If you’re thinking about installing wheel spacers on your Honda Accord, you might be wondering what size you need. Wheel spacers are metal rings that fit between the wheel hub and the wheel, creating a gap that pushes the wheel outwards. This can improve the appearance, handling and performance of your Honda Accord, but you need to choose the right size for your car. Let’s find out how.
How to choose the size of Honda Accord wheel spacers?
In short, the PCD of 2008-2021 Honda Accord is 5×114.3, and the CB is 64.1. But the thickness of wheel spacers you need depends on several factors, such as:
- The size of your wheels: The size of your wheels refers to the diameter, width and offset of your wheels. The diameter is the measurement of the wheel from one end to the other. The width is the measurement of the wheel from side to side. The offset is the measurement of the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the mounting surface of the hub. The size of your wheels affects how much space you have between your wheels and fenders, brakes and suspension components.
- The size of your tires: The size of your tires refers to the width, aspect ratio and diameter of your tires. The width is the measurement of the tire from side to side. The aspect ratio is the ratio of the height to the width of the tire. The diameter is the measurement of the tire from one end to the other. The size of your tires affects how much they stick out or tuck in relative to your fenders.
- The desired look and performance: The desired look and performance refers to your personal preferences and goals for your Honda Accord. You might want to use wheel spacers to make your car look more aggressive and sporty by filling the wheel arches and reducing the gap between the tire and the fender. You might also want to use wheel spacers to improve the handling and stability of your car by widening the track width and increasing the contact patch of the tires.
How to measure the size of Honda Accord wheel spacers?
To measure the size of wheel spacers you need for your Honda Accord, you need to follow these steps:
- Step 1: Measure the clearance between your wheels and fenders, brakes and suspension components. You can use a ruler or a tape measure to do this. You should measure at different points around your wheels, such as at the top, bottom, front and back. You should also measure at different angles, such as straight or turned. You should note down the smallest clearance you find at each point and angle.
- Step 2: Measure the poke or inset of your wheels. Poke refers to how much your wheels stick out beyond your fenders. Inset refers to how much your wheels tuck in under your fenders. You can use a straight edge or a plumb line to do this. You should place it against your fender and measure how far it is from your wheel rim. You should note down whether you have poke or inset and how much it is at each point around your wheels.
- Step 3: Calculate the thickness of wheel spacers you need. You can use this formula to do this:
Thickness = (Desired Offset – Current Offset) / 2
Desired Offset = Current Offset + (Poke – Inset)
Current Offset = Wheel Width / 2 – Backspacing
Backspacing = Hub Centerline – Wheel Mounting Surface
You should plug in the measurements you took in step 1 and step 2 into this formula and get the thickness of wheel spacers you need in millimeters. You should round up or down to the nearest available size.
Which Honda Accord wheel spacers are best?
I recommend BONOSS Honda Accord wheel spacers. They are of perfect fitment and high quality.
- Perfect fitment: searching online, a plethora of people propose to choose hub-centric wheel spacers, which are capable to secure onto the brake disc tightly to evade vibration. The design of BONOSS Honda Accord wheel spacers is far beyond this. Based on traditional hub-centric wheel spacers, BONOSS has optimized this design to set a multi-stage for the chamfers around the central hole of the brake disc to further reduce the chance of high-speed vibration. You see the design is insanely reliable with an affordable price.
- High quality: material strength is the most essential requirement for wheel spacers. Those cheap wheel spacers even can be hit one time to crack with the hammer. Imagine if adapt those cheap wheel spacers, what is going to happen when you are off-road or you are flying down the highway, you are killing yourself! BONOSS Honda Accord wheel spacers are forged aluminum alloy made from aerospace grade 6061-T6 or 7075-T6. They are lightweight, tough and hard.
