Official Wheel Fitment Thread for 11th Gen FL5 Civic Type R

[zumbooruk]

I had custom 18x9.5 ET60 wheels made and I had them put on my FL5 last week. Steering feel is just as good as stock, torque steer is just as nonexistent, and powering out of corners is so smooth and stable with very precise steering. Just point and squeeze. It's amazing, just like stock.

I previously had an FK8 and even with ET53 on that car I noticed some torque steer compared to stock and some magic lost compared to stock when powering out of corners. Not bad at all with just ET53, but slightly noticeable. I'd have to add minor inputs to the steering to power out of corners, due to torque steer, instead of just feeling the road and lateral forces and grip. So for the fussy driving feel people, I'd say custom ET60 wheels are worth it.

Obviously, this is just a feel thing, to honor the engineering Honda put into the front suspension, specifically the dual axis strut that features drastically reduced "center offset." See here to understand what Honda put into the front suspension to banish torque steer: https://global.honda/en/tech/Dual_Axis_Strut_Suspension/
Even ET53 kinda makes all that work Honda did kinda pointless, imho, but +53 is way better than +45 or +38.

This doesn't effect lap times and if you keep a strong hand on the wheel the majority of people might not even notice, just reporting that I did notice and I'm very happy with the results of ET60 wheels.

I am having difficult time finding an ET60 wheel that is confirmed to fit the FL5.

Where did you get your custom wheels made?

 

[Zeke01]

Apex makes two flow formed options in the 20.5 lb range for 18x9.5 +58…

 

[yargk]

I am having difficult time finding an ET60 wheel that is confirmed to fit the FL5.

Where did you get your custom wheels made?

BC Forged

 

[System Motorsports]

Any news on the 10.5 +42 Ce28n?

We do have the 18x10 +40!

 

[zumbooruk]

BC Forged

Thanks

They have lots of models and variation!

Which one did you get?

 

[yargk]

Thanks

They have lots of models and variation!

Which one did you get?

RZ05

 

[604R]

We do have the 18x10 +40!

10 +40 is what I plan on for the rears but really wanting to run a 10.5 in the fronts

 

[System Motorsports]

10 +40 is what I plan on for the rears but really wanting to run a 10.5 in the fronts

We do have 18x10.5 if you would like!

 

[cvkaru]

TE37 SAGA SL 18x10 +40
-Can anyone confirm what face these are? I know the S-Plus and SL have different profiles, but is this the SL Face-4 or 3? The things throwing me off are that the Rays lugs do not extend past the "cup", they're more flush, and Rays does not list the 5x120 version of the 18x10, only the 5x114.3. It's a nitpicky thing, but wanted some insight.

 

[Robo7]

TE37 SAGA SL 18x10 +40
-Can anyone confirm what face these are? I know the S-Plus and SL have different profiles, but is this the SL Face-4 or 3? The things throwing me off are that the Rays lugs do not extend past the "cup", they're more flush, and Rays does not list the 5x120 version of the 18x10, only the 5x114.3. It's a nitpicky thing, but wanted some insight.

Face 3

 

[Zeke01]

I thought I’d read it was a face 4. This is the 18” saga SL face spoke profile pic on their site.

 

[rondre3000]

TE37 SAGA SL 18x10 +40
-Can anyone confirm what face these are? I know the S-Plus and SL have different profiles, but is this the SL Face-4 or 3? The things throwing me off are that the Rays lugs do not extend past the "cup", they're more flush, and Rays does not list the 5x120 version of the 18x10, only the 5x114.3. It's a nitpicky thing, but wanted some insight.

Hard to tell for sure from these pics, but does not look like Face-4.

For reference, these are Face-4.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

I thought I’d read it was a face 4. This is the 18” saga SL face spoke profile pic on their site.

Holy Schneikeys! There's a "Face 5" now?
What is that "Face 5" wheel, 12 inch wide?

Who wants to go first?
Not it. I like my 9.0s and 9.5s.

I just want to see photos of the first "Footwide" wheel on an FL5...
Widescreen, from about 20 angles.

 

[Zeke01]

@rondre3000 those are saga s-plus, which has a different face profile than saga SL and their face 4 is deeper because the lug seats is flatter than the SL so the spoke angles down further for whatever reason probably because the SL is lighter but still needs the structural strength so the geometry is different.

 

[rondre3000]

@rondre3000 those are saga s-plus, which has a different face profile than saga SL and their face 4 is deeper because the lug seats is flatter than the SL so the spoke angles down further for whatever reason probably because the SL is lighter but still needs the structural strength so the geometry is different.

You got it, bro. I took a look at both on the Ray's site and still can't see a diff in the spoke profile.

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