D R E W

Here's my 08' Acura TL Type-S in Alabaster Silver

Enkei GTC 01 in Hyper Black lowered w/ H&R Sport springs

19x8.5in 42mm offset (front) & 19x9.5in 42mm offset (rear)
245/35R19 (front) & 275/30R19 (rear) Toyo Proxes T1R tires













I'm debating on whether or not to get tint... I've always tinted my previous cars but this time around it really looks good without tint. Also, I want to add the A-SPEC front lip only. I think the side skirts & rear spoiler would take away the sportiness of the Type-S lines. Your is highly appreciated!

BTW, I expect some of ya'll to disagree with the staggered fitment on a FWD car but you really can't deny that it does look good. C'mon, the meaty 275 rear width tires makes the 350Z/G35 owners a little envy. I was told that I could run a 285 width tire if I wanted to but I was like nahhh... I'm good.

ifirahse

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Damn, and you're not rubbing?

D R E W

No Sir, I did my home-work and did a lot of research especially based on a lot of other forum members who have had similiar setups. Everything from lowering springs, wheel width & wheel offset, etc.

I can go lower about 1/4 in (Nuespeed springs 1.75in all-around) and wider tires such as 285/30R19 but I think I'm good. The ride is great and I don't have any problems with clearance. Oh yeah, the rear fenders are rolled but after mounting the wheels & tires it really wasn't necessary.

My rear fenders were rolled by fellow Acurazine member BigLizard (Thomas). Thanks Thomas!

MinDawg

car looks good. it's going to be hard to rotate since they are directional tires on stagered wheels

D R E W

Yeah fo'shooo man... fo'shooo... but I guess if you can afford a entry-lux car like the TL then you can definitely afford tires.

princelybug

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Car looks nice, but you WON'T be able to rotate AT ALL, which is no problem as long as you can buy tires.

However, the whip won't look right until you drop it.

ifirahse

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^ He's already lowered on h&r sports.

HONgDA

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Hey you're D R E W on VsixP.net?!? You use to own a NBP Accord coupe, SSM Accord sedan and Ridgeline? I always loved your coupe with the Advans. It was an inspiration of what I wanted my coupe to look like at one point in time. Nice pick-up with the Type-S! Another tastefully modded ride

stillhere153

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dayum dude... those are pimped out... I like em alot... although i would put a 5mm spacer in the front heheh

bigBLACKTL

looks good man!

elstls

Really Awesome setup. I'm jealous since I have the same car and color and just bought some A-spec wheels. Now you've got me second guessing!

ASASN21

What?? The A-Spec makes the car LESS sporty??

Nyght Rhyder 786

The looks hot with those Rims but my opinion i would tint the windows but thats just me.

asmua6

looks nice.. i like the first pic best

JwongTLS

Those rims and the drops makes the car look pretty beefy...I wonder how a aspec kit and tints would look.
unless u like the look of the mudguards,at least they're color matched.

Nice whip......

Meek32v6

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nice pics - never seen those rims before either, nice choice

Distorted Reality

Looks hott, needs the aspec kit.

D R E W

Yup, that's me... this guy hit my 07' Honda Ridgeline. It wasn't totaled but there was a good amount of damage to the truck so after being repaired by the bodyshop I traded it in for the Acura TL-S. The Acura dealership even took the truck while it was still in the shop. It was a good Honda... ever saw a lowered black on black Ridgeline before?




CF21TL-S,

IMO, the A-SPEC kit makes the TL cleaner and sleek. I like the lines of the Type-S without the A-SPEC kit but I may go with the front lip.

stillhere153,

Yeah man, I may go with some REAR spacers but nice try... I lurk around this forum a lot.


Meek32v6,

The wheels were out since 2007' and it wasn't my first choice. I wanted some Rota Torque or Rota SVN but the wait was something I did not want. Atleast these Enkei wheels are light weight for 19s.

Okay I will get tint since the majority of ya'll are in favor of tint. I appreciate everyone's

fan_888

Nice also your Ridgeline looks awesome!

Btw are you interested meet up with Acurazine's member here in Seattle?
We have coming meet soon, check this out :

https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-clubs-meets-15/get-er-done-seattle-washington-p-ii-31-august-08-a-396691/

Hope you can make it.

minkl81

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those fender flares makes ridgeline look more aggressive

Steven Bell

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DREW,

I've got the same car. Below is a picture of my Type S with 20% tints all the way around. I also went to www.bluebatmobile.net and got the same 20% tints for my headlights. I got the 1/2 tints (they don't cover the entire headlight as to dispurse your headlight pattern), which made the window tints consistent with the headlights. The consistent look works for me-give it some consideration. I also got a roof spoiler that I really enjoy. See what you think.


Tints for windows and headlights



Headlight tints up close



Roof Spoiler

houstonsnk

the wheel set up is really nice.

ABP_04TL

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wtf.... so those rims clear the BBK?? hmmm got me thinkin now, since ive been lurkin for rims and its just hard me 2 find but those look pretty good!

D R E W

yeah i've been keeping tabs on the seattle meet. i'm from tacoma but i can kick-it with ya'll sea-town peeps.

Steven Bell,

thanks for posting pics of your TL. looks very nice with the tint & rear deck-lid spoiler.

RBP_04TL,

yeah no problems with the front calipers. other things that help with clearance are wheel width (fronts are 8.5in wide), the design of the rim (spokes), and wheel offset. Checkout www.tirerack.com since they have the rims a lot cheaper then what I got it for.

Ahmad310

car looks great! love the wheels!!

vinnier6

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tint, tint, tint!!!!

no doubt that car is shit hot dude, i love thoes wheels....

what i dont like is staggered wheel size on front wheel drive cars....one of the main reasons i went with the acura over the other rear wheel cars i was looking at was the fact that the tires were all the same size and i could then rotate them in turn making the tires last twice as long....

it just looks weird to me to have the different size tires on a front drive car as the front wheels are the ones taking the beating...

bent09

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Looks hot!

ATLTypeS

I'm debating on whether or not to get tint... I've always tinted my previous cars but this time around it really looks good without tint. Also, I want to add the A-SPEC front lip only. I think the side skirts & rear spoiler would take away the sportiness of the Type-S lines. Your is highly appreciated!

To be honest I wouldn't even get the A-Spec front, it looks totally hot as is. To me the Type-S A-Spec kit is too bulky in the front. I am still hoping someone comes out with an A-Spec front for the TL-S similar to the older style A-Spec kit....that kit is so hot.