I also looking for where to get Honda HPD 18" rims? Official Honda not selling.



This post has been edited by McPeePee: Jun 14 2015, 11:13 AM

My view is good and bad. If you drive fast over potholes then you will likely damage your alloy wheels more than ori wheels, driving habit issue. Alloy wheels are lighter and mostly low profile, it saves you fuel and provides better grip to the road. Best for highway cruising.

So if you willing to change your driving habit for damage control, go for alloy, else, stick back to heavy and strong stock wheels, but burn more cash on pump (in general).

There are 2 aspects of this topic. Alloys are lighter, more grip but more drag as well. Stocks heavier, lesser grip and lesser drag. Drag is the contact area with the road and associated engine power needed to move the car forward without wheel spin. F1 have broad wheels with large contact area it is very hard for wheel spin. Because the drag is so high, the engine must be very powerful to rotate the wheel fast over short period of time. Most drivers will press hard on accelerator which eventually increases fc.

If not for the pickup part, low profile alloy wheels will save more fuel when cruising steadily provided not in racing mode. *every extra 1kg costs equivalent amount of fuel*

This post has been edited by McPeePee: Jun 14 2015, 12:03 PM