The Short Version
- KA series (1985–2004): 5×114.3. Sedan and coupe.
- KB1 onward (October 2004–): 5×120 on a 64 mm bore. A real bolt-pattern change.
- The KA hub bore has never been researched. Do not assume 64 mm.
- +65 offset on the KA cars. Very high, and it constrains what fits.
Honda Left 114.3
Most Japanese manufacturers stayed on 5×114.3 for large cars for decades. Honda did not, on its flagship.
Everything from the mid-1980s KA-series Legend through the KA9 that ended production in 2004 is 5×114.3. From the DBA-KB1 in October 2004, the Legend is 5×120 with a 64 mm bore — and it stays there through the KB2 and into the KC2 hybrid, which ran to 2021.
5×120 is a pattern most people associate with BMW. On a Japanese car it is genuinely rare, and it means the later Legend has almost nothing in common with the rest of the Honda range.
Factory Specification
| Chassis | Period | Grade family | Wheel | PCD / Holes / Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-KA5 / KA6 / KA7 | c. 1990–1996 | Mylord, α, β, αII, βII, Touring | 6.5J×14 or 15, 7J×16, all +65 | 114.3 / 5 / Not researched |
| E-KA3 / E-KA8 (Coupe) | c. 1987–1996 | 2.7 and 3.2 Coupe, Super Stage, α Touring | — | 114.3 / 5 / Not researched |
| KA9 (E- through ABA-) | 1996–2004 | 3.5, 3.5 Euro, Euro Exclusive | 7J×16 +65, 215/55R16 | 114.3 / 5 / Not researched |
| DBA-KB1 | 2004.10–2008.08 | V6 3.5, Euro L / S | 17×8J or 18×8J, +55 | 120 / 5 / 64 |
| DBA-KB2 | 2008–2012 | Legend, I/L, Euro L / S | 17×8J or 18×8J +55 | 120 / 5 / 64 |
| DAA/6AA-KC2 | 2015–2021 | 4WD Hybrid EX | 19×8J +50 | 120 / 5 / 64 |
The Bore We Cannot Give You
Honda’s large-car bore is 64 mm — we confirmed it on the KB1 page, and we confirmed it across every generation of the Stepwgn, the Odyssey and the CR-V.
For the KA-series Legend, the database says 調査中 — under investigation. Not on one grade; on every KA grade, sedan and coupe, across twenty years of production.
It is almost certainly 64 mm. It is the same manufacturer, the same era, the same size class. But “almost certainly” is exactly the reasoning that produces the wrong numbers we spend this series correcting, so we are not going to print it as fact. If you own a KA Legend, measure the hub — our reference explains how — and you will know something the databases do not.
+65 Is Very High
The KA cars run +65, which is at the extreme end of what Japanese manufacturers used. For comparison the Stepwgn is +50 and the Cefiro is +40.
The practical effect is that almost nothing in the aftermarket is made at that offset. A typical 5×114.3 wheel at +45 will sit twenty millimetres further out than the factory intended. On a heavy front-drive V6 that changes the scrub radius meaningfully, and it is a bigger step than most people realise they are taking.
If you want the factory geometry, you are looking for high-offset wheels intended for front-drive Hondas of the period, or you are accepting the change knowingly.
The Coupe Follows the Sedan
The Legend Coupe — E-KA3 with the 2.7, E-KA8 with the 3.2 — matches the contemporary sedan at 5×114.3, with the same unresearched bore. No coupe was ever built on the 5×120 platform; the coupe line ended with the KA8/KA9 generation.
Buying for a KB or KC
5×120 with a 64 mm bore is an unusual combination. BMW wheels share the pattern but use a 72.5 mm bore, so they will bolt on and will not be hub-centric — you would need a step ring, and on a 1,900 kg car we would not.
The realistic sources are Acura RL wheels, which are the same car, and aftermarket 5×120 wheels specified for the Honda/Acura bore rather than the BMW one. Check that figure before you buy; it is the single thing that goes wrong on this car.
Importing
The KA-series is entirely eligible and was sold in North America as the Acura Legend, so it is well understood there. The KA9 was the Acura RL. The KB1 becomes eligible from 2029.
The grades with no American equivalent are mostly trim and equipment variations rather than mechanical ones, which makes the Legend a less compelling import than most cars we cover — unless you want a right-hand-drive one specifically.
What We Could Not Verify
- Hub bore for any KA-series Legend, sedan or coupe. Marked unresearched throughout.
- KA1 and KA2, the 1985–1990 launch cars. The earliest chassis codes in the database are KA3 and KA5.
- Tyre sizes for most KA and KB grades, which we did not pull.