2007 type s tires/wheel

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Old 04-02-2007 | 03:11 PM
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2007 type s tires/wheel

i have a 2007 TL type S, the invoice says the wheels are 17x8, they are gun metal grey in color, but when i measure them, the 8" wide mark comes well inside the lip, and it looks like the wheel has a 1 inch weld line added to it, i think they are at least 8.5" or possibly 9". a tire dealer measured them as 8.5", but we haven't removed the tire and wheel to get an accurate measurement. the stock 235/45/17 tire is soooo rounded, the rim sticks out well further than the tire, compared to a regular TL, mine looks like they stuck the regular TL tire onto a wider type s rim. I have about 3/4 inch clearance from the inside of the tire to the A arm suspension piece.. i am trying to decide between 255/40/17 tires or 245/45/17. has anyone put larger tires on the new 2007 type S? i havenb't seen any posts about it yet...
Old 04-02-2007 | 07:16 PM
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Ya know, funny you should say this. I felt exactly the same when I saw mine. The tire is awfully rounded and the rim almost appears to stick out further than the rubber. The rim definately looks too wide for the tire size.
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