18s can be made to work just fine on a CRX - it's all in how you set-up the suspension. Too hard and you'll be bending wheels all the time. 18s can also be made to fit on three inches of drop with minimal trimming of the fender lip - no biggie.
As far as handling, less sidewall with a bit of negative camber is preferable. Sure, a 50-series tire on a 15" wheel will handle just as well as a 40-series on a 16" or 17" wheel, but I don't like how a dinky 15" wheel looks on a CRX (personal opinion.) Plus, the cushion provided by the larger sidewall that makes the car ride better does lead to some sidewall deflection during cornering. There's always a happy medium, sure, but I tend to lean towards looks a little more than performance. Of course, the whole reason my wife and I bought this pristine CRX from my mom was because I hadn't had a Honda in sometime and wanted something that, even when customized, can handle better than just about anything on the road. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricky Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brian-SubCultureNM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: Re: CRX: Re: HWY Waterskiing > 18s???????? On a CRX????? > > You're on crack. > > 17s are even too big on a CRX. 15s are the ideal balance between looks > and performance on a CRX. Going any higher than that, and you have too > little sidewall. The sidewall of a tire is in fact an integral part of > your car's suspension, like it or not. > > Ricky > > > > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Brian-SubCultureNM wrote: > > > What brand of tires were they? Our NT555s on our air-bagged/body-dropped Ford stuck like glue in the New Mexico mountains when my dumb-ass took a hairpin turn in the rain going much faster than I should have been. This is with a cut-to-hell bed that doesn't weigh anything on a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. > > > > As for 17s on a CRX, I wish I would have bought 18s - the main reason I didn't was because it's the wife's daily driver. I guess it just takes some knowledge when you set-up your suspension 'cause ours handles like it's on rails with 3" of drop and the 17s. > > > > Finally - no primer unless you're doing custom body mods!! Primer is whack on a car that has a stock body! > > > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeremy Bass > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:03 PM > > Subject: CRX: HWY Waterskiing > > > > > > I can personally attest to the fact that wider tires DO make a big difference in hydroplaning. I had an S-10 extended cab with stock tires, I didn't have much trouble with hydroplaning, then I switched to 285 60 15's.. MUCH wider footprint than stock. I could hydroplane that truck at 40mph after that. It was frightening to drive it in the rain! > > > > And on the subject of CRX's with 17's... I just today switched from a set of silver 17" Eagle wheels with 215/40/17's to Gunmetal 16" Motegi Racing MR7's with 205/40/16's. The car handles better and doesn't look like a hotwheels with oversized rims, the wheels fit much better, and with that size of tire, the speedo is only off a hair, Maybe 1mph at highway speed (this setup is actually a hair smaller than stock!!!).. (the 17" rims knocked it off by around 4mph at highway speed. > > > > I recently shot the entire car with black primer and with those gunmetal motegi's it looks ready to eat someone alive! I hit it with primer because I am nowhere near done with the body work and the patches of stock red paint and gray primer were starting to get on my nerves! > > > > Yet another subject! I recently purchased an Exedy organic clutch kit from ebay for $114.00 shipped. Its supposed to hold 69% better than stock. He has several for sale at $99.00 each. His ebay id is "clutchmasters" and has really good feedback. I'll let you know what I get and if it is really a good deal or not. Also, I am installing some energy suspension Motor Mount inserts. I'll let you know how that goes too. should I do a tech article? > > > >
