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khontra
10-05-2011, 07:06 PM
hey everyone, new here. i hope to get a lot of help from everyone here so if you get annoyed by my idiotic questions please be patient with me. i have just got myself a beautiful 87 accord lxi. very clean. i would like to know if im getting new rims for my car what exactly should i be watching for and does hub bore make a difference? here's what im getting(or would like to get)...15X8 ROTA GRID-V WHEELS
Dr_Snooz
10-05-2011, 08:21 PM
Welcome! Hub bore shouldn't matter. If you have questions, the search button is your best friend.
bryan6732
10-05-2011, 08:55 PM
Welcome from The Netherlands! :wave:
Rendon LX-i
10-06-2011, 12:48 PM
welcome. Nice to have you. Like 15x8 are fine. some 205 50s would look beast
khontra
10-06-2011, 01:53 PM
thank you for the info snooz, thanks for the welcome too guys.now i know there are barely or no aftermarkets for this car, plus i want to keep it original and keep whats under the hood, so is there anything i can go with to give the car a little more kick?
khontra
10-06-2011, 01:54 PM
welcome. Nice to have you. Like 15x8 are fine. some 205 50s would look beast

hrm....those look nice too, now i gotta choose which one now.lol.
DBMaster
10-06-2011, 02:05 PM
Welcome! The hub bore does make some difference in that our cars have "hub centric" (as opposed to lug centric) wheels. Both sets of aftermarket wheels I have had on the car had to incorporate correctly sized plastic centering rings that snap into the wheel and create a perfect wit with the hub. A lot of aftermarket wheels appear to be made this way, just like they have dual lug patterns.

I did a quick search and the info here is as good as any. I would make sure to get the rings to keep your new wheels hub centric.

http://tires.tirerack.com/tires/Hub%20Centric%20Ring
khontra
10-06-2011, 02:19 PM
[QUOTE=DBMaster;1078373]Welcome! The hub bore does make some difference in that our cars have "hub centric" (as opposed to lug centric) wheels. Both sets of aftermarket wheels I have had on the car had to incorporate correctly sized plastic centering rings that snap into the wheel and create a perfect wit with the hub. A lot of aftermarket wheels appear to be made this way, just like they have dual lug patterns.

I did a quick search and the info here is as good as any. I would make sure to get the rings to keep your new wheels hub centric.



thank you very much for the info. just a quick question, do the rims come with the rings or would i have to buy them seperately, and do they carry these rings at stores at all?
bryan6732
10-08-2011, 11:41 PM
thank you very much for the info. just a quick question, do the rims come with the rings or would i have to buy them seperately, and do they carry these rings at stores at all?

Don't know how they do that in the US, but over here you mostly buy the rims without he centering rings. But we can buy it at almost every car parts retailer. Just gotta know the outside diameter (rim) and inside diameter (hub, 56.1 mm for 3geez I believe)..