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Old 10-10-2018 | 04:58 AM
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i have winter tires 215-55r17 mounted on 17 rims , will these tires be an ok fit on my. Acura 2005 tl ,or will they rub in any way if i hit a pot hole ,,,,, thanks .
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Tires shouldn't be a problem as they are only .5" larger in diameter, but the question,
is the wheel offset similar to the OEM?
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Originally Posted by Dan13
i have winter tires 215-55r17 mounted on 17 rims , will these tires be an ok fit on my. Acura 2005 tl ,or will they rub in any way if i hit a pot hole ,,,,, thanks .
Being so narrow it is highly unlikely the tires will rub. That said, Turbonut's point about the offset (and back spacing if you have a 6MT) is critical for wheel fitment.
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Shouldn't be any issues with that size tire. But yeah the offset is important on the 6MT. The larger calipers require a bit more clearance.
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Originally Posted by losiglow
Shouldn't be any issues with that size tire. But yeah the offset is important on the 6MT. The larger calipers require a bit more clearance.
A quick clarification; there are many-many wheels with the correct offset for the 6MT and Type-S models but will not clear the Brembo brake calipers; that's where back spacing comes into play. Case in point, I went to TireRack a month or so ago and queried up 17" wheels which will fit automatic TLs, the total wheel count was 129, I then did the same query for the 6MT models and came up with 12 wheels, all with the same offset range as the automatic wheels.
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