Civic Type R After-market Wheel Guide

[RickyJeezus]

CE28SL 18x9.5 +42, Falken FK510 265/35/18 on stock suspension

 

[System Motorsports]

TE37SL 18x9.5 +45 5x120, gloss black shot in our warehouse. Concave face, rub-free sizing up to a 265/35/18 even when lowered. In-stock!

 

[NotDave]

Hello, New to the forum after having perused *most* of this thread.

Because I am old and boring and just mostly tool around town, I am looking to drop to 18s and put on some Conti DWS06+ A/S's on for my full-time setup. I know OEM is 8.5 and most of the setups portrayed here are 8.5 and above, though there were a handful of 18x8. I have been perusing Tire Rack and was mostly looking at the 18x8s due to the broader range of choices with offsets at +40 and higher. I was all set to make a decision when a post about 17 pages ago said 8" width was a bad idea. Now I also got the impression that person drove their CTR hard and was purposefully putting it through the motions to truly test the limits, and so noticed issues with cornering while running on 18x8s. As someone who won't be doing that type of hard driving, is that really an issue I should legitimately be concerned about? Thanks in advance for any type of insight.

 

[civicsi1211]

Hello, New to the forum after having perused *most* of this thread.

Because I am old and boring and just mostly tool around town, I am looking to drop to 18s and put on some Conti DWS06+ A/S's on for my full-time setup. I know OEM is 8.5 and most of the setups portrayed here are 8.5 and above, though there were a handful of 18x8. I have been perusing Tire Rack and was mostly looking at the 18x8s due to the broader range of choices with offsets at +40 and higher. I was all set to make a decision when a post about 17 pages ago said 8" width was a bad idea. Now I also got the impression that person drove their CTR hard and was purposefully putting it through the motions to truly test the limits, and so noticed issues with cornering while running on 18x8s. As someone who won't be doing that type of hard driving, is that really an issue I should legitimately be concerned about? Thanks in advance for any type of insight.

I definitely felt a difference switching from 20’s to 18’s when it came to handling.

The car is very much made to handle well, so I think the wheel and tire set up is super important.

I have gram lights from system motor sports and tried fire hawk tires and Michelins. The michelins are better for sure.

 

[chomdh]

Hello, New to the forum after having perused *most* of this thread.

Because I am old and boring and just mostly tool around town, I am looking to drop to 18s and put on some Conti DWS06+ A/S's on for my full-time setup. I know OEM is 8.5 and most of the setups portrayed here are 8.5 and above, though there were a handful of 18x8. I have been perusing Tire Rack and was mostly looking at the 18x8s due to the broader range of choices with offsets at +40 and higher. I was all set to make a decision when a post about 17 pages ago said 8" width was a bad idea. Now I also got the impression that person drove their CTR hard and was purposefully putting it through the motions to truly test the limits, and so noticed issues with cornering while running on 18x8s. As someone who won't be doing that type of hard driving, is that really an issue I should legitimately be concerned about? Thanks in advance for any type of insight.

I am speculating the main sacrifice of going with a more narrow wheel (and tire) than stock is grip. But you’re also giving up grip going from a summer tire to as.

and with a tire width for the 8” wheel you’ll need a 40 sidewall or more to keep the odometer too far off. Everything I’ve read says 40 sidewall feels really bad on this car.

I think most people that want to change wheels hope to keep as much of the stock handling feel as possible which is really not possible with a 8” wheel.

edit max tire width on a 8” wheel is 245 so you’re going to have a large sidewall of 40 or 45 which is not ideal on this car for the sake of handling feel. Why buy a type r if you’re going to make it feel like a normal civic?

 

[AlphaDigital]

Is the difference in cost between an 8 and an 8.5 that significant that you may be willing to deal with any issues that come with it?

 

[NotDave]

Although cost is a bit of a factor, it wasn’t the cost but offset options that had me looking at 18x8s

 

[AlphaDigital]

What about those offset options did you like that you wouldnt be able to get with an 8.5 or 9.5 inch wheel?

 

[chomdh]

I finally took pictures of my winter wheels and tires. They are 19x8 Enkei Tuning Raijin and 245/35ZR-19 Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06. These are the same wheels rey2300 has and posted on here. His post helped me make my decision on wheels. So a big thank you to him. I’d also like to thank Thawk as he 3 D printed rings to fit on the Honda center caps in order to fit in the Enkei wheels. The Honda center caps are slightly smaller and needed these rings to fit. The wheels and tires were ordered from Tire Rack. The Honda center caps are OEM and ordered from an eBay seller. Disregard my license plates as I know my CTR is not AWD. These plates were on my Honda Pilot. TYP3 R plates have been ordered and are on the way. TYPE R was already taken.

I am curious how the 3D printed center caps have held up over time. Any issues?

 

[NotDave]

What about those offset options did you like that you wouldnt be able to get with an 8.5 or 9.5 inch wheel?

Actually the costlier wheels at those widths have the higher offsets, now that I take another look. I don't think I can go 600, 700, 900 per wheel though. Was kind of hoping to cap at about $500-$550 per, with at least +40 offset. The 18x8.5s that are $500 or less are mostly +38 offset or lower. I guess I'll have to open the wallet a little more.

 

[AlphaDigital]

Titans7s are a hair over $500 a wheel and can be found in +45, wouldnt that work for you?

 

[NotDave]

Titans7s are a hair over $500 a wheel and can be found in +45, wouldnt that work for you?

They would. I was trying to keep it all on Tirerack for simplicity, but that's not an absolute necessity.

 

[Rj1790]

18x9.5 +45 Regas w/Spoon centercaps on 255/40 MPS4

 

[strop]

Finally ran my stock contis bald so new wheels and new rubber time.

Wheels: 18x9.5 +38 CE28 Club Racer ii Black Edition
Tyres: 265/35R18 ADVAN Neova AD08R (4 for 3 in Aus until end of month!)

No suspension modifications. Rides 12mm lower as a result, but the extra width fills out the arches pretty nice

Each wheel comes in at 8.2kg, exactly as advised (compared to about 13kg for OEM 20" wheel)
Have yet to properly run them hard but a brief initial test compared to stock:
* slightly better throttle response
* much better longitudinal grip (no more lighting up in 2nd and sometimes 3rd when boost hits)
* I agree with the criticism that the tyre feels a bit "numb" hence...
* still haven't found the limits of lateral grip but it's definitely more than I thought
* stiffer sidewall, less rolling
* slightly less road noise
* less harsh ride over sudden bumps, but still plenty firm
* approximately the same fuel economy

 

[System Motorsports]

Our customer equipped with Rays Gramlights NEW 57XR, 18x9.5 +38 5x120 in Eternal Blue Pearl!