niebur3

I just recently bought a 2012 TSX Special Edition Milano Red. Now normally, the special edition has different wheels (inserts of the normal wheel painted Gun Metal). For some reason, mine can with standard wheels. I purchased the car used, so the Ford Dealer knew nothing about the car. Here is a pic of the car:

So, I found out my wife wasn't fond of the wheels either, so I just bought a set of A-spec wheels locally off craigslist. I paid $500, they are genuine Acura and I am believing they may be their 18" "Chrome Look" Wheels, but they definitely aren't Chrome or machined. 2 of the tires are still good, but the other 2 need replacing.


Nice little touch!

gonzo08452

Nice pickup! Looks like the have the sensors as well.

JMJ3rd

That's great! Looking forward to seeing them on it!

niebur3

Thanks!!! Yep, they came with sensors as well.

Honda_boy83

Nice find! Cant wait to see them on the car.

niebur3

AND that is my Wife's Gold Pilot behind my car

Adam Rutledge

Nice man. Those will look good. Oh, and just going to take a guess your pilot trim level is a touring :-)

zup2sky

Nice deal @ $500!!

niebur3

Nope, just an EX for the Pilot.

terdonal

Nice pick up, should look good on the car.

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

500 for A-Specs is a steal. no curbage or rash right?

iSeeYouTwo

How can you tell they come with sensors? Lol


Definitely a great pickup for $500!

niebur3

None! 1 wheel has a tiny scratch mark (1/4") and that is it!

Now, any suggestions on tires? I can keep my current wheels/tires for winter, so I can either do all-seasons or summer tires.

Also, thoughts on tire size? The current tires are 235-40-18, the TSX shows 235-45-18 for their 18" option. I also saw a 225 option somewhere.

Adam Rutledge

Yes looks like touring wheels and parking censors on EX. You can tell touring by those items plus Xm antenna on roof, and moon roof. :-)

niebur3

Again, Before.........


After.....


Before....


After.....


Pic of the front end with the wheels.....


Pick of the back.....



The new wheels fit the opening MUCH better. They are much more flush and not recessed like the factory 17" I had.

iSeeYouTwo

Why does your front end look lowered? The wheels look much better!

Slade037

Dang that rear is riding way high. Definitely convinced me to do suspension first.

waaasobe

the car looks great but, it would better lower!

niebur3

Believe, next mod will be do some lowering springs. Already have the wife's buy in on that as well. I'll probably do that in the spring. These wheels will come back off in a couple of months for the winter.

SinCityTLX

What you need is a drop and bigger tires.

Heres mine on 245/40/19 tires.

Puppetmaster

Wheels look great, would be even better lowered. Sincity has the look down.

niebur3

Except his are 19" and mine are 18" Kinda hard to make them grow by 1". His looks good, but I think once I lower mine, I will accomplish the look I am going for.

Puppetmaster

I said he has the look down right because he is lowered, not that you need 19s. If anything, I prefer 18s. Look at Bagwell's 18s with an Eibach drop, this is a really nice set up:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=107

niebur3

^^^^^Yep, that's what I'm hoping to accomplish after winter. I like how his sits.

bryansmTSX13

Which springs are you looking to get?

speedracer_2020

Love the A-Spec wheels -- they look great on your car! Here's my car with the same wheels on 225-45-18 tires with a 1" Eibach Prokit install (and yes, spacers, I know, I know..)



and...

niebur3

^^^NICE!!!

IDK, Either Eibach or H&R Sport, unless you guys have other recommendations.

speedracer_2020

I did Eibach based on personal history / preference but they're not as low as H&R. One piece of advice, if you do go with Eibach, make sure you install the align-kit for both front and back -- I wore through a set of tires really fast without them due to negative camber. Expensive mistake. (the camber kit + install wasn't cheap either!)

Chenw87

iTrader: (2)

Was camber really that bad with just a 1" drop?

SlickxAc

your toe was probably super messed up, cuz i run -5 rears daily and the camber wear isnt that bad lol.

speedracer_2020

You may be correct -- I didn't even look into it. Was like "f this" went online ordered the kits. The car is a dream to operate now though...

JayJayPG

Nice looking TSX! Did you buy that at City Ford in Columbia City, IN? I remember seeing a MR TSX SE for sale there with standard wheels on them. You got a heck of a deal on those A-Spec wheels

araaadi

This thread makes me feel bad for passing up mint 18' a-spec wheels for $450 with 20mm spacers.

niebur3

Actually, that is the exact car I bought. We went to Chicago for vacation and it was just a little bit further.

JayJayPG

Nice If I remember correctly, that one was priced really low. I almost jumped on it, but it was over 500 miles away from me.

HardHitterGio

Very nice color, what package did it come w/ the 4 cylinder or 6?

JDMaccord3.5

nice wheels... would look nicer with a mild drop

niebur3

It is the special edition, which only comes with a 4. But 200HP is plenty for this car and I love the gas mileage!

Reflections

Do you guys think 225/40-18 is pushing it on the tire wall on aftermarket wheels? Speedo wise how much off would it be and do you think it can look fine with a mild drop

opboarding

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

Can't remember 4cyl tire specs off the top of my head but you can search.