Like I said, and you missed my point entirely. 18s will not (properly) work on a CRX. There is so little sidewall, the slightest bump in the road, in a turn, will upset your car to hell.
Ricky On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Brian-SubCultureNM wrote: > 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? > > > > > > > > >
