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Honda Civic Alloys On My Accord

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derbyjoe

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Hi all. I am just having a hunt around on eBay for some 17's or 18's and I have found a chap with some 18" x 7.5, 5 stud (2004) civic rims. He has no idea about the PCD, hole size (for the bolts/thread), offset and centre hub diameter. Any ideas where I can get the specs of what those rims are, so I know if they will fit on my car? The only other thing I can tell you is that they are FOX RS alloys (apparently).

ps - all the credit for the fact that I now know that I need to ask for these specs goes to you guys here on TA - before joining I just thought it was about getting some 18" rims (doh!) :D
 
This might help

http://www.carlsalter.com/old_wheel_fitments.html
 
Or this?

http://www.alloyguide.com/
 
Hey Nick. Very grateful for the links. According to http://www.alloyguide.com/Honda.php the Civic Type R wheels should be fine - although the same site seems to think all but the V6 Accord have a 4 stud pattern :unsure: http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-wheel-fitments.html gives me more hope because it seems to more accurately reflect the Civic and Accord sizes :D I think I might ask the guy to see if he can find any markings on the rims themselves which might actually state what they are. Thanks again.
 
Hi Baz - I appreciate the clarification. I think you have just answered my next question as well :) I was looking at http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-wheel-fitments.html and it seems to list some Honda's with 5x114 and some others as 5x114.3. That confused me somewhat to be honest... even more so when it shows the Accord as 5x114 when (after much digging on TA) I found it to be 5x114.3 as you have stated... but you have put my mind to rest with your info, thanks.

I decided not to bid on the Fox RS ones I was originally looking at (with my limited knowledge I was a bit scared about getting something which was not OEM and might end up not fitting). I have now found some OEM 17s and 18s on eBay, but I'm afraid the 18s I had my eye on have gone above my price bracket, so it looks like I will have to bid on the 17s instead - but at least I am more confident they will fit now based upon the above info. Thanks again.
 
Hi friends. I finally took the plunge and got some new 18" wheels from eBay. The link to the official page is "http://www.inovit-alloy-wheels.co.uk/product.php/754/inovit-tarmac-7-5x18-quot--alloy-wheels-finished-in-hyper-silver". I've been told by the nice man who I bought them from that they come with the nuts and a range of spigot rings. I've been doing some research and my stock 205/55 R16s have (apparently) an overall diameter of 632mm.

When I put different options into the size calculator I found it gave me 225/40 R18 @ 637mm and 245/35 R18 @ 629mm. Now to a simpleton like me, the 245/35 is the closet one to original, but my suspicion is that it's probably going to be a strange size and more expensive than the 225/40. However, if the price isn't too much different, then I have 3 questions which I would be very grateful for your thoughts (to help you all answer, I have not lowered or modified the car in any way)...

1) Can I put 245 tyres on a 7.5 wheel or will it be too wide to stay on the rim under motorway speed or cornering?
2) If I can put them on, then would they rub on the arches during full lock?
3) If I put either the 225 or the 245 on the rim, how on earth do I find out what the tyre pressure for either option for front and rear?

Thanks in advance to everyone.
 
Hmm... that link didn't paste correctly, sorry... let me try again

http://www.inovit-alloy-wheels.co.uk/product.php/754/inovit-tarmac-7-5x18-quot--alloy-wheels-finished-in-hyper-silver
 
I've just realised how much of a dumb dumb I really am - I imagine you'll probably need to know the offset is +45.
 
I would stick with 225/40 R18 tyres, they won't rub at all unless your car is lowered a lot (and even then the rubbing is minimal to none). I'd avoid 245/35 R18 to be honest, 35 is bit too small.

For air pressure, anything between 35 - 40 will be fine.
 
Hi Stephen, thanks for the info... 225 it is then. One more question - should I keep the front pressure slightly higher than the rear once I have the new tyres on (to keep it inline with the current pressures)? Thanks in advance.
 
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