Im trying to decide between 18" hacing hart c5's and 18 x 8 inch
Axis Se7en Mod. You can check out both at wheelmax.com

Basically i was worried about tire size and rubbing. Since the se7ens are 18x8 i would probably get the 215/35/18 tires to go with it. I also have about a 3" drop w/ ground controls which i would raise, but i dont like more than a 2 finger gap and im not sure if i would rub or not. The c5's are 18x7.5 so i could either get the 215/35/18 or 225/40/18. Im still worried about ride comfort and tire durability so im leaning toward the thicker sidewall.

Any tips from the experienced and rim opinions would help.



-96 heather mist accord ex coupe

 

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Well at least i am

 

I hope your town is pot hole free!!
I had 17's and I was bending rims left and right.
But then again,.. I'm NY.

 

i live in LA and i ran 18's on 225/40-18 and i never bent a rim. just dont go barreling down a street without looking for potholes.

18x8 is a bit wide for a 5g. i had 18x7.5 +42 offset, nitto 555's, and camber kits. i rubbed all over the place.

 

good choice of rims.....i love both the c5 and axis seven.... i gotta say the 18X8 might be too wide, so i'll suggest u get the 18X7.5...

 

Thats what I'm saying!!
You cant drive past 50 mph, cause if you do,...you might hit someone trying to avoid a damn pothole.
Even if you have the best vision in the world,... there's always one pot hole thats gonna sneak up on you.

 

if u can fit the mod seven's..get em

 

here is mine with 18x7.5 RH Evo c5's with 225/40/18 tire and a 2 1/2" drop. Not a single rub yet. Has them for a few months.

 

Big Chaze... where abouts in NY? im in scotia, im not getting rims, i was thinkin about getting c-5 18's but decided against it just on the sole reason of those chunks of earth that are missing around here on the roads, i already put in a claim with schenectady county for the pothole that claimed my tire... bastards...

 

I like both of those rims, but i would personally go with the 18" hacing hart c5's. I dont think you should have to terrible of a time with the lower profile tires. I doubt you have any kind of serious pothole problems. unlike NY The roads here suck. I scouted the roads i travel on so i knew where almost all the bumps/potholes were before I put my rims back on