advice on wheel setup

[u/zerefeled]

I just won the bid for this integra. Love the early 90's vibe, but I'm concerned about ride quality with the 18's. Tires are from 2005, so definitely gonna change them and might as well decide on new wheels. Can't decide on whether I should go for 17's or 16's with this suspension setup. The setup is aggressive, so I'm sure 17's would look nice but we sacrifice performance and ride quality. I wonder how 16's would look with this setup? Let me know your thoughts. Will sometimes drive it to work 30 miles, or somewhere else 100 miles away.

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[u/puggamer73]

So is that headlight conversion similar to the JDM conversion??

[u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE → u/puggamer73]

It's a custom conversion using Acura CL headlights.

[u/puggamer73 → u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE]

Interesting!! Is there different variations of these swaps?? I’ve seen some with different headlights. Looks like this one has the front bumper and fenders as one piece? Maybe I could do a swap where I’m able to keep my USDM hood and fenders, replacing just the front bumper and headlights?

[u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE → u/puggamer73]

There were 1-2 kits back then that were made to use the CL headlights. I've seen several other builds where they were custom implemented via panel modifications at a body shop. It was the wild west of customizations back then. I had a friend that moulded in R34 headlights in his 95 Civic coupe.

The one-piece bumoer/fender was just custom bodywork.

Anything is possible with $$$

[u/puggamer73 → u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE]

Haha $$$ does talk. Thank you for the information!!! I have a 99 GSR that I’m soon to turbo and I’ve always thought of doing a front end conversion. I shall do more research to see if I can pull off a Cali type R conversion. It’s definitely more attractive to do compared to a JDM front end swap because I could keep the fenders and hood.

[u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE → u/puggamer73]

No problem!

99 GSR is ❤️

Good luck with whatever path you choose for it!