Alright everyone. I need some opinions on this.

1998 Black Cl 3.0
Pro-Kit

17's or 18's

I want the car to look good, but I am not into the slammed look (i am too old for that). I will be commuting in the car 60 miles a day, and will have people loaded in it occasionally. I have been into Mustangs and Muscle Cars my whole life.

I have always liked the First Gen Cl and now I am getting one. Will there still be too much gap with the pro-kit and 17's? Pics would be appreciated!

Thanks.

 

18's

 

18's

17's are just and inch bigger...

 

prokits on stockers are gonna look good. they will drop you ride almost 2". especially the 3.0. if u get 18s i would def go 40 series tire.

 

18's at least.

 

I wrote nearly the same thing when I was looking to drop my car (I'm also too old ).

18's look great, but I've bent 3 rims so far! :angry:

I drive 52 miles round trip, and the potholes just kill my rims! :'(

If I had to do it over again, I'm probably go with 17's (but 18's do look great)!


Keep in mind that 18's with a 40 series tire are equivalent to 17's with a 45 series tire and the OEM 16's with a 55 series tire.

The wheel gap is more determined by the springs.

 

26s !!!!!!!!!!!











j/k get some 18s at least....you can go 19s if your want :P

 

Welcome

I have 17's with the Pro-Kit

I think 18's look better, but I like my ride as smooth as possible without the extra danger of bending a rim like Rick mentioned.

If I had a short commute with brand new roads, I would get 18's.....but I like my 17's alot.

click my www button for some pics

 

100%

I've got about a 60 mile commute and I'm glad I went with 17's. PM me if you would like to see some pics.

 

17's, never bent a rim or bubbled a tire. And the roads in my town are horrible. It may not look bling bling, but it looks great in my opinion.

 

18's

 

pro kit on 17's



http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...ics+of+my+girl

 

I have Racinghart C2 multi piece 17x7.5 with 225/45/17s on my CL 3.0 and am glad I didn’t get 18s. I tried a 245/40/17 but it was too wide. I ran over a 4x4 piece of lumber in Texas and didn’t bust out my tire. I was sure that it would have done in my rim and tire. I live in DC and the roads get very bad after winter with all the potholes. 18s if you have great roads. I use my CL more like and SUV than most so I need the utility of the higher profile. I'm looking to get new rims soon because mine are almost five years old. As far as I know DAZZ doesn't carry 17s in the multi anymore. Is anybody running 8 inch wide rims and what's the offset?

 

That's 245/40/17s that were too wide, oops

 

17s. 18s are just for show. The CL isn't an Escalade.

 

17's are my choice

i think they ride better than 18", less wheel noise, and if you run a 45 series tire, im running a 225/45/17 wynstar tire and they ride smooth and they are a couple of lbs. lighter than a 18"

if your a 3.0, 18's are too much weight and 17's look just as good with 45 series tires, dont get 40 series tires cause you are more liable to get a rims bent or 2 from a nasty pothole like most said


click in my SIG for pics of my 17's

 

if ur spending teh money just go fot teh 18's

 

at least 18"