carlosriosness

my 06 acura tl came from the dealership with after market 19inch zenettis. one broke so now i pretty much need to get 4 new rims. but i need some help.

i have narrowed it down to 2 rims, 08W18-SEC-200B (dark chrome a-spec 18x7.5) and 08W18-SEP-202F (dark chrome 18x8.0).

as far as i can tell the 200b was originally made for the tsx, but fits the TL. and the 202f seems to be made for the 06-08 TL.

my main questions:

1) are there any disadvantages to going with the 7.5 inch width (since its cheaper) vs getting the 8.0 inch wide rim

2) what is the best tire size for each ( i like having a bit of a bulge so the tire sticks out a bit beyond the rim to protect it when parallel parking)

i am in a bit of a hurry to get my car fixed so all help is really appreciated, i want to be able to order the right rims and get them on ASAP.

thank you,

carlos

p.s. i do have tpms, but i have been told that the tpms will work on pretty much any rim.

Italiano

Our stock rims are 8.0 for a reason,don!'t go narrower then stock or it will handle like shit.

NetDiver

3G stock wheels are 8" wide, with 45 offset. Those 7.5" wide wheels are most likely 55 offset. I would definitely not go any narrower than 8".

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

^^what they said. i believe the 7.5 inch width is for the TSX.

18x8 is OEM spec for the TL with 235/40/18 tire size. you can go 245/40/18 to give you your extra rim protection...there are threads on this for aftermarket tire sizing.

jeffdelasoul

i notice a different when i put on 7.5' and 8'.

Gviz

The 04-06 OEM wheels are 17x8s... and the spec is 235/45/17.

amirite?

I wouldnt go less than 8" width personally. In fact I use to run 18x9.5s on my old Maxima and they grip was awesome

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

Stock is what you stated, 17's.

I was referring to the optional 18's specs ie Aspec rims.

blkmz3

don't go 7.5 unless you want to run spacers.

NBP04TL4ME

Like others have said, I wouldn't want to go narrower than 8.0".

As a recap: stock OEM rim is 17 x 8 and tire size is 235/45 R17.

I use the link below to compare tire sizes and what they will do to your speedo, etc...

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

Also there are many threads on AZ about different sizes which will with and why you should use / try them. Based on one of the threads I found -

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...uot%3B255%2F40

I ran 255/40 R17 on my stock rims and was very happy.

Here are some other threads for your reading pleasure.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...uot%3B255%2F40

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...uot%3B255%2F40