I need to start looking into some new wheels and tires for winter, we got a LOT of snow here, at times some roads are closed so I wanted to go for the absolute smallest wheel that fit over the brakes and the largest tire that will fit without rubbing.
Will 15" wheels fit over the front brakes on a base model Automatic from 2005? I believe these are the non-brembo brakes. Acura recommend 16" for winter when I asked the dealer but that's for "04-06 and 07-08 non-TypeS".
I'm pretty sure the Manual version of the base model has different calipers made by brembo which are slightly larger, but not as big as the Type-S calipers which makes the automatic Non-Brembos the absolute smallest which leads me to believe that a 15" might fit over the brakesfor optimal tire sidewall grip for getting through the bigger snow banks in the near future.
Any tips or pics of TL's sitting on 15" or 16" wheels would be awesome.
This is how it sits now
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Will 15" wheels fit over the front brakes on a base model Automatic from 2005? I believe these are the non-brembo brakes. Acura recommend 16" for winter when I asked the dealer but that's for "04-06 and 07-08 non-TypeS".
I'm pretty sure the Manual version of the base model has different calipers made by brembo which are slightly larger, but not as big as the Type-S calipers which makes the automatic Non-Brembos the absolute smallest which leads me to believe that a 15" might fit over the brakesfor optimal tire sidewall grip for getting through the bigger snow banks in the near future.
Any tips or pics of TL's sitting on 15" or 16" wheels would be awesome.
This is how it sits now
