TSW Catalunya look/fit/turning radius concerns
05-24-2006, 01:34 PM
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TSW Catalunya look/fit/turning radius concerns
Hello, this is my first post in Acurazine. I just bought a black 2006 TSX and hate the stock wheels. I really like these "hyper black" (but really sort of grayish) TSW Catalunya wheels:
http://www.americanwheelandtire.com/...hyperblack.jpg
http://www.streetdreams.org/photo/da...es_clk-med.jpg
However, the +42 offset on the 17x7 wheels is quite a bit less than the stock's +55 ... from what I've been reading here fitment shouldn't be an issue since I'm not lowering at all but I also want to see if others think it'll look good. More importantly, I was wondering if going with a lower offset will adversely affect safety and/or handling, like make the turning radius worse than it already is? Finally, is there anywhere I can sell my factory wheels, other than online sites like eBay and Craigslist? Thanks for any input.
http://www.americanwheelandtire.com/...hyperblack.jpg
http://www.streetdreams.org/photo/da...es_clk-med.jpg
However, the +42 offset on the 17x7 wheels is quite a bit less than the stock's +55 ... from what I've been reading here fitment shouldn't be an issue since I'm not lowering at all but I also want to see if others think it'll look good. More importantly, I was wondering if going with a lower offset will adversely affect safety and/or handling, like make the turning radius worse than it already is? Finally, is there anywhere I can sell my factory wheels, other than online sites like eBay and Craigslist? Thanks for any input.
05-24-2006, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ahr
However, the +42 offset on the 17x7 wheels is quite a bit less than the stock's +55 ... from what I've been reading here fitment shouldn't be an issue since I'm not lowering at all but I also want to see if others think it'll look good. More importantly, I was wondering if going with a lower offset will adversely affect safety and/or handling, like make the turning radius worse than it already is? Finally, is there anywhere I can sell my factory wheels, other than online sites like eBay and Craigslist? Thanks for any input.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say it'll be ugly w/ 17", it has a lip so it'll look very small. and w/o lowering the car it'll look jacked up.
the offset will not affect safety, although it can increase torque steer and tramlining. it won't affect handling, except maybe to make it better w/ different tires.
and you can sell wheels on the acurazine black market in off-topic
05-24-2006, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by xizor
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say it'll be ugly w/ 17", it has a lip so it'll look very small. and w/o lowering the car it'll look jacked up.
the offset will not affect safety, although it can increase torque steer and tramlining. it won't affect handling, except maybe to make it better w/ different tires.
and you can sell wheels on the acurazine black market in off-topic
I'm going to go out on a limb and say it'll be ugly w/ 17", it has a lip so it'll look very small. and w/o lowering the car it'll look jacked up.
the offset will not affect safety, although it can increase torque steer and tramlining. it won't affect handling, except maybe to make it better w/ different tires.
and you can sell wheels on the acurazine black market in off-topic
05-25-2006, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
That car is definitely lowered. Not a lot, but it's definitely lower than stock.
As xizor is right about the it not looking good. The lip will cause the wheels to look smaller and, as a result, sort of odd.
As xizor is right about the it not looking good. The lip will cause the wheels to look smaller and, as a result, sort of odd.
05-25-2006, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ahr
Sorry but I'm still not sure if you guys mean they'd look even smaller than the OEM 17x7's? If so, why? (I don't understand the lip thing)
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05-27-2006, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by xizor
The spokes on the OEM wheel extend to the edge, so they look 17in. The spokes on a rim w/ a lip go out to the lip, which itself is 1in, so a 17in w/ lip has 16in spokes. Creating the optical illusion of size difference
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Originally Posted by ahr
Makes sense, thanks. Actually, if I understand this lip issue correctly it will look even worse, right, more like 15" than 16", if the lip is 1" all around (17" - 1" lip width on top - 1" lip width on bottom)??
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