'09 TL Wheels fit! Winter Setup

[MoppyChoppy]

Hey everyone,

I discovered something today and I wanted to share with y'all.

As winter is slowly coming, I was starting to look for 18 x 8 options with a 5 x 120 bolt pattern.

Most aftermarket used wheels I found locally were for BMWs with a staggered setup which I didn't want.
I even tried fitting an aftermarket set of wheels that I thought looked good, but no luck with caliper clearance.

Then I see an ad for a '09 Acura TL wheels and notice that the wheels are 5 x 120.
So I look at the specs and they were exactly what I wanted : 18 x 8, 5x120, M14 x 1.5 thread size, 64.1mm center bore.

The only thing I wasn't sure was the caliper clearance, but I was too curious and actually like how the wheels look.
So I asked the seller if I could come and test fit the wheels and THEY FIT!!!!

There is literally like....maybe 1 mm of clearance. I'll probably run a 5 mm spacer just to be safe.

So yeah, if anyone was wondering, 09 TL wheels fit on this car and I think they do a decent job for a winter setup.

What do you guys think?

Thank you!

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[StingertimeNC]

Good find. Definitely run that spacer, LOL. Wow that's close. They look decent.

 

[optronix]

Why would you buy a $50k+ car to cheap out on sub-$400 wheels for a winter set? 8 inch wheels are such a dramatic deviance, I have no clue why anyone would want to do this.

Before anyone starts down the path of thinner wheels/tires are better for snow, I can think of several reasons why this car isn't a great option to drive in those conditions in the first place. The ground clearance would surely introduce more of a problem than the tire width if you just had to drive in the middle of a blizzard.

To each their own?

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[MoppyChoppy]

It's not a matter of cheaping out.

Actually I wanted OEM wheels as they are usually more durable than aftermarket ones. Especially around where I am from. the roads are so crappy, even quality aftermarket wheels get bent.

Plus, generally aftermarket wheels' coatings are not as good as OEMs, which makes them also less resistant to winter conditions with salt and snow.

I had an 18x8 setup on my A Spec and it was pretty decent during winter.

But I do have to agree, the Type S isnt a good winter car.

 

[optronix]

It's not a matter of cheaping out.

Actually I wanted OEM wheels as they are usually more durable than aftermarket ones. Especially around where I am from. the roads are so crappy, even quality aftermarket wheels get bent.

Plus, generally aftermarket wheels' coatings are not as good as OEMs, which makes them also less resistant to winter conditions with salt and snow.

I had an 18x8 setup on my A Spec and it was pretty decent during winter.

But I do have to agree, the Type S isnt a good winter car.

What's wrong with the OEM Type S wheels for winter then?

I'm not an expert but something just doesn't vibe right putting 8" wheels on a car that comes with 9.5" wheels from the factory...

 

[whtciv2k]

What's wrong with the OEM Type S wheels for winter then?

I'm not an expert but something just doesn't vibe right putting 8" wheels on a car that comes with 9.5" wheels from the factory...

Just for the sake of argument, if it works, and he’s not trying to track or drive crazy and just wants it for winter, what’s the actual issue?

 

[optronix]

Just for the sake of argument, if it works, and he’s not trying to track or drive crazy and just wants it for winter, what’s the actual issue?

Because why buy a performance car to effectively neuter it?

 

[whtciv2k]

Because why buy a performance car to effectively neuter it?

It may be his daily is all. It’s not like a summer tire does well in winter anyway

 

[Spart]

FYI that clearance to the brake calipers is exactly what my BBS SR 18x8 +44 wheels looked like, so I bought these 2mm spacers from Australia in order to get proper clearance without sacrificing the hub centricity. 5mm puts you in a spot where the hub centric rings aren't as effective.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325379197935

 

[Spart]

Because why buy a performance car to effectively neuter it?

Summer tires aren't safe to use in winter conditions.

Narrow tires aren't necessarily always better in snow, they're better in slush. Our wide tires and light weight increase the probability of hydroplaning on slush.

There's such a thing as common sense, just because he has 300hp doesn't mean he has to use it all the time.

Your response to a very informative and helpful post is useless and derailed the thread, and you are now on the ignore list. See ya later!

 

[jugauthi]

Because why buy a performance car to effectively neuter it?

It's a performance car to you, to him it could simply be his way home!

 

[jugauthi]

Summer tires aren't safe to use in winter conditions.

Narrow tires aren't necessarily always better in snow, they're better in slush. Our wide tires and light weight increase the probability of hydroplaning on slush.

There's such a thing as common sense, just because he has 300hp doesn't mean he has to use it all the time.

Your response to a very informative and helpful post is useless and derailed the thread, and you are now on the ignore list. See ya later!

I agree, what's the point of this?!

 

[Spart]

I agree, what's the point of this?!

He's gatekeeping his hobby. Useless! It's a car, it gets you and your friends and your stuff from point A to point B.

I use my ITS to haul my dog and her cousin (who is a dog ) around.

When they're in the car, am I driving balls to the wall, accelerating and braking hard, taking corners at 0.9G?

Nope, I'm Driving Miss Daisy. My precious ITS is getting slobber all over the rear windows and sometimes down the sides of the car. Don't care, it'll wash. I even bought a spare set of used rear door panels and put PPF on the rear door sills so I can just not care at all about how badly they tear it up. The original door panels are boxed up in the basement.

The car is also going to get driven occasionally in the winter, though my primary winter vehicle is my Tacoma with Blizzaks. I'll try to keep the salt off of the ITS, but if it gets salty it gets salty.

The ITS is getting 18x8 wheels with 225 width tires for winter. The horror! How will I be able to achieve 1.1 lateral G of grip with only 225 width tires?

 

[optronix]

Summer tires aren't safe to use in winter conditions.

Narrow tires aren't necessarily always better in snow, they're better in slush. Our wide tires and light weight increase the probability of hydroplaning on slush.

There's such a thing as common sense, just because he has 300hp doesn't mean he has to use it all the time.

Your response to a very informative and helpful post is useless and derailed the thread, and you are now on the ignore list. See ya later!

Oh no!

Just admit you put me on the ignore list because I didn't like your clutch mod idea. Don't dress it up.

To me, a "useful" post is not defined as strapping on ancient wheels from another vehicle "that worked on my A spec". What's to derail here? If you want to put 8" wheels on a car that came with 9.5" wheels, I'm not here to stop you.

But I am here to ask you simply WHY. Clearly you people having a hard time with that, but don't let me stop you from smashing that ignore button and perpetuating your echo chamber!

I even offered a perfectly viable alternative of using another set of OEM wheels, so you can maybe enjoy a little bit of the reason you supposedly bought the car in the winter months. But don't let logic interfere with your reasons for wanting 8" wheels!

 

[MoppyChoppy]

FYI that clearance to the brake calipers is exactly what my BBS SR 18x8 +44 wheels looked like, so I bought these 2mm spacers from Australia in order to get proper clearance without sacrificing the hub centricity. 5mm puts you in a spot where the hub centric rings aren't as effective.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325379197935

Hey thats a good point! I definitely want to keep the hub centric feature. Thanks for the link.

I was initially thinking about 5 mm, because in my area during winter, they lay small rocks on the roads to improve traction in the snow and I wouldn't want a small rock to get stuck between the wheel and the caliper.

Do you have a picture of the BBS SR on your car? And do you also have that as a winter setup?

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