Hello acuraziners,

I have an 05 acura tl and was thinking of putting 20 inch wheels on it. Wheel size is 20" width is 8.5 and wheel offset is high. what tire size would make my car look the beefiest
235/45R20 , 245/45/20 or is there another tire size which would work better

again I am new to this forum so correct me if im posting in the wrong section but I am about to order tires and do not want to make a mistake with the rims looking awkward on my car. Rubbing is not an issue as I will get my fenders rolled if needed!

 

Welcome!!!...Been honest, 20" wheels will look kinda big for the TL(3rd gen), 18 or 19s will look better bro, but is just me my , is your car...

 

obviously 245/45/20 is beefier than 235/45/20 but I kinda doubt either will fit

 

The recommended tire size is 235/30/20 but ive been told that the side will be too think again im open to all 20inch tire sizes

 

Go with 19" at the most. 20" is just too big for the TL IMO.

 

20's are a bit too big IMO. I've seen it done before but with heavy modifications to the fenders and having bags. 19's or 18's look best IMHO. Honestly I prefer 18" with a 40 series tire.

 

I think you are seeing a trend in responses in that 20s are too big. FWIW, my summer set up is 18 x 8.5 wearing 255/40 rubber.

At the end of the day it's your car and you can do what you want to it.

 

Yeah, you would need to run a super thin sidewall. Like one of the guys above said, 30 series. 45 would be way too thick of a side wall. And I'm with the rest. 18s or 19s max.

 

What he said

I chose 18's cause the tire options are endless and usually at a better price than 19's..

 

18's or 19's are best-you won't like the 20's. Welcome to the site, OverLimit.

 

19"s are definitely the way to go. You can fit a 35 series sidewall for a more forgiving ride

 

Maybe this will help. I honestly think they are too big, but to each there own.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/20-inch-rims-tl-765457/

 

I have 22' Rims on my TL
22' x 7.5
Tire: 225/30ZR/22
No Problems no scrub

 

^show pics

i dont know why any one would use a narrower rim than stock.

 

Do post pics, iv never seen a donk TL. And yeah, why are you running narrower then stock wheels?


To the op, 20s look reduclious on these cars imo. 19"isnt too bad. 18' is perfect.

 

Everybody is entitled to there opinion, I will post pics as soon as they allow me to, donk TL you a funny guy

 

Cant wait

 

Here Ya Go!

 

I only ride them in late spring and the summer, Factory the rest of the time.

 

They see me rollin.

 

Rubberband man, wild as the Taliban
9 in my right, 45 in my other hand
(Ay, Who I'm is?)
Call me "trouble" man
Always in trouble, man!
Worth a couple hundred grand
Chevys all colors, man

 

A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly,
and is also known as a buster.

 

oh my
what are the tire specs?

 

OP as you can see most people on here do not like 20s. It can be done on the TL and still look good. You put 20s on stock suspension and it will look like crap. The key is lowering it and choosing the right wheel and tire specs.

Mine for example:
Front: 20x8.5 +35 on 235/35
Rear: 20x9.5 +40 on 245/35
Suspension: Tein SA

I could easily daily this set up without having to worry about what route, hills, and speed bumps to avoid. The whole reason why I went with 20s. Roll the fenders and you're good to go.

 

^^ that wheel works nicely in a 20

 

Justnspace where are the pics of your Acura? Just wondering.

 

ABP_UA6 Nice!

 

I have a set of 20s with 245/35/20 tires with a high offset but 7.5" that i use to have in my 300M.. I have stock springs though... I went to a shop to throw them on for me but they refused. They said the ratio was like 7.3% but they were only allowed to go up to 4%... Whatever that means..

Since then, i haven't tried to put them on because I wasn't sure how it would pan out. I know i could go with a smaller tire but in parts of my city, pot holes be taking up more lanes than cars.

Any one else still pushing 20s?

 

he cannot take pics right now because his car is being fixed

 

I run 20x8.5 et 35

Tires are 225/35/20

On tein s springs. No rub, or fender roll.

 

Damn that's a nice car.

 

I just bought an 05 tl and I'm wanting to lower it on some 20" vossen cv3s but I don't know the offset needed. I don't know where to start to lower it, nor do I know the profile of tire I need. I want it the same as this one. Any advice will help. Thanks!

 

225/35 perfect fitment Miss this setup . Concave wheels are clean af on 3G TL