I'm pretty happy with the ride on my 5 with the 17" base rims so I probably will not be going with bigger wheels. My question pertains to a set of Acura TSX wheels that I want to use for winter tires. The lug spacing is good, but the offset is 45 mm, and the centerbore is 64.1 mm. Since the offset on the 5 is 50 mm, will that be ok?
The centerbore on the 5 is 67.1mm, so I will have remove 3mm in diameter or about 1.5 mm radius. this seems like a very small amount, and the metal thickness of the Acura wheel in the area that needs to be machined is only about 3mm, so I don't think the wheel will be affected structurally. I have found a machinist to do the job and have been told this is a fairly common thing. What I am looking for are expert opinions about the offset and the bore increase.
I mounted one of the Acura wheels with its current 45 series tire and snugged up the lugnuts just to see what it would look like. Talk about wheel gap, it was hilarious. It looked like a cartoon. At least it would be easy to put on tire chains.
The centerbore on the 5 is 67.1mm, so I will have remove 3mm in diameter or about 1.5 mm radius. this seems like a very small amount, and the metal thickness of the Acura wheel in the area that needs to be machined is only about 3mm, so I don't think the wheel will be affected structurally. I have found a machinist to do the job and have been told this is a fairly common thing. What I am looking for are expert opinions about the offset and the bore increase.
I mounted one of the Acura wheels with its current 45 series tire and snugged up the lugnuts just to see what it would look like. Talk about wheel gap, it was hilarious. It looked like a cartoon. At least it would be easy to put on tire chains.