Summer Wheels and Tires on my 06 (56k, I hope you like to wait)
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Summer Wheels and Tires on my 06 (56k, I hope you like to wait)
SO my friend called me today and told me he was doing some spring cleaning of his garage and asked me if I wanted to stick my wheels on so he could get rid of the boxes. I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity given the good weather we've been having so I went out there and spent about an hour getting everything ready and installed.
Impressions:
I like the look with the TL wheels. Gives the car a more sporting appearance. The wider tires fill out the little bit of space that was there with the OEM tires to make them flush with the fender in the rear and sticking beyond the fender ever so slightly in the front.
Tires are BFGoodrich G-Force TA KDW 235/45/17. They are infinitely stickier than the OEM Michelins and add a whole new dimension to the handling of the car. Braking is improved, cornering limit is noticeably higher and they do not squeal like the Michelins. Tire noise is also noticeably louder, but that's to be expected from stickier summer tires. There is a bit of vibration right now, which I am attributing for the moment to the tires having been stored since October without proper inflation, which might have led to some flatspotting. The vibration appeared to get less and less as I put more miles on the car so I think that if the problem doesn't disappear in a week or so, I'll just have the tires re-balanced and re-mounted.
Finally, pictures (additional pictures available via link in sig)![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Impressions:
I like the look with the TL wheels. Gives the car a more sporting appearance. The wider tires fill out the little bit of space that was there with the OEM tires to make them flush with the fender in the rear and sticking beyond the fender ever so slightly in the front.
Tires are BFGoodrich G-Force TA KDW 235/45/17. They are infinitely stickier than the OEM Michelins and add a whole new dimension to the handling of the car. Braking is improved, cornering limit is noticeably higher and they do not squeal like the Michelins. Tire noise is also noticeably louder, but that's to be expected from stickier summer tires. There is a bit of vibration right now, which I am attributing for the moment to the tires having been stored since October without proper inflation, which might have led to some flatspotting. The vibration appeared to get less and less as I put more miles on the car so I think that if the problem doesn't disappear in a week or so, I'll just have the tires re-balanced and re-mounted.
Finally, pictures (additional pictures available via link in sig)
![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](https://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2240/dscf04779ot.jpg)
![](https://img456.imageshack.us/img456/8913/dscf04790vp.jpg)
![](https://img348.imageshack.us/img348/1557/dscf04804kf.jpg)
![](https://img348.imageshack.us/img348/7910/dscf04828vb.jpg)
![](https://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2212/dscf04850wg.jpg)
![](https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4748/dscf04901po.jpg)
![](https://img348.imageshack.us/img348/1530/dscf04891fe.jpg)
![](https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9595/dscf04934mu.jpg)
#4
Originally Posted by Knox
How much more do those weigh than the stock '06 wheels? I like the look but would not want heavier wheels. That's my only concern.
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For me, the spokes are a bit thick on those rims. Not offensive though, they could just as easily have been the stock rims on the TSX.
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Originally Posted by ssmtsx
Looks good
Now you just gotta get that VA inspection sticker out of your windshield..![Tongue](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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Now you just gotta get that VA inspection sticker out of your windshield..
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#13
Originally Posted by helraiser
not meaning to bag on your style but yah, just doesn't do it for me. the '06 wheels have just grown on me. must be one of those "gotta see 'em up close and personal"
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Not a fan of TL wheels on a TSX
But I guess ANYTHING is better than the stock 06 wheels. ![Chuckle](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/chuckle.gif)
I took off my snows on the weekend, After putting on the first all season I was tightening the last bolt which happened to be the wheel lock and all I hear is metal breaking. Turns out the key and wheel lock broke. $100 later its all fixed.
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I took off my snows on the weekend, After putting on the first all season I was tightening the last bolt which happened to be the wheel lock and all I hear is metal breaking. Turns out the key and wheel lock broke. $100 later its all fixed.
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Here's a pic of mine for reference. I like the TL wheels much better, the 17x8 and 235 tire look so much fuller than any of the 17x7 215 wheels
![](http://static.flickr.com/42/110151070_2a74ac0205.jpg?v=0)
Here's Type S's dipped in chrome
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Here's Type S's dipped in chrome
![](http://www.theh8r.com/gallery/albums/album03/IMG_0025.sized.jpg)
#24
Originally Posted by drigo
those tl rims don't look too bad...i think it looks better with a bodykit... ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
On the 06, I don't feel like a body kit is needed as much mostly because the new body lines give the appearance of a body kit without actually having one. It is getting a drop soon when my A-Spec suspension shows up, so I'm looking forward to that. ![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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