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TSW Interlagos SMF 18" x 9" +63mm / Nitto Invo 255-35-18

Old 03-04-2012, 07:53 PM
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Just got my wheels and tire in from DiscountTireDirect (Junior) and I am pretty happy. I would give the wheels an 8 out of 10 compare to the factory wheel. The "Machine" face is really more like a dull polish not like the OEM groove and the silver background is a bit bright. If I had my choice I would go with a darker silver and deeper cuts. Additionally the center cap is right in between the (2) sizes of Honda caps.

Now for the PRO's, the offset is perfect!!!! There is no doubt now that 18" diameter, is the way to go. Really you can't go wrong with the Invo's, they have good grip and I can fully rotate. I was not wanting to run nonstaggered but I could not find a set of wheels in the correct offset, pattern...... it wanted.

The rears seem a bit small but the fronts are just right. If I ever get bored I am going to widen the rears to 10" and throw on a 295.

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60.1mm / 2.435" Outer diameter
61.8mm / 2.365" Inner Diameter








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Any idea if they clear BBKs? They look great.
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now all you need to do is lower it and put a front lip on. nice garage btw.
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You will love the invos. They are an excellent all around tire. Looks good.
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Here are some more photo's I took with the HT on.





Originally Posted by TerminatioN
Any idea if they clear BBKs? They look great.
Yes, according to research I did they will clear the StopTech and the Willwoods. I plan on running FastBrakes Willwood 13" 6pot front and 13" Rear.

No, I have not tested them yet but I will be testing in the next month or so on a car with Wilwoods.


Originally Posted by FuknS2K
now all you need to do is lower it and put a front lip on. nice garage btw.
Thank you, if I lower it will be limited to 1/2" to 3/4" as I want to maintain maximum ground clearance. As for the lip I am trying to decide between going AP2 or sticking with the AP1. Further brake duct fitment with the PTuning kit is needed before I pull the trigger.


Originally Posted by japhethwar
You will love the invos. They are an excellent all around tire. Looks good.
Yeah, I ran the Invo's on my C6 Z06 285-30-19's and 345-25-20's and they performed VERY well. I could rotate, they did not melt off at the track, the traction far exceeded the OEM Supercars and traction was better than even the NTO5's or Michelin PS2's! The tread is not the best looking but the outer tread block is solid and pretty sticky. Really the best street performance tire I have found to date.



Now for the bad news, at full lock coming down driveway curb I believe the wheel contacted the upper A arm on the passenger side. I was backing out of a drive way that did not have much room and the passenger wheel was on drive way and driver on the street. At full lock to the right I got a momentary contact of metal to metal though I have not found where it happened yet. There are no issues in a parking lot or under load that I have had. I will do some more work to figure out what happened but the fix for now is just to not go full lock into a drive way.
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just add a 3mm spacer up front and youll be fine. Its what i had to do with my 17x9 +63 wheels.
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Originally Posted by S2k007
just add a 3mm spacer up front and youll be fine. Its what i had to do with my 17x9 +63 wheels.

Sweet, I was going to try 5mm but I will give that a go first.
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Dont' go over 3mm without extended studs. Just not safe. 3mm solved my issue. Actually, after I lowered my car and got it aligned I took the spacer out and for some reason I dont' rub under full lock on the inside anymore.
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