Got my new wheels!

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WORK Termist TM-1s.

Front specs are 17x7.5 +38
Rear specs are 18x10 +42

It took awhile to get them (they had to be built), but their arrival was on schedule. WORK's suggestions, modified slightly by the guys at TODA USA, were bang on for what I wanted and Im very happy with the fitment. Only thing Id change is get an 8 inch front (which would allow me to have greater tire choice).

I put RA1s on them. 205/40/17 and 275/35/18.

As expected, the front/rear height ratio is borderline with TCS. The light does come on for a second during moderate braking, but I cannot feel it acting at all, so Im not upset by this. A 215/40/17 would cure the problem, but its not made in RA1s. A 255/35/18 would also cure it, but with a 10 inch rim Id rather not put something so narrow back there. If TCS issues arise, Ill turn off TCS until the R compounds are worn out and Ill replace them with different sizes, but so far - no apparent issues.

No Rubbing at all!

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very nice..it looks even better when the wheels are in motion. I love driving by a building with mirrors :) I can see that your car is lowered. What are you using?
 
thanks guys.

Yes the car is lowered with TODA coilovers found here: http://www.todaracing.com/products/honda_nsx/fightex_coilovers.html

They have only been in the car since Thursday, but so far they're terrific! Im off to the track tomorrow so I will do a write up after. But all things so far point to a screaming success with these, which is great because there are so few of them around (it was a risk!).

Its dropped slightly more than an inch. I was thinking that I would let it settle, then drop it .25 more, but I think that I will just leave it where it is. Its perfect for what I want.

The cover went missing when a groundhog met, with a combined speed of about 40 miles an hour, my bumper. I went back to look for the cover, but all I could find was the groundhog. A replacement has arrived at my dealer, but being the terrific guys they are, seems that 1 week is not enough for them to transfer it to a dealer that is convenient for me. I think Im done with the dealer - I had the car towed to it after the groundhog incident as I was worried about coolent lines. They gave me back the car without re-aligning the bumper. They said that the whole thing would have to come apart to re-align it. Funny how it took me 1 hr, and a little bit of elbow grease to re-align it perfectly that night without removing anything. Sigh. Rather people who dont know what theyre doing not touch the car I guess.

What Im not telling you is that the hole is a new ram air channel that results in 25 lbs of NA boost. :D
 
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