Accord Axle Problems

[Sthrnba711]

I fixed the problem. I got 17's instead of my 18's. The lowering plus the size of the wheels put the axle at too much of an angle and it was chewing up joints and boots.

[speedminded]

I fixed the problem. I got 17's instead of my 18's. The lowering plus the size of the wheels put the axle at too much of an angle and it was chewing up joints and boots.

the size of the wheels have nothing to do with the ride height or angle of the axle...it's the tires. Always get a tire, no matter the wheel size, that has the closest outside diameter as the OEM tire and you won't have any problems.

Example: 205/40-17...205 is the width of the tires in mm (can be read at 20.5cm). The middle number is the profile/thickness of the tire, which is read as a percentage of the width or 40% of 20.5cm. The last number of course is the wheel diameter. There are 2.54cm in an inch so take 20.5 divided by 2.54 to get the width in inches then multiply that number by 0.40 to get the profile height. Multiply that number by 2 (both sides of tire) and add the 17 for the wheel and you have the exact tire diameter. If you go up a wheel size then the profile needs to go down to compensate for it.