Read the owner's manual before adding bigger rims
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Read the owner's manual before adding bigger rims
read your owners manual carefully where you will see that it is recommended that tl owners shouldn't add bigger wheels to their cars because it will damage the VSA, better known as traction control. be careful with your thoughts on a glossy new wheel, VSA will fail guarantee
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read your owners manual carefully where you will see that it is recommended that tl owners shouldn't add bigger wheels to their cars because it will damage the VSA, better known as traction control. be careful with your thoughts on a glossy new wheel, VSA will fail guarantee
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I don't think you'll have a problem if you upsize your wheels slightly. Maybe if you were considering 26s or something equally ridiculous.
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i wouldnt be worried about it. people been doing it for years and VSA works on the brakes.
http://www.acura.com/Features.aspx?m...ability_assist
most of the people on the honda accord forum turn it off.
http://www.acura.com/Features.aspx?m...ability_assist
most of the people on the honda accord forum turn it off.
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I don't think the issue has to do with bigger rims, per se, but with too much change to the overall diameter versus the stock diameter.
I think the concern is the effect on the wheel speed. Wheel speed sensors are what VSA/TC use to determine if one wheel is spinning faster/slower than another wheel. I would think it would be much bigger issue if you had big differences in overall diameter front versus back.
95% of the people up-sizing to 18", 19" or 20" stay close to the stock diameter.
There is also wheel/size compensation of some sort in the diagnostics screens (through the navi), but I don't know how that works.
I think the concern is the effect on the wheel speed. Wheel speed sensors are what VSA/TC use to determine if one wheel is spinning faster/slower than another wheel. I would think it would be much bigger issue if you had big differences in overall diameter front versus back.
95% of the people up-sizing to 18", 19" or 20" stay close to the stock diameter.
There is also wheel/size compensation of some sort in the diagnostics screens (through the navi), but I don't know how that works.
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Damn, I guess I've gotta get rid of the A-Specs now.
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read your owners manual carefully where you will see that it is recommended that tl owners shouldn't add bigger wheels to their cars because it will damage the VSA, better known as traction control. be careful with your thoughts on a glossy new wheel, VSA will fail guarantee
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As long as all are the same diameter, you could run 30" rims and it wouldn't damage anything. It can make VSA less effective but won't damage it. I have a feeling a bbk probably has a worse effect than bigger rims.
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I think the OP is interperating it wrong. It won't "damage" the VSA it will create false actions by the VSA if ALL the wheels/tires aren't the same rolling diameter.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
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I think the OP is interperating it wrong. It won't "damage" the VSA it will create false actions by the VSA if ALL the wheels/tires aren't the same rolling diameter.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
Your biggest initial enemy would be traction control. It's like when I first dynoed my car and left the TC on by accident.
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I think the OP is interperating it wrong. It won't "damage" the VSA it will create false actions by the VSA if ALL the wheels/tires aren't the same rolling diameter.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
In other words having 4 tires that are oversizes .. eg 265s then get a flat and throw on the spare thats a 235 it might make the VSA act up.
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