neeed help, wheel advice

[fantasya98]

oook, soo heres the deal, ive come upon a reaally good deal on some 15 meshies. Problem is that, i dont know the offset, but it cant be worse than the stock steelies right? Secondly, its some brand that just in the back of my head, but im not very sure on. So basically, im askin if anyone has ever heard of "ARE" wheels, im pretty sure they're knockoffs, but its ok for now, the rims are black meshes. Any info on them would be great cuz the guy im buyin from doesnt know width or offset.

and yes, ive searched, for over an hour, its pretty hard when you're searching "are" and "wheels/rims"

[fantasya98]

oh yes, wat i forgot to ask was, wheel quality? prob. weight? anything would help, the guy says they're 4x114.3 but he says they fit civics which are 4x110 arent they?

[mbmbmb23]

I believe civics are 4x100....and some hondas are 5x100.



-m

[fantasya98]

well, either way, if they fit civics, they wont fit our 240s

[nokeone]

post pics..:)

also you can measure width and offset yourself...

and as for lug pattern...just jack up your car and try to fit them on..

for that matter this can be used in place of offset to see how they flush up with the outside of your fender..

[fantasya98]

thats the thing, i wish i could, im buyin them online, ill try to post pics though :confused:

[nokeone]

they look pretty cool...:)

what is the tire size?..this can help to determine the width of the wheel...but if you are buying them online tell the seller to take a couple minutes and wet a rag and clean the inside/back of the wheel..most wheels have all their information molded into them or engraved on them...

if he's can't figure it out but says, "well shucks, i dunno, but dem wheels fits ma civic"...then i wouldn't buy them...not worth the risk that he is correct and they are 4x100...lol..

[CrispMofo]

too bad.
won't fit your car man.
they look good though.

[fantasya98]

well, he said hes sure that they're 4x114.3 cuz he has a "civic type r" conversion on there.. soo im gonna have to ask my honda friends on this one. thx for the help though guys, really appreciate it. yea, good idea with the tire sizes though.

[nokeone]

Originally posted by fantasya98
well, he said hes sure that they're 4x114.3 cuz he has a "civic type r" conversion on there.. soo im gonna have to ask my honda friends on this one. thx for the help though guys, really appreciate it. yea, good idea with the tire sizes though.

hmmm interesting...to my knowledge the type-R is a 5x114.3 but then again all i am going off of are the Integra Type-R's...i'll try to find out what the JDM Civic Type-R is...:)

other then that only Accords and Preludes are 4x114.3 in the USDM Honda lineup IIRC...

[mbmbmb23]

Yeah saw those rims also (popular online auction site that shall remain nameless) and was confused by that guy's posting. He probably just bought them and has no idea what they are.




-m

[CrispMofo]

in the pix, those really look like 4x100's.

[fantasya98]

yup, i hear you guys, some accords and preludes are 4x114.3 i dunno.. heres a better pic.

[fantasya98]

heres another