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Those look nice, they’re the pattern I want (aside from GSR seats)!

BTW, this is my DA. It’s a 93 RS, and I do have the cleared 90-91 tails…just funny how similar they look! :stuck_out_tongue:

Having hood issues…nevermind that :stuck_out_tongue:

when did you get fat5’s bacardi? they look pretty good. are you lowered? or are those tires huge?

Thanks…I got them a few months ago…and haha, it IS lowered! The 5s came with bubblegum tires so it’s sitting high right now…but ordering tires next week! :smiley:

Bacardi i like yours better because you got 93 and i want one too lol…whats your suspension setup? i like the drop since i got 205/60/15 tires (i know it sucks)

[QUOTE=BLKACK1;1930844]seats are a deffinate inprovement over the old set. :up:

that wheel on the other hand is not going to be a DIY job.[/QUOTE]

thanks, they feel alot better too…I still need to find matching headrests…i saw a thread on honda-tech and the guy repaired something similar with metal putty I think, I’ve been trying to search for it for the longest

Haha, you don’t want to know my suspension setup :wink: why’d you go with 60 series? You know about plus sizing right?

Haha, I got heated springs, is it worst than that??? and whats plus sizing???..fill me in…I went 60 series because i got the Michelins for $40 at the junk yard and they’re damn near brand new.

LOL!! They are both pretty bad…mine are cut, but I’ve been riding on them for a year and a half and none of my struts are blown…amazing. Haha. Plus sizing is basically maintaining the same diameter of the stock wheel…so when you get a bigger wheel, you get a smaller profile tire so it equals out…this keeps all of your gauges accurate, and also your braking and handling the same, or better. That’s why I got 50 series for my 15s. Generally when you go up an inch with wheels, you go down about 10 mm for the tires.

nice progress :up:

DAMN thats some good ass info right there, thanks!

thanks

The progress looks like it’s coming along pretty good. :up:

A 50 series sidewall is not necessarily 10 mm shorter than a 60 series sidewall. Sidewall height is expressed as a percentage of the tread width. 50 series = 50%, 60 series = 60%, and so on. For example, a 205/60 would have a sidewall height of (205 mm) x (0.60) = 123 mm. A 205/50 tire would have a sidewall height of (205 mm) x (0.50) = 102.5 mm. A difference of 20.5 mm, or approx. 13/16" in sidewall height.

In order to move up 1" in wheel diameter and have the plus-size tire come out the same overall height, the sidewall would technically have to be 12.7 mm shorter.

thanks, i just wish it was manual, i’d have so much more motivation to do more

[QUOTE=GoGreen;1933743]A 50 series sidewall is not necessarily 10 mm shorter than a 60 series sidewall. Sidewall height is expressed as a percentage of the tread width. 50 series = 50%, 60 series = 60%, and so on. For example, a 205/60 would have a sidewall height of (205 mm) x (0.60) = 123 mm. A 205/50 tire would have a sidewall height of (205 mm) x (0.50) = 102.5 mm. A difference of 20.5 mm, or approx. 13/16" in sidewall height.

In order to move up 1" in wheel diameter and have the plus-size tire come out the same overall height, the sidewall would technically have to be 12.7 mm shorter.[/QUOTE]
good stuff man…are you a teacher of some sort?

Nope, I’m an engineer. :read:

I didn’t say it was exact, but you can only get so close with tire sizes they make, ya know?

Understood, but you seem to be saying that a 50 series tire has a 50 mm sidewall height and a 60 series has a 60 mm sidewall height, which is incorrect.

Edit: The overall tire diameter is 23.2" for a stock 195/60R14, so a 205/50R15 is an appropriate size at 23.1" diameter. But both the sidewall profile and tread width MUST be accounted for when comparing tire sizes.

Cruizer, your 205/60R15 is 24.7" in diameter. That’s definitely going to throw off your speedometer and odometer. That is, your readings will be lower than your actual speed/distance by about 6.5%. For example, if your speedometer indicates 60 mph, your actual speed will be 64 mph.

damn, i didnt know that…I learn something new everyday…guess i should look into new tires but i love the ride though

nice progress… took me through some history their haha… nice ride though… good job on the upgrades… if your looking for some really nice suspension… i suggest D2 Full one piece coilovers… they maintain a very comfy ride or a stiff ass track beast on their stiffest settings… I love mine… just got em bout a week ago :slight_smile:

thanks for the advice, i’d like to get some full coilovers, but $300 a week cant do it for me right now, i might get new shocks and lowering springs later on but now im just making the car reliable and enjoy the gas mileage until i can get a manual DA or any manual honda really lol