cwepruk

Hey guys, I know we've seen similar threads a couple times, but they never went far.

The stock wheels/tires are 18's. I don't particularly want bigger, heavier rims and the stock rubber is pretty decent for daily driving and does well in winter as well. I'm also on a budget.

I don't like the off silver color, the bubbliness or the offset of the stock wheels, so I am considering moving to a nice 18" wheel. I do not want to buy 18's only to look like they are "tiny".

To avoid this, I would think a spoke design that extend right to the lip would make the wheel look bigger, along with avoid polished lips and darker wheel faces.

Here are my choices so far, give me your thoughts or alternatives:

ASA JH9 - a bit heavy at 28 lbs



MSW Type 12 26.5 lbs



Sport Edition KV-5 - 22 lbs



TSW Vortex - no weight info

oasis3582

I like the middle one.

MMike1981

as long as the offset pushes the rims out, i think it will be fine. the stock wheel gap is not as large as other trucks and looks ok without needing to be lowered...all that needs to happen is the wheels go to the corners a bit more, and i think 18's will be fine

Patronus

Look about halfway down on this page: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...?t=1998&page=5

You will find my black RDX with some TSW's in 18" that I think look OK.

cwepruk

Those look very good from my memory, but I can't see them at work right now. Do you know what they weigh? I can't find TSW weights on the more common stuff.

My friend has 20" Montage's on his Cayenne, they look so good. I figured the Vortex would look like a bigger wheel than the Montage.

vrflyer

Sport Edition for sure...

Carbon2008RDX

I also like the "Sport Edition". But, if you're going to replace the stock wheels I'd definitely go for 19s. Why replace 18s with 18s? I understand your cosmetic opinion of the 18s, but, for such a cost I'd jump to 19s for the even more aggressive look and handling performance.

I'm sticking with my stock rims and tires. I think they are more than good enough. Maybe it's my age! I'm 43 now and the days of "wasting" money on car mods are over. :-)

cwepruk

FWIW, a set of cheaper 19" wheels and tires add to about $2100 shipped to Canada. A set of 18' wheels, add up to about $950 shipped/installed.

I might still stick with the stockers for now, but a nice set of wheels goes a long way in helping the looks of a car, even without a +1.

MarbleGT

Are you really concerned with wheel wieght when you drive an SUV?

batman

I was because I didn't want to add a 35lb wheel plus tires.

cwepruk

I am not overly concerned, but if I can find two similar wheels, I'll buy the lighter ones. Also, stepping up to 19's or 20's often gets you into some pretty heavy wheels., then adding heavy tires to that doesn't help.

wrestrepo

My two cents, buy whatever model you like better, the 18" will look just fine and give you a better ride than anything bigger than that. I have OEM 19"s but wish had 18"s. In terms of performance, I am not about to start racing anyone in an SUV, and definitely not around a twisty road, so the change in performance will not matter.
If you are on a budget, keep the stock wheels, they look just fine and do the trick of taking you from A to B. Save your money to pay for gas....or buy something that you can afford by selling the stock wheels....
Oh, also, if you care about it (you seem a little bit undecided), get the lighter wheels...

Lrpba300

Totally agree. If I do wheels, I'd go 18's before I went 19 or 20's. 20's are way to heavy, (for my feelings) & 19's don't give much compatabilities in tires, (sizes!!) that match the stockers. 18's are fine & save some money. If that's what you like, then go for them. Who cares what others say, it's your vehicle!

vrflyer

All of those 18" wheels are just fine. The fact that the spokes overflow onto the lip on all of those rims above it gives t the appearance of a larger diameter rim by 1" plus. Now if the spokes were "tucked" inside the rim it would def. look smaller than a 17" rim (appearance wise).

ddb

I have no idea what these cost, but how about the HRE 547R?



- DDB

cwepruk

Those are not my style. I am looking for something that could pass as OEM, yet improves the looks. If I can drop some weight in the process, all the better. Plus, when the spoke tucks into the lip, instead of connecting to it, makes wheels look like a -1. I've made that mistake before.

Here is another one I've been looking at:



Enkei LM-1

vrflyer

^^^ I had those Enkei LM-1's on my CR-V.

Nice rims easy to clean, etc...

cwepruk

Here are some pics I made, the LM-1's seem to look the cleanest, but some of the pics are a bit crummy:

cwepruk

Any thoughts on the lame renderings?

vinny.dtw

This one gets my vote. Don't forget that upgrading to a larger size often affect not only weight and rotational mass, but at the same time reduces stopping power. One of the key things IMO that people miss when they put HUGE rims on their car.

skalidindi

I am trying to get a set of aftermarket 18" rims to go with the stock tires.
I am having a tough time understanding the width and offset requirements as there seem to be a lot of combinations available.
I assume the OEM wheel has a width of 7.5, an offset of 45 and the bolt pattern is 5-114.3? Please correct me if I am wrong.

So my question is - what are the limitations of width and offset for an 18" RDX wheel?

Also, it will be great if someone can explain what impact the width and offset have on the look of the wheel and handling.

Thanks.