tripleG

Ive got an 04 5AT A-Spec and I think the only thing the TLs need is their wheels to be flush with the wheel wells.

Is anyone doing spacers with their A-Spec wheels? If so, what size are you running?

tripleG

whoa! that many huh? haha

well i guess im just gonna get them and see what its like.

harddrivin1le

"Spacers" will ruin your suspension geometry and promote premature wheel bearing failure." They could also result in the tire contacting (and ruining) the fenders.

Summarily, it's a very bad idea.

tripleG

not sure why you wrote spacers in quotes like its a fake word, but hubcentric wheel spacers are sold by a lot of companies. So im wondering why they would sell them if they cause all these bad problems you speak of.

I know they could result in the tire contacting the fender. I obviously wouldnt push it that far, but I want to push them out so they are very close to flush with the fender. I guess I cant see the wheel being pushed out 10 or so mm would ruin my suspension...

mishar

You are right. It won’t ruin your suspension and bring the end of the world. It would just spoil suspension geometry and make your car handle worst. It would look better, but only from side, because from the front and rear your tires would look narrower and too far apart. If you want better look from all around combined with better handling, braking and acceleration you should go for 17x9 45 offset lightweight rims and 265/40x17 high performance tires. It is definitely more money than spacers, but than it is real improvement.

Xx06SickspdTlxX

Aspec wheels are already hubcenric which fit the hub perfectly so no need for hubcentric spacers. Although may look a little better I would have to agree with others above i wouldnt do it, but it is all up to you. It would make your ride quality alot harsher!

stillhere153

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why not get the RL A-Spec rims their offsets wider no?

csmeance

+55 offset, but 120x5 bolt pattern, TL needs 114.3x5

tripleG

ok cool. im lookin into some newer wheels. thanks for the advice everybody. from what i read and saw an 8.5 wide wheel with a +35offset seems to look minty.

rondog

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I'm sorry, but that is not true, the car will handle and corner with better ability with the wider trackthat is simple physics, there are alot of circuit racing vehicles that use spacers to gain a wider track. Now about the hubcentric problem, that may be true, and the fender problem as welkl, but with the correct tire size / wheel offset, it can be an improvement.

BTW, don't give the OEM engineers too much credit, alot of car parts are carried over between models, the Accord, the 2G TL, CL, Prelude and TSX all have the same wheel offset with widths from 6" wide to 8" wide on completely different suspension.
Then some cars like the TL have a 45mm offset with similar suspension to the accord chasis.

mishar

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Originally Posted by rondog

I'm sorry, but that is not true, the car will handle and corner with better ability with the wider trackthat is simple physics, there are alot of circuit racing vehicles that use spacers to gain a wider track.

Well, that would be a little bit too simple physics. It is true that wider track makes car more stable, but difference is just a few percents. On the other hand suspension geometry is changed way more and that annuls that little gain, making handling worse all together.

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BTW, don't give the OEM engineers too much credit, alot of

I agree that engineers can make mistake. One of them is all wheel steering concept that sneaked into TL’s rear suspension eating rear tires under load, but you can’t judge that based on carried over parts and different rims width. They use same parts on different models, but they build rest of suspension around them. It is very difficult to measure suspension geometry and that would be just first step in order to say if design is good, so we have to thrust them, just as we thrust them with the rest of design.

MAS

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thread revival......anyone rocking spacers with A-Spec wheels??

NAiL05

You should be able too hell people run them on base model wheels. As for how much I am not sure and that depends how far you are dropped.

MAS

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^^^Sure (spacers look great on stock wheels, 20mm in my case)....but now i'm going to be getting A-Specs so i was just wondering if anyone is already running spacers on Aspecs....if not i will soon be the first.

crzygosu87

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sorry to ruin your plan to be the first haha
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/%5Bib18c1-crzygosu87-%3D-ua6%5D-%5Bjjashaa-scotterson-%3D-new-car%5D-rc-car-%3D-photoshoot-759372/

but its OK, I'll be taking mine off soon for a different set of wheels hahaa

MAS

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Originally Posted by crzygosu87

sorry to ruin your plan to be the first haha
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759372

but its OK, I'll be taking mine off soon for a different set of wheels hahaa

Great!....how thick are ur spacers??

SweetJazz

This is not true for small hubcentric spacers. I do not think the OP is talking about using a 1-1.5" spacer.

SweetJazz

I'm using Ichiba 5mm hubcentric spacers in the rear with 18" x 8" A-Spec wheels all around. I think it helped close some of the gap for the rear fender. Also note that the rear tire actually comes close to the fender since there is about 0.5 - 0.75" of metal that gets rolled for those who like that "hella flush" stuff. The ride is perfect and you do not have to upgrade to longer studs. I would not run any spacer wider than 5mm without upgrading the studs. Safety first!