Honing is a superfinishing process that generates fine surface topographies with interesting tribological properties. However the control of the process requires highly experienced operators. The selection of proper stones (abrasive grit size and type) is decisive for reaching the target topography. Furthermore, especially in the case of a feed controlled process, the stone expansion must be in adequacy with the selected stone. This paper proposes to investigate the effect of the abrasive grit size for different stone expansions on surface topographies generated during the honing process. Honed samples are produced by a specific test bench reproducing the honing kinematics and recording process induced forces. In total, two hundred forty areal surface topography measurements are analyzed and discussed alongside with the force measurements. A systemic analysis of a wide range of roughness parameters is performed. Results demonstrate that the grit size has a significant impact on the final topography signature. Furthermore, even though expansion speed was doubled, no obvious influence was observed on the surface roughness parameters except one (isotropy Str). Based on these observations it is suggested that the expansion speed has a limited impact on the number of grooves generated. © 2022 The Author(s).