Integra Type S Winter Time : Should I get 18" wheels or just stay with the 19" for winter? Any pros and cons?

[Karass]

I'm in Canada and we still have winters. I see the prices on the 19" tires are quite steep and not much choices are available. Then I look at 18" Wheels + Tires and I feel I'll have more bang for my money considering I'll be able to install by myself instead of going to garage twice a year to swap rubbers on the 19".

Your thoughts?

If choose to go for 18" wheels, any things I should be looking for?

Thanks for helping guys !

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[Frenzal]

Are the roads any good around where you live? They'll be worst in winter, so more sidewall is a good thing (18").

Also, with cold weather and snow, you won't be able to drive as aggressively as in the summer, so narrower 18" are better IMO (narrower tires are better to cut through the snow then wider tires).

 

[Karass]

Awesome, would these make any sense on the Type S ?

Is there anything I need to look at to make sure it fits with the brakes?

Thanks for helping !

 

[akoza]

Awesome, would these make any sense on the Type S ?

Is there anything I need to look at to make sure it fits with the brakes?

Thanks for helping !

Those will probably be fine. You will need hub centric rings (stock center bore is 64.1mm) and if you don't want your TPMS light constantly on you'll need sensors. What's nice is you don't need any special tools to recalibrate the sensors - just drive for a few miles (or I guess km since you're in Canada) and they should automatically recalibrate. You'll also need new conical lug nuts so they seat properly.

Plug your tires into a wheel size calculator online to compare the difference in diameter and speedometer error at different speeds. For my winter setup I went with 235/40R18 which had the smallest speedo error I could find when going to 18s - it's less than 1% difference at 90mph.

My wheels are 18x8.5 Enkei TS-V. I have a few mm of clearance with the brakes and haven't had any issues.

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