked at my post +42 will not fit...sorry.

Aoww what.... I just bought the rim..... oh man...
why is it not fit? gimme reason please

Cheers

[Uzzi]

on +45 with 235/35 tyres the front is right on the edge of the guards already. With +42 I think it will protrude past the guards.

[hooboy]

on +45 with 235/35 tyres the front is right on the edge of the guards already. With +42 I think it will protrude past the guards.

if it protrude past the guard, is it illegal? cos I checked RTA rules it is ok as long it the overall wheeltrack for the upgraded wheel do not pass 1 inch increment and +42 is still within the limit.

[Uzzi]

hmmmm....hard to say as each state has different ruling as to what is legal. As far as I know, most police do not like to see wheel and tyres sticking out past the guards.

[hooboy]

hmmmm....hard to say as each state has different ruling as to what is legal. As far as I know, most police do not like to see wheel and tyres sticking out past the guards.

Hmm true true

by the way yours is using 235/35 on 8" wide? is the whell sidewall goes out like a dougnat or straight? Thinking if I use 225 will make the wheel less pretruding.

Cheers

[Uzzi]

Mine is essentially a pretty 'square' meaning the tyre is straight when you view it from the front of the car (no bulge on the sidewall). I have seen some people 'squeezing' a smaller width tyre on. The sidewall will angle in towards the car. This will give you more clearance in terms rubbing and also a stiffer sidewall. However, watch those kerbs as the lip of the rim is more prominent.

[hooboy]

Mine is essentially a pretty 'square' meaning the tyre is straight when you view it from the front of the car (no bulge on the sidewall). I have seen some people 'squeezing' a smaller width tyre on. The sidewall will angle in towards the car. This will give you more clearance in terms rubbing and also a stiffer sidewall. However, watch those kerbs as the lip of the rim is more prominent.

Oh Well,

I will see how it goes then. Thanks for letting me know, I think I need to see it first hand if 225 will give the solution.

Thanks buddy

Cheers

[Uzzi]

No Probs...have look at the 'appearence gallery' under 'post some clean cl7 and cl9' section. There is a black euro on the second last page...you will see what i mean about the rims protruding part. That car is running air suspension so funny offsets is not going to affect him too much...but you will get an idea of what I mean.

[Weerty]

i just saw one of uzzi's posts, and i thought i'd add my 2 cents worth in..

I have semi recently thrown on a set of 19x7.5's (Advanti Overdose) with a 225 - 35 profile tyre on..

I was advised by the guys fitting my rims at WestState Tyres (WA), that because i had planned to lower it, and with the +45 offset, the widest i could go would be a 7.5" wide, without it hitting the front gards...

This was a shame, because i had my heart set on a set of 19x8's (different rim style).
(We actually tried fitting one of these on the front, but found it stuck out that bit too far..)

So in summary.. 7.5" is the biggest you can go if you plan on lowering and not rolling the gaurds.. BUT
if you dont want to lower it, and you dont mind having the rim stick out from the gaurd, then go up to 8" / 8.5".... but the the police may have something to say about the rims pertruding from the gaurds...

Hope this helps...

[Uzzi]

Well I must admit on mine the wheel is right on the edge of the front guard and I have lowered it. Its roughtly 0.5 a finger at the back and about 1.5 finger gap at the front (the back looks lower as the guard is not completely round). I do plan to lower the front abit more (prob 10mm more). I guess I depends how much you really want to lower it by...thus far so far so good for me.

Choosing a rim for the Euro is such a pain. You really have to do your research to get rims to suit. Is Weststate Tyres on Albany highway?