emeraldTL

I'm thinking of getting konig images and I kinda like the raked look of my tl with the comptech springs and I was thinking of going with 17's in front with 225/50 r 16's and 18's in back with 235/24 r 18's

aside from people thinking this will look bad or be dumb on a front wheel drive car is there any reasons it will not drive properly?

SilverUA5

I think some people here will flame you for this, but isn't it a little hard to have tires rotated? Besides, your like spending money on 2 sets of rims by doing this. Other than that, I'm no mechanic so I can't really tell if that's going to mess up your ride and/or car.

StanMan

i guess not because the main thing is getting tires with the same speed rating, right?

...you want an nsx or something???

emeraldTL

The NSX is where I got the idea for this. I just think it would make the car look even more agressive. Like my ZR1 did

accordv6

I think it would look kinda whack on a FWD car......either get 18s or 17s....not both, it won't look right

emeraldTL

I know that is usualy only found on rwd cars and like I stated before besides peoples opinions of it not being for fwd cars is there any reason I shouldn't do this i.e. allignment????

emeraldTL

found 235/45 r17 and 235/40r18 in bridgetone s-03 poles

what do you think will this work?


I'm beginning to doubt if this will work the konig are only +40 in the 17" and +45 in 18" I'm not sure this will work rubbing probably

StanMan

working on tires alone, a 235 tire width usually is intended for an 8" or 8.5" wide rim. but let's say you get the 8s...most go with a 225 tire and a +50mm offset for the least amount of rubbing. however, you are going with 235s which means your offset should be slightly higher than 50 to compensate for the added tire width. if you really wanna do it, you will need to get nice (ie, expensive) japanese or custom made wheels...no generics!

Lawaia

It ain't gonna mess up your alignment. Far worse would be screwing up the anti-lock ABS braking system. You may want to check into this.

emeraldTL

so with a 40 and a 45 offset I need to stay with in the 225 with and everything should be ok????

SimTypeS

Make sure both front and back have the same overall rolling diameter.
If you want to see how it would look, your local tire shop should be willing to put the wheels are your car to see if it's what you want.

StanMan

most will say 8s and a 50 offset is the best...8s with a 45 can rub slightly with 225s. don't even think anything lower than 45 offset!

sparky57

Not a prob if you're a big fan of understeer.

emeraldTL

That is really not that helpful. I have no idea what you mean by this. are you saying that if I do this I will have more understear then if I stay with the same rims all the way around???

SimTypeS

Dude, as long as both the front and rear tires are the same overall diameter, it won't be that big od deal (considering the offset is fine).
Figure that out, and you will be ok. Like, keep the stock wheels and tires on the front, and put 235/40/18's on the back. The 235/40/18's are very close to stock, so it won't be much of a difference. Now, if you want wider tires up front, just go to 225/45/17's, or 225/40/17's (a little smaller than stock, though).
Do you have any tire height calculators? There are quite a few on the web; people have posted links to them on this site.

sparky57

Yes. Front wheel drive cars inherently understeer. You increase this effect by putting smaller tires on the front, dropping the tire pressure on the fronts, or increasing the front to rear stablizer size ratio. Ok, so what does that mean? NASCAR drivers call it "pushing". When you corner aggressively, the car tends to plow straight ahead and not turn. While understeer is safer and great for Buick Roadmasters, it is not very entertaining.

Rear wheel drive cars tuned for performance such as the NSX or the S2000 (got one of those, too) are balanced for a more neutral handling state. They stagger the wheel and/or tire sizes as part of the chassis tuning. What works for them does not work for FWD designs.

If looks trump handling, then go for it. Otherwise, trust the chassis engineers.

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socal28

yeah, so long as you have the same rolling diameter and the offsets are fine, it'll be ok. You just can't rotate your tires (well, I guess you can, but that would really look funny!).
I had my s2000 wheels on my TL before, although they were the same diameter, the fronts were more narrow than the rear. It drove fine!



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BlueXTC

man...u know how nasty it will look..

just get same size rims and tires for all corner...

shawhite

as far as how the 17 in front and 18 in back will look... that is personal opinion.... personally i dont like that look but if it make you happy do it... now for a bit of logic.... there is a major disadvantage to not going with the same size tire all the way around... now if have different sizes in the front and back you will be unable to rotate your tires when you notice uneven tire wear.... this mean you will get less life out of your tires....just my 2 cents...

BlueXTC

don't u think it will also affect the handling and cornering abilities...that setup might be crucial for rear wheel drive cars but it could be poison to front wheel drive cars...


my 2 cents

Fury TL-X

If you want that "raked" look, just lower the car a little more in the front. That's why lowered cars like BMWs and MBs look so cool, and they have wheels of the same diameter both front and back.

neuronbob

I agree with this statement. You can accomplish this by using Comptech springs. I enjoy the raked look they give to my TL.

emeraldTL

i have comptech already and was only thinking of my 91 zr1 with the diffrent series tires front and back and was thinking it might be cool to have diffrent sizes front and back but you are all right it's not really for a tl so I'm looking for other solutions now. Might just go for a c32 and forget about acura's gremlins