Hi y'all. I have an 04 tl . I'm looking for new wheels. I'm ordering online and the ones im interested in are for good price. The specs are 18x8 5x114.3 73 bore and +35 offset. Everything on my car is stock . not lowered or anything. Should these wheels fit perfectly or will I need adjustment? If so what precautions should be taken? Thanks in advance.

 

Since the new wheels are the same width at 8", the biggest difference is they will stick out 10mm (or ~3/8") more than your current wheels. So grab a measuring tape and see if that suits you. Since you are at stock height I wouldn't think you would rub anywhere unless there was an extreme bump/dip in the road, and even then probably not. Just make sure you get the correct tire size to maintain your overall OEM diameter, probably 235/40. Or a 225/40, but that may not look quite right since the car is not lowered at all and you are plus sizing wheels.

 

Thanks for the info! Unfortunately I don't know much about tire sizes also. But what specs would you say for an 18 inch rim. Obviously a 18 inch tire but I want a low profile look but not that bad. This is for after winter. (if there is a winter lol)

 

Your stock wheels are 17x8 +45, stock tires are 235/45/17 I believe. You said the new wheel size is 18x8 +35, you will want a 235/40/18 tire to maintain the closest overall diameter to keep your speedometer/odometer accurate. Or a 225/40 if you need more room to clear the fender/not rub or whatever...which I don't think you will as the A-spec had 18x8.5's and probably still 235's and the A-spec suspension was lower I think. I wouldn't go lower than a 40 sidewall, especially since the car is at stock height.


Anyway play with this wheel/tire calculator and plug in different values, and you can have a better idea of what I'm saying: Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com


And yes, I am enjoying 60 degrees in December haha.

 

Outboard you have about 18mm to work with before things get iffy. Your new wheel is moving outboard by 10mm, so you have 8mm to spare, which is a LOT, so no worries.

As stated before, you need to chose a 235/40, or a 245/40. Since the wheel is bigger I'd get the 245/40, but that's me, both are close to what you have as far as OD.

You will also need hub rings that go from 64.1 to 73.