Everything you need to know about wheels for your RSX/DC5

The battle of the DC5 owners: if you own a Type-S, your job is to act like you basically have an NSX. If you own a base, your job is to remind Type-S owners that these cars were only 3K apart at MSRP.

Whichever camp you're in, it doesn't matter when it comes to fitment - both fit exactly the same wheels. This guide will give you everything you need to get perfect wheel fitment on your Fourth Gen Integra, whether you wanna call it an RSX, DC5, etc, etc… This will include all model years ranging from 2002-2006.

Quick links

• Basic fitment info
• Recommended specs
• RSX/DC5 fitment

Basic fitment info

• Lug pattern: 5x114.3
• Lug thread: m12x1.5
• Center bore: 64.1mm
• Lug torque: 80 ft/lbs

This is the first gen that Honda stepped away from the ubiquitous 4x100, seen on DC2 and older models, instead, this platform introduced the ever-popular 5x114.3. The lug studs are still the classic M12x1.5… so, not full Nissan spec, yet.

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Recommended aftermarket wheel specs

From the factory, you’ll either get 16’s with a base, or 17’s with a Type-S. Either way, they’re the pinnacle of OEM fitment. And that’s if you even have the stock rims. Chances are your RSX already came with some sort of aftermarket wheels, and if you’re reading this, they probably came straight off the shelves of a big box tire store.

So, what specs should you run?

17 or 18” inch diameters are by far the most popular. This doesn’t mean you can’t go bigger or smaller, but this is what works best. Note that 19’s can look pretty baller on stance builds on air suspension.

Width and offset are completely different from stock. For OEM+ fitment, the width will be between 8-9.5”. For aggressive track or stance fitment, you could go even wider. Offset will range between +25 and +40, depending on the look you’re after.

Unless you’re a fitment guru, these are a bunch of arbitrary numbers. Of course, you need to know what these actually look like, so, that’s exactly what we’re going to do now - show you examples of fitment, starting from mild OE+, all the way to slammed and stanced cars running air suspension.

Examples of RSX/DC5 fitment

Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Work CR-Kiwami 18x8.5 +30	Work CR-Kiwami 18x8.5 +30
Tires	Toyo Proxes 225/40R18	Toyo Proxes 225/40R18
Notes	Lowering springs. No fender rolling, no rubbing issues

Starting with something straightforward, this Type-S has what we would call OEM+ fitment. The wheels are still a bit tucked, but still considerably more aggressive than the stock 17x7 +45. Even with this car being lowered there are zero issues with tire-to-fender clearance. This type of setup is perfect for a daily driver and you could also step the tire size up if you decided to boost that K20.

You might not wanna drop the money for a ‘real’ set of wheels for your daily - we get it. Instead of going for the CR-Kais, you could look into some CR-Lies; there are few companies that make decent reps, the ESR CS8 would be our pick as they come in the exact specs, plus a bunch of colors to pick from.

Check out CS8's in the same spec

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Heritage Ebisu MonoC 18x9.5 +38	Heritage Ebisu MonoC 18x9.5 +38
Tires	Vercelli Strada II 255/35R18	Vercelli Strada II 255/35R18
Notes	Rolled fenders, slight rubbing at full turn Tein coilovers

Your DC5 doesn’t need a ‘Type-S’ badge to rock some awesome fitment. This 2002 Base is sitting on Heritage Ebisu MonoC. Again, we see 18’s, and again, they fit exactly the same as on a Type-S. The difference here is this car is running 9.5” wide all around with thicker 255/35 tires. The result is flush fitment all around, but it did need a bit of fender work.

This car needed the fenders rolled to make it happen. The owner did this without a proper fender-roller. Believe it or not, it came out pretty decent, so don’t be scared of rolling your fenders. Even with the roll, this car still rubs a bit at full lock, likely because it's sitting low tein coil.

Heritage wheels are another option that doesn’t break the bank, plus they come in all kinds of sizes and cool finishes like the chrome we see here.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Gram Lights 57cr 17x9 +22	Gram Lights 57cr 17x9 +22
Tires	BFG G-Force Comp-2 215/45R17	BFG G-Force Comp-2 215/45R17
Notes	Stock height

How about some Gram Lights? The 57CRs have a ton of brake clearance, they’ll fit over your RL or TL brake conversion without spacers; not to mention they look pretty sick on any Honda or Acura.

This time we are looking at 17” wheels instead of 18”. To make these look good, you’ll want a thicker sidewall tire to compensate. In this case: 215/45.

This car doesn’t have any fancy suspension. You’ll notice the front pokes a bit, while the rear fits pretty nice. How do we fix this? Adding some negative camber with ‘camber bolts’ is one way. These are eccentric bolts that will let you dial in a bit of camber, and they only cost around 30 bucks.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Volk TE37 Saga 17x9 +22	Volk TE37 Saga 17x9 +22
Tires	Nitto NT05 255/40R17	Nitto NT05 255/40R17
Notes	Skunk2 Racing coilovers, fenders rolled. No rubbing

This Type-S has very similar fitment to the last, just with TE’s and wider tires. If you’re looking for aggressive track fitment, this might be your best bet. Light wheels, meaty tires, and a functional amount of camber. Yes, the fronts poke a bit, but this is a case of function > form.

The fenders are rolled to accommodate larger tires. This car is on coils, but, because it's not slammed, there are no issues with rubbing.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Weds Kranze Vishunu 18x9 +45 (effective +20)	Weds Kranze Vishunu 18x9.5 -6
Tires	Yokohama Advan Fleva 215/40R18	Yokohama Advan Fleva 215/40R18
Notes	BC Racing Coilovers, 25mm spacers front Slight rub at full lock 25mm spacers front See all the details  here

If you're here for stance fitment, the last two are for you. What we see here is an ‘02 on BC Racing coils. Yes, these are the Extreme Low model, and yes, they do exactly what they say on the tin - just look at the pics. We don’t know the exact spring rates but we’d wager they’re stiffer than default. Stiffer springs help with rubbing (although it’s inevitable at this ride height).

Unlike the last car, this is by no means practical. You’ll need adjustable arms all around to get this much camber, the tires are stretched, and you can bet the fenders are rolled and even look to be slightly pulled. Perfect for cruising around and going to some meets, not so much for spirited driving.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Aodhan DS01 19x10.5 +15	Aodhan DS01 19x10.5 +15
Tires	215/35R19	215/35R19
Notes	Truhart Air Plus air struts, Air Lift Performance 3p controller. Fender rolled and pulled

If you don’t want to completely give up driveability, you could go for bags, as the owner of this DC5 did. This car is running 19x10.5 +15 wheels all around. To make this happen, the fenders needed to be pulled, plus the tires are about as stretched as they’ll go. This particular tire size isn’t very plentiful, so it might be better to size up to a 225/35R19.

As far as the gear, this car is on Truhart Air Plus air struts with an Air Lift Performance 3P controller. You can find these air struts, plus other parts needed to start your air suspension build on our site.

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Wrap up

So, it doesn’t matter which version you have or what you call it, Honda or Acura, Base or Type-S, RSX or Integra, ultimately the fitment is all the same.

The specs are quite a bit different compared with its predecessors like the DC2. 17 or 18” wheels are the go-to, but 19’s can look good too. The sweet spot for flush fitment is around 17-18x9 +30; a slightly higher offset will give you decent fitment right out of the box, while a lower offset might require some fender rolling and or camber adjustment. Of course, things change if you want stance or aggressive track fitment.

Whatever your preferred fitment is, we’d love to see it in our gallery. Once you get your Teg finished, be sure to get some pics and upload them to help others with their fitment.