nhousepro

I'm posting this for all my Acura Owners that live in The North East and Mid East Coast; mainly from New York to Virginia and surrounding areas. You all know how the roads are, this is not Cali!!!!! So tell us all how well the 19" wheels maintain on our streets. From potholes to trolley tracks, how many wheels have you bent or tires you have blown?...lol.

People dont kill rims, city streets kill rims!!!

JPTL-S

I've bent one stock rim on the DC/VA roads, and I have 2 other friends that have also bent their stock 17s. As for tire blowouts, I know of one local person who bent his stock rim and blew out his tire. Needless to say, when looking for aftermarket wheels, the largest I was willing to go was 18s.

CL Platano

word 18's is the way to go but I have bent 2 of those before too.

triton3k

I'd go with 18's just to keep it safe. 19's you'll be playing it very very close.

neuronbob

18's are necessary in the Midwest and Northeast unless you like going though expensive 19" bent rims.

nhousepro

Our roads go through so much wear and tear that it aint even funny! Yet alone trying to keep the rims bent-free!!! Hit a good pothole and your entire car might end up in it!!!!! Lol

Fishsriz

Ive never had a problem before on my suv. I had an explorer sport on 20's and then 22's never had issues with potholes etc.. and ive hit some hard ones.. on the 22's i was running a 35 profile too..

jmbnova

Hell, I dented my 16's on my old Integra because of a NOVA pothole... Im doing my research now and I decided that I would not go any bigger than an 18. I have to agree that getting 19's would be cool but not real responsible if you are worried about dents.

My school of thought is that if you have to ask the question then the answer probably is no... Kind of like having to ask your wife if shes going to do the dishes.... if you ask, the answer is going to be negative....

nhousepro

Not really! That is why we are all researching this issue!

Republican TL

I have bent the stock 17s and I also bent my custom 18s (thank goodness its a 3 piece and easily fixed).

So in my opinion, if you really want to...go with 19s cause you will bend whatever on these crappy roads. My advice though is try to go with a 3-piece wheel. It makes fixing easier.

BLACKURA_NY

iTrader: (6)

hey fishsriz. i had an explorer sport too. i had a 2002 with 22"s and then 20"s. the ride was HORRIBLE, bumpy, jerky... BUT i never dented, cracked or broke a wheel. with the 22"s i blew out 2 tires. then i went to 20"s.

6SpdTerror

Ive already destroyed one ronjon and blew out my tire twice. I decided to stick with 18s cuz these NY streets are horrible......and even those are a headache. !9s are overkill for these parts

nhousepro

The streets up here are crazy! Cali has some of the better roads that I have ever seen.

CL Platano

My boy bent 2 19" wheels last year and then went to a wider tire and hasn't busted a rim yet. I'm thinking about doing that later in the year going to 19"s to see what happens. I just think 19's look better than 18's.

nhousepro

19's do look better then 18's...but you have to figure which is more cost effective. I had both on my Diamante and will go with 18's on my TL.

lovesalsa27

hello! Tl lovers, I am posting this message to see if anyone knows where can i find great prices for a set of new Privat Netz with tire package in the Northest....I live in New York City therefore the taxes here tend to eat you alive....My Car specs are: 2006 TL White Diamond with Brembo Brakes and 6Mt.....Thanks alot for the information and places...PLease help me..

BG74

I've bent 2 19"s in CT, and I swear I've never hit a pothole.

Evader

Well I was all set on getting a pair of 19' Ron Jon Ravens black wheels until I saw this thread pop up. I'm also very nervous about getting 19's and having to constantly repair or replace them. I was going to go with the 245/35/19 If I drop down to 18's what do folks reccomend?

rodneyc77

iTrader: (1)

Try www.actiontire.com in Lodi, NJ...174 Route 46 (east)... Ask for Joel... Tell him Dennis from refered you... He'll hook you up...


I've been rollin' on 20's for almost two years with no issues yet.... I'm all over the NYC Tristate Area...

Laxplaya11385

i got 19s, but they've held up find even on potholes and everything. Just find a reputable company. also, forged wheels are much stronger (and more expensive) than cast, so if you're really worried, go forged (disclaimer: even though they're forged, doesn't mean they still won't bend)

6SpdTerror

Ive realized that too many people put the emphasis on the rim and not the tire. Ive had hankook 235-40/18 on my ronjon inspires and would keep blowing the tire on the slightest pothole. The rims held up well but i recently switched and went with BFG KDW 245/40/18 and ive never had an issue since. These tires can efinitely take punishment.

Evader

^^Good Point^^ I was considering either a KUMHO or the Michelin PS2 hopefully these are built with some good stengeth

6SpdTerror

I could sit on my BFG when they werent even mounted on the rim and they wouldnt even bend.....couldnt do that with the other tires so i know for a fact that these are beefy. I have the same tires on my turbo accord for traction and i never had a problem with them......even tho i hit some serious potholes!