Would like to buy an aluminum wheel that will work on both my 97 Honda Civic hatchback and my 99 Saturn SC-1 3-door. For Honda is says +48mm offset and for Saturn it says 4-100. I have no idea what that means. Will same wheel work on both cars? Honda recommends 45-16 tire and Saturn recommendation is 50-16.
I have been looking for the same answer, as the new Civic LX's have the same tires, rim size, and bolt pattern, as my 95 SL2. I asked a guy at work who knows a mechanic, and he asked him for me, and the answer was that it will work. I am still not convinced, as the offset is what I an not sure about, and the center hub size is off by 0.9mm. Here are some links to help you narrow it down, and please post your final findings:
A few parameters to consider:
There are other considerations:
- you have a lot of room to maneuvre in terms of offset is you go from a 5.0inch wheel to a 6.0inch wheel but a lot less if you jump to a
7.0inch wide wheel. Search newsgroups for your car/wheel combo. The primary risk with the offset and is to have contact of the wheel/tire with the inside of the car and/or brake lines.- changing the wheel can change the way the wheel loads the suspension components and this may or may not impact your vehicule braking/handling performance (positively or negatively) and the life of the components such as wheel bearing (more probably than the performance thing).
Good luck,
Frank
97 SL1 110,000 MiI've been on the track with a guy who runs Saturn alloy wheels on his Honda Civic with no issues. In addition, I've purchased Konig wheels for my SC that are the same application listing for many Hondas.
Lane [ l a n e @ p a i r . c o m ]
Heres something I found with a quick search in google.
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