Correct offset and tires for 6th gen Accord sedan

Ok, all the rubbed to death talk has made me think more of this.....

I am getting 18" wheels at some point. Don't bother going into detail on how I'm killing acceleration....

Anyhow, I was planning on 225/40/18, but now I'm wondering if that's right for my car? I'm probably going to be running anywhere from 1.5" to 1.75" drop F/R. Can I even run the 225/40's with the correct offset, say 42-45mm? Do I get 7.5" rims, or larger?

Most of what I tend to see around are 7.5" wheels with 215/40/18.......

Any help much appreciated.

b

for wheels i wouldn't go wider than 7.5" or with more of an offset than +40 ... i'm really not sure about the 18"s with a drop though. hopefully someone on here has done that and can help you more than i can. as for the tires, i pulled this off of www.whalentire.com (nice prices!) - you can draw your own conclusions. sorry for the caps, it's what they used.

STOCK TIRE SIZE: 195/65R15
DIAMETER: 25.0" SECTION WIDTH: 7.7" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 5.0"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 5.5" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.0"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 808
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SELECTED TIRE SIZE: 225/40R18
DIAMETER: 25.1" SECTION WIDTH: 8.9" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 3.5"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.5" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 9.0"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 805
IF YOU TRAVELED 60 MPH WITH THIS TIRE INSTALLED ON YOUR VEHICLE YOUR SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 59.7 MPH
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SELECTED TIRE SIZE: 215/40R18
DIAMETER: 24.8" SECTION WIDTH: 8.5" SIDEWALL HEIGHT: 3.4"
MINIMUM RIM WIDTH: 7.0" MAXIMUM RIM WIDTH: 8.5"
REVOLUTIONS PER MILE: 815
IF YOU TRAVELED 60 MPH WITH THIS TIRE INSTALLED ON YOUR VEHICLE YOUR SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 60.5 MPH

Hmmm, a while back someone was saying he had 19" on his ride with no problems....of course that would depend more on what tire/offset he had.

+40? Most people have mentioned +42, but I'm not sure if they have actually done it before.......any more Accord peeps with experience around here????

b

[ebpda9]

i think you are safe with that size. the 6th gen accords have a lot larger wheel wells.

You're saying you think I'd be safe with the 225/40/18?

b

225 40 18 is the perfect tire size, I'm considering 18's maybe 19's on my 99 coupe. Nothing looks better that bigggggggg wheels

Any word on offset to go with the 18" and 225/40/18???

Also what width wheel, 7.5", 8"?

b

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

You'd want a 7.5" wheel. Maybe a 7", but 8" is most likely too wide.