Wheel spacers info needed

[Blippi]

Has anyone fitted wheel spacers? I currently have 18" delta wheels fitted which I like, the issue I have is they don't fill the arches ie they seem sunk in or the offset is too high so not coming out enough.
After looking at other accords this seems to be the way honda wheels are. Has anyone fitted spacers to rectify this?
Don't want massive ones that will put strain on bearings etc just enough to bring the wheels out a little further. Never used them before so appreciate any advice on them.

Thanks in advance

 

[Kaput!]

I am in exactly same position as you.I have just spent £180 on four new hubcentric japspeed spacers for my mk7 tourer having never used them before.I also didn't want to place any strain on bearings etc so opted 15mm all round just to bring my 17" alloys almost flush with arch.Im yet to fit them so interested in any responses here even though the OP has the mk8.

 

[Trawa]

For anyone looking for info in the future, CU2 with OEM Deltas (R18/+55/7.5j) clears +20mm in the rear and +15mm in the front, could go 5mm wider with rolled fenders.

 

[Hondoob]

@Trawa I can confirm 15mm on the front and 20mm on the rear will also work with the standard 17” alloys; same offset and width as the deltas. I’ve had them on my CW2 tourer since October and done well over 5,000 miles with no problems. They look so much better as stock the wheels are tucked right in. I’ve got some pics here in this thread.

 

[RedCloud]

For anyone looking for info in the future, CU2 with OEM Deltas (R18/+55/7.5j) clears +20mm in the rear and +15mm in the front, could go 5mm wider with rolled fenders.

perfect, i was looking for information like this. what are your thoughts on my questions here? how does it compare to your experience? am i talking utter bollocks or have i got a point? also, @Hondoob , can you shed any light on fitment for the saloon? is it the same or does it differ from the tourer? and are you using stock suspension? because i am considering lowering and would be concerned of rubbing in that case (see linked post).

 

[Hondoob]

@RedCloud I am no expert, but I can provide my own personal experience.

I originally put 20mm rear and 15mm front spacers on my CW2 tourer with stock suspension for just over 20k miles, with zero issues. I use Honda 18” Delta wheels with 225/45 tyres in the summer and standard 17” wheels with 225/50 in the winter.

In October last year I had Eibach lowering springs fitted to front and rear, as well as new front Bilstein B4 shocks. Since then I have done just over 14k miles, including a 2.5k miles road trip from home to Belgium, Luxembourg, southern Germany, Switzerland, France and back again. That trip was with a fully loaded car; me, partner, 2 kids (in car seats), full boot with double buggy and a large roof box with two cots inside. I’ve had zero issues. I do quite a bit of travelling for work and live in semi rural Nottinghamshire where the roads are generally poor.

In total 34k miles with the spacers and all has been good.

 

[btjtaylor]

I have the same spacer setup too, no problems at all!

 

[RedCloud]

brilliant thanks for the info guys. had a good chat with @btjtaylor in PMs and will be basing my fitment from the experiments you guys have done. thanks for sharing your work!