Wheel spacers for factory 18" wheels

[on2]

Just wanted to share some information regarding wheel spacers for the factory wheels.

The safest width you can go with factory studs is 5mm. Anything thicker will not leave enough thread to secure your wheels. 5mm is barely anything. You might as well leave it as is.

Thicker spacers (15mm) with studs built in will not fit either because the pockets are not big enough.

You can get super thick spacers (30mm) that clear the factory studs. Therefore pockets or not will not be an issue. But running such thick spacers is usually not recommended nor would it look right. Those would be too wide.

You can cut your factory studs, but who wants to do that?

Lastly, you could get the pockets bored out larger at a machine shop.

This is my experience with the factory 18" wheels.

[glen e]

the 15mm spacer from ichiba work fine on both my 17 inch Honda OEM wheels and my 19 HFP's...no cutting whatsoever....installed in 15 min...

http://throwdownperformance.com/inde...roducts_id=137

[namegoeshere]

Originally Posted by glen e

the 15mm spacer from ichiba work fine on both my 17 inch Honda OEM wheels and my 19 HFP's...no cutting whatsoever....installed in 15 min...

http://throwdownperformance.com/inde...roducts_id=137

So what you're saying is it's ?

OP needs to post pics to show us what he's talking about because

[glen e]

dunno what kind he's using...Mark is a sponsor here and I called him...He and Bpearl2010 (my wheel/susp mentor) assured me it would bolt up...correct...bolted up in 15 min..plenty of "pocket space", also looked at pockets on my stock 17 inch wheel - was the same...

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77772

[mode360]

There are slots/groves behind your stock wheels that allow some clearance from the studs to stick out and still be able to mount your wheels on. I had 20mm Ichiba V2 spacers on my Acura RSX and they fit fine without cutting any studs...all Honda/Acura wheels should be designed the same with the slots/groves.

[sodaks2k]

Originally Posted by on2

You can cut your factory studs, but who wants to do that?

Especially when you can just remove them.

[on2]

Originally Posted by glen e

the 15mm spacer from ichiba work fine on both my 17 inch Honda OEM wheels and my 19 HFP's...no cutting whatsoever....installed in 15 min...

http://throwdownperformance.com/inde...roducts_id=137

I'm not saying anything is wrong with the spacer I bought. I said specifically that this is in regards to the factory 18" wheels.

Yours worked because you have 17" and/or 19" wheels.

[glen e]

Originally Posted by on2

I'm not saying anything is wrong with the spacer I bought. I said specifically that this is in regards to the factory 18" wheels.

but you are saying you have to cut right? So the 17 and the 19 work but the 18 is diff?

....do you have a pic of your pocket? Here's the 19 that works fine...17 looks identical...

[on2]

Originally Posted by glen e

but you are saying you have to cut right? So the 17 and the 19 work but the 18 is diff?

Not sure about that....

I said cutting is an option. I didn't say you had to. There are many options.

Yes the pockets behind the wheel on the 18" Sport wheels are different.

[glen e]

why would it be diff? - do you have a pic...as far as I know, all Honda wheels are built this way per the sources I checked with...

[MaXGTS]

Glen, what is Mark's forum name so I can PM him? I'd like to verify if the 15mm spacer from ichiba will work with my 18 inch Sport OEM wheels...

[glen e]

dunno his DA name - see his site...

you can also PM Bpearl2010 - he's a pro at this...

mark@throwdownperformance.com

mark's comment to me was all Honda accord wheels are the same on "pockets"...but ON2 is respected here, so I think the better way is drive over here and we'll bolt one of your wheels to my car........

[Gqneo]

Im lying in bed now after a long day but ill check and take a pic in the morning of my 18's. Theyre off the car and sitting in the garage. Cant see WHY theyd be made different.

[namegoeshere]

Originally Posted by MaXGTS

Glen, what is Mark's forum name so I can PM him?

Throwdown

[Gqneo]

Not sure what youre talking about the 18's being different on2. Here are mine...