15x8 Wheels & Suspension

[Chris Vu]

I think that 17's will do you justice. 15's and 16's are just a tad bit small imo .. You might aswell just keep the steelies if youre gonna do that

 

[GoldnKnight22]

ok, then what would be good for 16's ? width wise ? what suspension would be good ? I want to be low but not bouncing all over the place....

You need to read up more, and you'll find that there are plenty of suspension choices that aren't harsh or bouncy. Wheel fitment depends just as much on offset as it does width. 8" width is usually no problem to fit, given that the offset is reasonable (i.e. +45, +40, +35). I don't think you'll find any problems with a 7.5" wheel.



But please search more and do your homework first. Good luck

 

[inspired1]

15x8 +22, Smartwax's EK9 Civic did it, you can do it too.

 

[SykVSyx]

You do realize that if you are going to run 15's and not slam the car, it's not going to look good regardless of how wide the rims are.

You have a 4cyl and look at your 15's, picture your car lowered an inch and a half or so....measure it out, and you will see that that is not enough of a drop to make such a small rim look good.

As suggested, the Suspension Review thread will help you in making a decision as far as that is concerned.

 

[CLNF23]

thanks guys will do...17's seem like a good choice but still to big for me. guess ill look around and research

 

[GoldnKnight22]

From what are you basing your thoughts of 17" being too large??

You think 17" rims simply don't look good on an Accord?

You'd in all likelihood, you'll have a 45-profile tire on 17's..... that's not a really thin tire, if that's your concern.

 

[SykVSyx]

A 17" tire with a 45-profile will be the same size as your stock 15" wheel and an 18" tire with a 40-profile will be the same size as the stock 16" wheel.

 

[RedRyder]

^actually the 18" tire should have a 40 profile to be the same for V6. And a 17 should have a 50 profile to maintain overall diameter for V6.

17" is really not big, Civics come standard with that now, if not 18". 15 is tiny for an Accord.

 

[SykVSyx]

^actually the 18" tire should have a 40 profile.

I meant to say that, thanks for the clarification, Chris.

 

[98acclude]

yeah I think you should reconsider getting 17s because they're not too big or too small for our cars... I have 17's on my car with a finger gap all around... check out my member's ride page to get an idea of how big they are on our cars... but you might be thinking of 17's on a 92-95 civic... then yes those would be huge but on our car's 17's are just about right. good luck with your wheels n suspension!