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I was stuck with a very similar decision.
The car came stock with 14 inch wheels with Steel wheels.
I had 3 choices.
1) 13 inch VX wheels 9 lbs
2) 14 inch HX wheels 10 lbs (I think. Could have been low 11’s)
3) 15 inch Enkei RPF1 10 lbs.
I really liked the 13 inch VX because of their small footprint, light in weight, and a “stock” Honda wheel. Yes, I know VX and HX wheels are really Enkei with Honda badging, but that is besides the point…) I really disliked tires size options and lack of LRR tires. Also, with the tires I liked most, my speedo would be off in the “going faster” direction. Not the direction I wanted.
The 14 inch HX wheels were still a good option. Larger footprint, but still light in weight and was a “stock” Honda wheel. I also could find some nice LRR’s in this size as well. So really the only downside was slightly larger footprint than a 13 inch.
The 15 inch Enkei RPF1 are very light for what they are. 15x7! Come on. That is crazy light… Also many other good LRR tire options including the Energy Saver A/S which seems to get really good results. The cost of this setup was more and the footprint was bigger than the previous 13 and 14 inch comparables.
So what did I do? I knew these 15 inch RPF1 wheels are quite popular and I sold them with wider autocross tires (from my old MR2 ) for $800. Then I went out and got Michelin Defenders (90k mile LRR tire) with the money for the 14 inch HX wheels. I don’t have one bad thing to say about this wheel and tire setup!
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