New Rims & Tires ordered ;) will ship monday - Acura Forum

Jacek · 04-27-07, 10:45 PM

woot

I got a set of Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip. Tires I got were Nitto INVO 225/45-17. Considered the Nitto 555's or NeoGens, but the 555's are loud and the NeoGens don't have the same grip as the INVO's. Also the INVO's are designed for cars with negative camber, like I have on my lowered RSX. Going to get alignment done when I install the new tires, but not sure if they will be able to completely get rid of the negative camber considering how much I lowered my car.

Here's links to the rims
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...100&vid=008898
and tires
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...d=008898&ar=45

They wanted $1,149 but I talked em down to $960 for the rims+tires.

Jacek · 04-27-07, 10:50 PM

LOL, I have to take pictures of what my threads look like right now. So you guys can see what about 3-4 degree negative camber will do to your tires after 30k miles. Will take em now, and post in a few minutes

Jacek · 04-27-07, 11:00 PM

If you look on the left side, the inside edge. The threads are almost completely gone. This is a pic of my front driverside tire, my rear tires are even worse, that first large thread on the inside edge is completely gone. LOL. I only noticed this about 2 weeks ago when I was checking my brakes and pulled the tires off. The pic really doesn't do it justice, you can't tell depth, but it's a huge difference between the inside and outside edges. The outside looks almost new and the inside looks almost worn completely.

n0s_speed · 04-28-07, 03:21 AM

this happens when people don't want to spend money on wheel alignment

**TireMeltingRSX** · 04-28-07, 09:24 AM

Awesome Jacek. Can't wait for pics of the rims installed. THey should look hot as hell.

QKSLVER03 · 04-28-07, 12:02 PM

Nice dude...I can't wait for pics

Cloud_Walker · 04-28-07, 02:08 PM

Those rims are awesome and that is one wacky tread pattern on those Nittos.

BK_King · 04-28-07, 05:52 PM

Those are going to look clean.

integra_guy · 04-29-07, 03:55 AM

The rims are nice

I hope does Nitto's tires are better then the one, I had before which where the Extreme NT 450, one of the worst tires I every had

Jacek · 04-30-07, 11:45 AM

yea I heard the NT450's suck...You would have been better off with the NT555, NT555R or NT555R2

Jacek · 04-30-07, 01:31 PM

Oh, btw. As for the Nitto INVO's. The only bad thing I have ever heard about them is that the sidewalls flex more then most people would like for performance tires. They have AWESOME traction for dry and wet straight aways, but they flex too much on hard cornering. So definately not a track tire, but it's quite and it grips like glue on dry and performs very well on wet/snow so I went with it.

Also, I'm going to use the stock rims (the 5-spoke stock 05' rims) as my winter rims. Going to put some snow tires on em

The reason is that I messed up 2 rims when I was almost side swipped and had to dodge a car by going into a curb. And a 3rd rim was slightly damaged when I was passing a car and didn't notice the curb. I looked it up and it will cost me about $120 a rim to get the stock ones fixed, so I decided for that price just to get new rims and keep these as spares.

Cloud_Walker · 04-30-07, 02:47 PM

Yeouch. Those poor things. Be careful with the new ones!

giken · 04-30-07, 10:52 PM

Did you get em yet? We want pics...

Jacek · 05-01-07, 11:13 AM

They shipped it yesterday, UPS Ground...I checked the tracking, I will have them on thursday

giken · 05-01-07, 06:41 PM

I thought you meant shipped at last monday. hehehehe.. I'm excited for you.

04-27-07, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	New Rims & Tires ordered ;) will ship monday woot I got a set of Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip. Tires I got were Nitto INVO 225/45-17. Considered the Nitto 555's or NeoGens, but the 555's are loud and the NeoGens don't have the same grip as the INVO's. Also the INVO's are designed for cars with negative camber, like I have on my lowered RSX. Going to get alignment done when I install the new tires, but not sure if they will be able to completely get rid of the negative camber considering how much I lowered my car. Here's links to the rims http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...100&vid=008898 and tires http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...d=008898&ar=45 They wanted $1,149 but I talked em down to $960 for the rims+tires. __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

04-27-07, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	LOL, I have to take pictures of what my threads look like right now. So you guys can see what about 3-4 degree negative camber will do to your tires after 30k miles. Will take em now, and post in a few minutes __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

04-27-07, 11:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	If you look on the left side, the inside edge. The threads are almost completely gone. This is a pic of my front driverside tire, my rear tires are even worse, that first large thread on the inside edge is completely gone. LOL. I only noticed this about 2 weeks ago when I was checking my brakes and pulled the tires off. The pic really doesn't do it justice, you can't tell depth, but it's a huge difference between the inside and outside edges. The outside looks almost new and the inside looks almost worn completely. __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

04-28-07, 03:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
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04-28-07, 09:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
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04-28-07, 02:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cloud_Walker One with the Universe Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 1,691 Car 1: '06 RSX-S	Those rims are awesome and that is one wacky tread pattern on those Nittos. __________________ The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. ~ Oscar Wilde

04-28-07, 05:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
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04-29-07, 03:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
integra_guy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 4,792 Your Mood: Car 1: 98 Acura Integra GS Car 2: 89 Supra Car 3: 98 Supra TT	The rims are nice I hope does Nitto's tires are better then the one, I had before which where the Extreme NT 450, one of the worst tires I every had __________________ 1998 Acura Integra GS 1989 Toyota Supra N/A 1998 Toyota Supra TT 1991 Toyota MR-2 N/A

04-30-07, 11:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	yea I heard the NT450's suck...You would have been better off with the NT555, NT555R or NT555R2 __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

04-30-07, 01:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	Oh, btw. As for the Nitto INVO's. The only bad thing I have ever heard about them is that the sidewalls flex more then most people would like for performance tires. They have AWESOME traction for dry and wet straight aways, but they flex too much on hard cornering. So definately not a track tire, but it's quite and it grips like glue on dry and performs very well on wet/snow so I went with it. Also, I'm going to use the stock rims (the 5-spoke stock 05' rims) as my winter rims. Going to put some snow tires on em The reason is that I messed up 2 rims when I was almost side swipped and had to dodge a car by going into a curb. And a 3rd rim was slightly damaged when I was passing a car and didn't notice the curb. I looked it up and it will cost me about $120 a rim to get the stock ones fixed, so I decided for that price just to get new rims and keep these as spares. __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

04-30-07, 02:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cloud_Walker One with the Universe Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 1,691 Car 1: '06 RSX-S	Yeouch. Those poor things. Be careful with the new ones! __________________ The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. ~ Oscar Wilde

04-30-07, 10:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
giken Car is For Sale!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 Posts: 663 Your Mood: Car 1: 2002 RSX-s Car 2: 2007 Pacifica(wifey) Car 3: 2008 Chevy Van(work)	Did you get em yet? We want pics... __________________ 02 RSX type S Exterior: DIY headlights, OEM Carbon Fiber Hood, Carbon Fiber Mugen replica front bumper, Carbon Fiber Mugen sides, Carbon Fiber Type R rear lip, 9500k HID, JDM sidemarkers, 18" gunmetal Radius wheels, JDM Honda emblems, rear wiper plug. Interior: JDM push button starter, Mugen pedals with ITR dead pedal, Mugen shift knob, red stitched shift boot, red sparco door inserts, dual guage pillar pod, autometer guages. Performance: ITR cams, ITR intake manifold, comptech catback exhaust, AEM CAI, Hondata Kpro, tanabe S-OC coilovers.

05-01-07, 11:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
Jacek Un-Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Age: 28 Posts: 989 Car 1: 05' Acura RSX-S	They shipped it yesterday, UPS Ground...I checked the tracking, I will have them on thursday __________________ 2005 Acura RSX-S Installed: AEM CAI, Koni Shocks\|Springs w/ Ground Control Coil Covers, Drag DR-18's 17x7.5 Gunmetal with stainless steel lip Wish List: Hondata K-Pro or AEM ICS, AEM Titanium Upper Strut Bar (front), AEM Power Pulley (silver), AEM 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Race Header, AEM Catback Exhaust, and a Turbo Kit (not sure which yet), Tein SS-P Suspension w/ EDFC. Parts listed in my perfered order.

05-01-07, 06:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
giken Car is For Sale!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 Posts: 663 Your Mood: Car 1: 2002 RSX-s Car 2: 2007 Pacifica(wifey) Car 3: 2008 Chevy Van(work)	I thought you meant shipped at last monday. hehehehe.. I'm excited for you. __________________ 02 RSX type S Exterior: DIY headlights, OEM Carbon Fiber Hood, Carbon Fiber Mugen replica front bumper, Carbon Fiber Mugen sides, Carbon Fiber Type R rear lip, 9500k HID, JDM sidemarkers, 18" gunmetal Radius wheels, JDM Honda emblems, rear wiper plug. Interior: JDM push button starter, Mugen pedals with ITR dead pedal, Mugen shift knob, red stitched shift boot, red sparco door inserts, dual guage pillar pod, autometer guages. Performance: ITR cams, ITR intake manifold, comptech catback exhaust, AEM CAI, Hondata Kpro, tanabe S-OC coilovers.

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