I have ridden in, and driven, a CRX with 17's before. I don't need to see how much worse 18s are.
I will let Lee Grimes educate you on suspensions and suspension tuning. If you are on a PERFECTLY smooth piece of pavement, then yes, 18s might help you, but face it -- we live in the real world. Streets, race tracks, autocross facilities (parking lots), and anywhere else we use our cars, is not perfectly flat. Why don't you just remove your shocks and put welded bars in place of them??? Because the suspension needs to be able to TRAVEL up and down. What do you think sidewall flex is?? It's the first dampening that takes place before your shock starts to move. I'm not going to argue this point any longer, as it appears you don't have the first clue about suspensions and how they work (nor do you want to learn). Ricky On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Brian-SubCultureNM wrote: > HOw do you figure? Have you ridden in one that has them, or are you basing > this info on something you've heard? Notice that I've not made any negative > remarks regarding your likes and dislikes - I've made sure to emphasize what > is my opinion and what isn't. I also speak from fact while you, it seems, > speak simply from not liking something. Get back to me when you have > actually experienced a ride in a CRX with 18s. > > Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ricky Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brian-SubCultureNM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:24 AM > Subject: Re: CRX: Re: HWY Waterskiing > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
