truWarier02
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Let's see some pics of your car.
17x9 or 18x8.5?
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potholesloveme
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Only one I have as of now. One of my friends took it for me.
LeBirdNest
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After seeing Kevin's new set up, I'm a believer in 10" wheels with a lip and higher offset. Or 18x9.5 deep and concave like mine. Go big or go home.
bdeitemeyer
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^I think you mean lower offset. Higher offsets produce less of a lip.
LeBirdNest
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You're right about the "less of a lip comment" but I meant what I said. A higher offset than what most go for ie. 12, 15... I used Kevin specifically because his offset is like 28. His wheels are custom made with a step lip so the higher offset plus lip with a wider 10" wheel gives the same poke as a lipless 15 offset wheel and also gives more wheel underneath th chassis so overall IMO it's a better set up.
bdeitemeyer
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^That statement is also totally confusing. I'm fully aware of Kevin's setup, but I can't grasp your comparison. Kevin's running 18x10.5 +26s, so are people with 6th gen accords running +12 or +15 offsets at those sizes? If not, then there's no need to refer to +26 as a "higher offset" if it's not really higher than the typical offsets being used at or near that size.
It sounds like you're trying to say that in general, a 10" wide wheel with an offset in the mid-20s with a lip "gives the same poke" and "also gives more wheel underneath the chassis" compared to what I can only assume is the same width wheel with a +15 offset without a lip? It would then have 10mm less poke (not the same), so of course it'll tuck into the chassis a little more. I don't understand what the the lip has anything to do with your statement. Whether the car has a step lip, a reverse lip, or no lip...width & offset are independent of that. What I hope you were trying to say was that a wider wheel with a little higher offset is better than a narrower wheel with a lower offset, which I would totally agree with you on. I'd prefer a 10" wide wheel with an offset in the mid-20s all day over an 8.5" wide wheel with an zero offset. Still, lip type is irrelevant there.
I also hope people realize that one person's setup won't fit the same on another's, especially Kevin's. Ride height, alignment specs, tire brand/model, and variances in wheelwell modifications will make a setup that's pushing the limits on one car incompatible on another car.
It sounds like you're trying to say that in general, a 10" wide wheel with an offset in the mid-20s with a lip "gives the same poke" and "also gives more wheel underneath the chassis" compared to what I can only assume is the same width wheel with a +15 offset without a lip? It would then have 10mm less poke (not the same), so of course it'll tuck into the chassis a little more. I don't understand what the the lip has anything to do with your statement. Whether the car has a step lip, a reverse lip, or no lip...width & offset are independent of that. What I hope you were trying to say was that a wider wheel with a little higher offset is better than a narrower wheel with a lower offset, which I would totally agree with you on. I'd prefer a 10" wide wheel with an offset in the mid-20s all day over an 8.5" wide wheel with an zero offset. Still, lip type is irrelevant there.
I also hope people realize that one person's setup won't fit the same on another's, especially Kevin's. Ride height, alignment specs, tire brand/model, and variances in wheelwell modifications will make a setup that's pushing the limits on one car incompatible on another car.
LeBirdNest
Titleist
Lower offset on a narrow wheel < higher offset on wider wheel.
You said that a lower offset creates a larger lip which you just contradicted yourself on in your previous post. Lip has nothing to do with offset. It's not that hard to understand. I'm done here.
You said that a lower offset creates a larger lip which you just contradicted yourself on in your previous post. Lip has nothing to do with offset. It's not that hard to understand. I'm done here.
bdeitemeyer
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You should have said that you were comparing a narrower wheel and wider wheel in your previous statement then, would have saved some confusion.
Assuming the wheel as a lip, then a lower offset should create a larger lip like I said. You brought up a "lipless +15 offset wheel" into the discussion, so offset will then be irrelevant as far as lip size since there isn't one. My point of the lip being irrelevant has to do with your comparison of a wider or narrower wheel with different offsets. Whether the narrower wheel has a huge lip or no lip shouldn't make a difference at all, and same goes for the wider wheel. If Kevin's or anyone else's similar setup didn't have step lips but rather a concave spoke...it would still look badass.
You're right, it's not that hard to understand...when thoughts are written clearly.
Assuming the wheel as a lip, then a lower offset should create a larger lip like I said. You brought up a "lipless +15 offset wheel" into the discussion, so offset will then be irrelevant as far as lip size since there isn't one. My point of the lip being irrelevant has to do with your comparison of a wider or narrower wheel with different offsets. Whether the narrower wheel has a huge lip or no lip shouldn't make a difference at all, and same goes for the wider wheel. If Kevin's or anyone else's similar setup didn't have step lips but rather a concave spoke...it would still look badass.
You're right, it's not that hard to understand...when thoughts are written clearly.
AllGOnoSHOW
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Lol ....
CleanWhiteHonda
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If you are as low as you say you are and you have rolled fenders, then in theory you could run the 18x9.5s. One thing I don't think we've brought up yet is whether you would want to run stretched tires. I would assume you do considering your choice of wheel specs but if you dont feel comfortable running stretched tires then you won't be able to run either of these wheel specs.
Assuming you want to have stretched tires, and you want to give the 18x9.5s a go, you could try:
225/40/18 tires for a modest stretch.
OR
215/40/18 tires for a more aggressive stretch and an easier time fitting the wheels.
