Holy sh... I put on 16" RSX wheels and tires just for kicks while I wait for some new tires to arrive and talk about no traction! these tires and wheel combo weigh about 38 lbs as opposed to my 50 lb 19" chrome wheel and tire combo, and I really felt no difference at all, except the traction issue. accel;eration wasn't any stronger or anything, by the seat of my pants. I did come into a corner and just was screeching right through at about 35mph. it was so dramatic even at a low speed.
anyway, my car has been a beast with thise chilly weather, just screaming through the gears, feels like I can take on an M3, lol.
Man i'm in love with my car again. Prolly just gonna detail her, get out all the dings and shit, then just garage her up for a long time while I work on getting into an RL. that will be the next big Project, 21" RonJon Forged wheels and a full bodykit in the works for mid 2005. can't wait. just thought i would rant a little.

 

Well, you shouldn't notice any difference. Even if you got good traction you might only cut a couple of tenths off in the 1/4.....not even a professional would feel that difference.

 

what kind of tires did u order??

 

actually, I just got the 4 wheels and stock tires off the RSX from another member for cheap. Thought I would have some RSX wheels to mess around with, but it turned out to be messed up. RSX Stock tires are the worst. gonna sell them to whoever for cheap on an RSX board or something.

 

you should post pics with the rsx rims on

 

 

I'd like to see what they look like also

I always thought if I had a 2nd gen that the RSX rims would be kind of nice as a 2nd set or winter setup

 

The RSX comes with the same old crappy Michelin tires that the TL/CL-S comes with, right? ... They're just a 16" version of the MXM4's. We already know how much the TL/CL-S tires suck, doesn't change in the 16" version either

 

are you nuts dude? I would certainly notice a couple of tenths off my time (the word "couple" to me means 2 or 3, which is a significant drop on a 1\4 time). light wheels certainly DO make a difference. search some of the 1\4 times of cars on this site. you will see that the cars with SSR's or lighter wheels will consistently beat the times of other cars on stock wheels or heavy aftermarket wheels even if they have the same mods. if your rolling less weight it's only logical that you'll take less effort to move ...

I'm pretty sure I've read for every pound you drop off wheel\tire, its like losing between 7 and 8lbs on the car when your rolling. and roughly every 100lbs off the car will drop you a tenth in the quarter. a tenth is alot .. with another tenth and a half I will be at a 13.99

 

How about an LS1 Trans am thats feeling mighty strong these days

 

will post pics later today, but they aren't pretty.

 

ur next project is 21" rims on a CL-S? why...

 

^^^ Please read the post.

 

21 inchers on a new RL

 

Hey rondog I need 2 new front tires on my RSX-S. I could care less about the traction issue. What would you let these go for?

 

gdubb, I think he is talking about 16s...aren't the RSX-S wheels 17s?

rondog, how cheap are you talking for those wheels? what kind of tires you got on them?

 

$500 shipped for all four wheels and tires, pretty good condition, no curb rashes or scratches, just need a good cleaning. the are the stock 16" wheels and tires for the RSX.

 

aawwwww man

 

Only the '05 RSX-S has 17" rims. The '02-04 RSX-S has the same 16" rims that the base RSX has.

 

shows how much I know about my own car, I just dont care honestly

 

If you think about it though, you going 2/10 of a second faster in the 1/4 mile is is only about a carlenghts space difference, maybe if your car was that much faster to 60mph, but this is close to 100mph....I actually read an article a couple of years ago (probably never see it again) that challenged professional drivers to see if they could actually feel a difference, I just don't remember how many tenths of a second it was, but nobody could.

just my .02..

 

damn it post a picture!!

 

I'm just being lazy, I'm looking at the car from my window right now,m its no big deal, it actually looks hideous, small ass wheels and tires.

 

Then that article was bullshit. Even someone like me who goes to the dragstrip once in a while can tell.

Assuming you're trapping at 100 mph, we're talking approximately 30 feet in 2/10 of a second in difference. Not only that, but 2/10 is quite a difference and you can usually tell when you hook up well and make a good run to shave off 2/10.

 

Does anybody have 16" RSX wheels as part of their winter setup? I never even considered that setup.

If anyone does, please post some pics. We ALL want to see them.

 

I can usually tell what my 1/4 time is going to be in the first 60'. It just "feels" different. So, I think it is very possible to feel 2/10 of a sec difference...especially when you start trapping over 100mph. Would I be able to guess correctly every single time? No, probably not.

 

snob