ed_423

if its a good deal go for it! the drop is too little for me tho, i'd do H&R thats my ideal drop

tobwac

I was also thinking about H&R but 150 for brand new Eibach thats a good deal I think

saucy

I think car looks good. I like the LED's (honestly reminds me of what Audi does) but like the look. Wheels are nice, definetely would go for a drop. Nice job man!

Mr. NC

Everytime I see 19's on our cars I'm pushed towards that rim size now
those pics make the 19s look "small"...could it only be because it isn't lowered?

ed_423

its cuz of the lip

defconskylude

yea if youre going to get a lip, get 20's.

tobwac

I looked at 20" but they came just in 9.5 width and I didnt know if they would fit in the front.
19" are good enough for me

defconskylude

19x9.5 fit all around

tobwac

Now I know that they fit but when I was buying my set I didnt know much about offset width and other things

defconskylude

yea i didnt know 9.5 would fit in the front either. i know they fit in the rears so i bought two 9.5 first and mounted them in the front to see if they cleared.

cjhighway

I am just learning about this stuff too. I test fited some 20x8.5's and the offset was so low that it was rubbing on the back fenders. Now I know that if you're going to go 8.5 and up to go with a higher offset.

defconskylude

what was the offset?

cjhighway

dude, I have no idea but I can tell you that the back wheels were about an inch and a half to two inches outside of the fender.

defconskylude

.5 inch is 13mm
1 inch is 25 mm
1.5 inch is 38mm

you can always shave the back side of the rim to bring it inwards

cjhighway

hmm, let me ask you something bro. Do I have this right that if the offset is low that it will stick out farther and if it is high it will be closer to the rotor of the car?

defconskylude

IMO, you're correct.

our stock rims are +55 offset

if you get a rim that is +65, then it will go inward.

if you add 10mm spacer to the stock rim thats +55, it will stick out farther and the new offset would be +45. (55-10=45 offset)

the lower the offset, the rim sticks outward
the higher the offset, the rim sticks inward

its weird.

someone correct me if im wrong.

if you make a mistake, there's two ways to adjust the offset
you can always add spacers, if youre rims are sunken in
you can always shave(CNC milling) the backside of the rim, if your rims are sticking out

i did my research by asking the shop owner, asking members that have flushed setups, looked at pictures and tire setups, and a visual diagram where you can manipulate the offsets

go to this site. and plug in the offsets i mentioned. youll see the rim adjust inward and outward
http://www.rimsntires.com/rt_specs.jsp

cjhighway

Ok, that makes sense then. So when you gave numbers above depending on how many inches the wheel sticks farther than the fender, 35, for examle would be -35 and so on right? Otherwise, +35 would be going inward. I think I got it now. Thanks bro for clearing this up for me.

So my other rims on my car are about +50 or so. it's almost flush with the fender but is about an inch and a half in the back off and about an inch in the front. I've been thinking about spacers but I hear too many bad things about them. Otherwise, I'm going to get some more rims, 20/8.5 with offset of +44 would do the trick I think.

ImpressInk

Great choice on the wheels tobwac!

I got the same ones too https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-photograph-gallery-144/finally-crystal-black-pearl-2009-tsx-774428/

They are 20"s staggered 8.5f 9.5r

jwr0ng626

iTrader: (1)

nice! needs drop

tobwac

Finally got a chance to lower my car with the Eibach pro kit








I will post some better picture tomorrow.

ed_423

nicee

defconskylude

post some full shots of your replica kit too

tobwac

but just heads up my car is dirty

tobwac

Some more pictures of my car with full Type-s body kit and lowered

defconskylude

good job man looks awesome.

i took my type s side skirts out. they looked too bulky.

how much did you pay for paint? do you have plans to paint match your grill? or leave chrome?

also where's your rims?

whats next?

ed_423

^ defcon bombarding you with questions! haha jk

still not a fan of the replica kit. nice drop tho, is that a m3 spoiler?

also, i'd take out the "open road" emblem for a cleaner look

tobwac

I like the side skirts, from a distance I think they look good. I paid 375 to get it painted as far as the grill idk Im thinking about putting cf vinyl on it and the roof but this is just "idea" for now rims are in garage "winter mode" for now lol

tobwac

yes its a m3 spoiler

I really do want take that "open road" sign but its not a sticker dealer painted and I hate that

defconskylude

wow

defconskylude

good deal. most shops charge $800 to paint a 4 piece kit

i paid $200 for paint

ed_423

wow they PAINTED IT?! i would be so pissed and ask them to take that sht off right away!

tobwac

They put that on all cars they sell even used one

KillerG

I went to Open Road Acura, they were assholes to me so i ended up buying from bridgewater Acura

car looks great with drop! pushing me further and further towards eibach kit since im looking for a subtle drop

tobwac

I went to few dealers and I end up there because they gave me best deal. Im really happy with the drop and recommend it for you

aysertypes

looks good

tobwac

HID fog lights

5thTo2nd

Nice look. I see more and more guys are rocking the replica Type S.

It'll look a lot less bulky when you get the rims on there.

TSteezyX

Haha. Wow. I would have made them take that shit off or else that car wasn't leaving their lot. That's ridiculous.

ccg1003

This might be a dumb question but why do people switch rims during winter?

ccg1003

dude your car looks sexy. you think it'd look weird/ugly if I get the rear bumber only? really don't want to risk hitting bumps and guards. Came from lowered EVO and Z32 and it was a hassle.