Im looking to buy wheels here off a member but he has 17x8 setup for the front and 18x8.5 for the backs....

This would give the car a kind of haunched look, like its leaning on the front which i really dont mind, but im wondering if it would effect the cars handling at all...
Let me know your opinions and thoughts

Thanks
-Nick

By the way heres a link to the sale.
Front: 17x8 +62 (these both have 15mm spacers that are on them which you can take off and sell +47 with spacers)
Rear: 18x8.5 +58 (one of these has a 7-10mm spacer that you can take off and sell)

 

Euro guys call it "rake" .....subscribing

 

There won't be much if any difference at all on the handling if you run proper tire sizes (most likely 225/45/17, 255/35/18) that are the same overall diameter. The biggest issue is aethestics. Obviously if you are running the same tire diameter then you are going to have more wheel/less tire sidewall in the rear compared to front. Cars that run staggered wheel diameter stock (Corvette, NSX, etc) almost always run staggered tire diameter also so the tire sidewall is the same front/rear.

 

over all it will effect the steering feel if you run the larger side walls but really nothing more

 

I wonder if anybody could help me on the same subject?

Im looking to buy a set of NSX wheels, fitment is front 16'' 7.5 and rear 17'' 8.5

Will this fitment be ok?

I know you say its not un-ordinary for a car to run staggered wheel sizes, especially if i go for the different tyre sizes, then there wont be much difference if any.

So it will still drive fine? No unusual handeling?

Anyone have any pics with them fitted?

 

I currently run Nsx wheels. I have the stock Nsx tire sizes as well. No problems here.

 

Thanks man, looks great!!!

Do you happen to have the specs/sizes to the wheels and tires?

Are you running stock suspension? Or was and arch rolling needed?

 

Taken from Nsxprime:

1994 - 2001 Front 16" 7" 16.75 lbs.
1994 - 2001 Rear 17" 8.5" 20.85 lbs

Offset (1991 - 2001) 55 mm front, 60 mm rear
Offset (2002+) 55 mm front, 56 mm rear
Center bore (all years) 70(.1) mm front, 64(.1) mm rear
Bolt pattern (all years) 5-bolt pattern, 114.3 mm bolt circle
Lug nuts (all years) 19 mm with 12 mm x 1.50 thread pitch


Tires. Front 215/45/16 Rear 245/40/17

Im running Eibach Springs, no fender mods needed.

 

Thanks alot mate, a great help there