I rarely start a new thread, so I felt this was important enough to justify me putting all this effort... anyways, I've put a lot of research into this because I plan on buying some rims for my KA7 within the next few months. I've got a couple criteria though:
1) I want something that does NOT stand out too much or is too flashy. Bling-bling chrome or anything overly shiny is definitely out. My car is pretty attractive as is (stupid clay bar/wax job)
2) I do not want anything heavy. I am a pretty performance-oriented guy, and as great as 18-inch rims are, they are probably too heavy for my intentions; and if they're not too heavy, they're probably too expensive and not even worth it.
3) I want to reduce understeer. Yeah that means I plan on having a larger contact patch up front than in the rear. There are a few ways to do this (wider rim, larger diameter rim, etc.) However it can't be like a 17 x 8 rim up front and a 15 x 6.5 rim in the rear. That's just stupid.
So that brings me to the following chart (sorry, it's all very 2nd-gen Legend-oriented).
[COLOR=dark blue]KA7 *Legend sedan*: 15 x 6.5; +65 offset; 70.1mm centerbore; 18.25lbs
KA8 *Legend coupe*: 16 x 6.5; +65 offset; 70.1mm centerbore; 20.00lbs
NA1 *91-96 NSX*: F15 x 6.5/R16 x 8.0; F+55/R+60 offset; F70.1mm/R64.1mm; F15.20lbs/R18.26lbs
NA2 *97-01 NSX*: F16 x 7.0/R17 x 8.5; F+55/R+60 offset; F70.1mm/R64.1mm; F16.75lbs/R20.85lbs
YA4 *CL Type-S*: 17.0 x 7.0; +55 offset, 64.1mm centerbore; 26.5lbs
AP1 *S2000*: F16 x 6.5/R16 x 7.5; F+55/R+65 offset; 64.1mm centerbore; F17.50lbs/R18.60lbs
BB6 *last-gen Prelude*: 16 x 6.5; +55 offset; 64.1mm centerbore; 19.70lbs
CL9 *TSX*: 17.0 x 7.0; +55 offset; 64.1mm centerbore; 21.00lbs[/color]
OKAY ~ phew. These were the only rims I considered putting on my car. I'm not a big fan of RSX rims, CRV rims, etc. although they might fit. Also, you'll notice how damn heavy some of these rims are and how they compare to the relatively lightweight S2000/NSX rims. Those're my choices. To the best of my knowledge, this chart is all accurate but if you've got a correction, by all means PM me.
Anyways, here's what I'm considering: fronts will be NA2 NSX front rims, rears will be AP1 S2000 fronts. That means my rims will all be 16-inch, but up front will have 0.5inch wider rim for more contact patch, and overall my wheels will each be about 1 ~ 3 lbs lighter (not bad considering the wheels are getting bigger overall). I'm not too sure if my offset choices will be okay, but I'll look more into it. In addition, the bigger rims mean I can put bigger rotors behind them as well; an added bonus.
Any opinions? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
*edit: thanks for the correction ChrisK ~ the NSX man speaks, FF Drifter listens*