Prelude Rims, what to expect?

[Mishakol129]

Hey all. I am about to put 95' prelude si rims on my 91 wagon along with new tires. The tires are Nitto NT 450 Extreme, they're nice but I didn't take pics yet. I got them for $318 on ebay (discount tire) which is $50 cheaper than what everyone else wanted.

I don't know what to expect, will they make me faster in a straight line? I know that these will corner great, they're so wide! What about gas mileage?

Here are the beauties. The rims were 25 piece and in poor condition when I got them. After I stripped and pain and polished them they turned out great... Not bad for $100 rims!

[wildBill83]

No they will not make you faster or corner better and your gas mileage will go down. SMDH

[cb7 calling]

They will make your car look faster when its parked! Seriously though you might keep your brakes cooler depending on what rim is coming off. Nice rims though, j/y find?

[Dy2*STR33T-KING]

Are you asking if the rims will make you faster and corner better or the tires?

Just because in need for speed you upgrade your tires and it corners better and goes faster doesn't mean it does in real life.

If you wanna go faster in a straight line try power adders, if you wanna handle better upgrade your suspension. Simple 8)

[Mishakol129]

Are you asking if the rims will make you faster and corner better or the tires?

Just because in need for speed you upgrade your tires and it corners better and goes faster doesn't mean it does in real life.

If you wanna go faster in a straight line try power adders, if you wanna handle better upgrade your suspension. Simple 8)

Well I had the tires put on today. It grips waay better than the old Douglas' I had on there, when I rev it up and launch it doesn't spin hardly at all. It may have made the car a little bit faster off the line. It sure does grip the road and handle better, but my shocks are not stiff enough and the body roll is bad so I am afraid to take it to its limits.

My car already is decently powerful, I can chirp 2nd gear now. It could be faster though, just don't have any more money to pour into it just did a 5 speed swap and that cost me. Really need to find a job and get my life on the road, I have no source of income other than ebay and that's slow as crap.


Here's a pic,





I have a question. I just put back on my stock exhaust which is a resonator/muffler direct fit for a Accord EX-R (dual tipped exhaust). This is because my old exhaust was loud and I've gotten tickets for it before. My question is how much power can I make before the stock EX-R exhaust becomes a restriction? Adding it I think I gained velocity and a little more torque cause before I never chirped 2nd with the old 2.25" cat back and now I can... As it is now I like my exhaust, its quite enough to keep cops off my case, and it doesn't restrict power.

[ItsaHonda]

I'm liking the Prelude Si rims, especially with those center caps... but they are directional rims and it looks like the front driver's side rim needs to be on the passenger side and vice versa (depending on where the other one is on the other side) to look proper.

[Mishakol129]

I'm liking the Prelude Si rims, especially with those center caps... but they are directional rims and it looks like the front driver's side rim needs to be on the passenger side and vice versa (depending on where the other one is on the other side) to look proper.

Oh is that right, I was confused about that and though maybe it had to do with how they put the tires on... I kinda like the way they look how the front spin opposite way. Since you mentioned it, I will switch the tires if that's REALLY the "right way" to have them.

If I switch the wheels won't that change the direction of the tire tread?

EDIT:

Yeah I think that might make the tread go in the opposite way it was intended to be. Even if they are "directional" I don't think it matters much if the 2 fronts are going backwards and the 2 rear ones are going forwards. I think it matters more if the tire tread is right.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Quashish]

sawblades cut into the wind. the driver front is right driver rear is wrong. but yeah tread > wheel orientation

[Mishakol129]

sawblades cut into the wind. the driver front is right driver rear is wrong. but yeah tread > wheel orientation

Stupid question: Think it will reduce gas mileage? I think it looks rad anyways lol.

[Quashish]

will what reduce MPG? orientation wouldn't. your talking about friction of wind against the sides of your car. most of the wind goes up and over your car.

tread of directional tires going the wrong way would probably reduce MPG and be useless in wet conditions. especially in the back.

[Mishakol129]

will what reduce MPG? orientation wouldn't. your talking about friction of wind against the sides of your car. most of the wind goes up and over your car.

tread of directional tires going the wrong way would probably reduce MPG and be useless in wet conditions. especially in the back.

Okay, so its just preference then?

Another pic can show it better... Sorry for the paint job... Not going to have the shop redo it I don't think, I think it looks cool like this, something out of the ordinary. Having them all face the same way is mundane imo.

[reklipz]

You should paint / dip / hydrographics those wheels with a really tight spiral, like this:

[Mishakol129]

You should paint / dip / hydrographics those wheels with a really tight spiral, like this:

Yeah, so I can be like the hypnotoad,

[Losiracer2]

I think the direction of the wheel has an effect on brake cooling as well since it acts like a fan blade and forces air in one direction.

[Mishakol129]

No they will not make you faster or corner better and your gas mileage will go down. SMDH

They certainly made my car corner better. I think its more the tires that helped rather than the wheels... The wheels had to help a little though.

Why will my gas mileage go down? You sound awfully pessimistic bro. Maybe I was being overly optimistic about how wide they were but meh