One other thing that I have not seen mentioned would be offset spacers to help get as much rubber under the car as possible. A spacer is a plate that is typically anywhere from 10-80mm thick that goes between your wheels and hubs. On the thicker spacers longer wheel studs may be necessary, but if your goal is to keep the stock wheels, but to cram a wider tire under the car, a nice set of spacers might give you the added clearance to fit the next widest tire to what the guy who's not running spacers, without rubbing.
Also, a little side note: as we all know: CRX's do not have power assisted steering. Ask anyone about how difficult it is to try and "screw-drive" a rex with wide tires into a tight parking lot.....you'll end up with forearms that'd make popeye envious ;) -M (Wheres me spinach?!?!) >From: "Laura C. Tennant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Laura C. Tennant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Dave Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: CRX: Newbie Questions >Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 11:12:16 -0500 > >a word on changing tires... > >If what you're looking for is a wider contact patch, that can be >accomplished without increasing sidewall flex. The first number in the >tire size (ie 185 or n195) tells you the width of the tire across the >treads. A 185 tire is 18.5 cm across. The second number tells you the >height of the tire from the rim to the treads. A 185/60 tire has a height >of 60% of 18.5 cm or 11.1cm. The last number is of course, the size rim >the tire fits on. > >If you want to stay with your stock rims but increase your contact patch >and not increase your sidewall height (and flex), try a 195/55, 205/55 or >215/50. Those will all keep your sidewall at about the same height as >stock. I don't know how wide you can go without rubbing though. Someone >with more experience with first gens will have to answer that. Also >consider that if you lower the car as as been suggested, you may become >more prone to rubbing. > >I highly recommend that you shop tirerack.com before buying tires. On >their site you can learn all you could ever want to know about tires >(including what I wrote above), compare features of different tires and get >great prices. No, I don't work there, I've just always been a very >satisfied customer. Good luck with your car. > >Laura C. Tennant >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >1990 CRX DX 157k miles > > >>It needs a new set of tires anyway so that's next. The stock size is >>185-60-14 and it's presently running with a slightly wider set of >>195-60-14's. Everybody seems to go with larger wheels to get larger >>tires, but is it necessary? I really like the original Honda mag wheels >>on the car and would keep them if it makes sense. If the idea is to get >>more rubber on the road, and if the wheel wells accept them (big if), >>could I consider 205-60-14's or even 215-60-14's? If so, then should the >>car be lowered if it hasn't been raised in the first place? Or just >>harden up the suspension? > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
