well, after about 2-3 weeks with rims, the ride is harsh, i feel all the man holes on the ground, and the freeway is like hell (225/45/17)
its so bumpy, like i will feel bumps every .5 seconds of the entire drive on most freeways, unless im driving on a completely new freeway or something, i expected low profiles to give a harsh ride, but not THIS bad
i sat in my brother's 06 TL many times and it has 17 inch rims too, and its not this bad
so could it be the old struts on my 16 year old car? i dont want to get new shocks yet because im gonna lower my car anyways, so im just gonna wait until i get some full coilovers
but what else could cause my ride to be so bad? crappy tires? old car?

 

Sorry to hear that. That makes me rethink of getting 17's or 18's myself

 

i dont think its only the rims though, it could be my old worn out suspension
im just trying to find out what it could be, cause my brother's TL didnt bump this much, and his suspension is way stiffer

 

I see that you have a 91 accord. First of all, the suspension on those model accords weren't very rider friendly. With the suspension being 16 years old it is definately time for an upgrade.Putting on 17's with low profile tires won't help the cause. I would advise you to wait it out and buy a quality set of coilovers.

 

yea, im browsing right now
my choices are either tien basic dampers or eibach springs with tokico shocks and a sprint camber kit

 

Hi Thunder, Question here for you...
Are those tires Sr, HR. VR or ZR rated>>>

WheelBrokerAng

 

umm, i dont know
are they listed on the tire?
and what difference does it make? the higher the rating, the worse the ride?

 

the rating doesn't make the tire ride any better or worse... it's just to let you know how fast you can go before it overheats and rips apart...

anyway... it's impossible to compare your 91 accord's suspension to the TL... but when you decide to purchase a new set of coilovers and shocks, make sure you replace the bump stops with newer ones... they are the rubber parts that absorb a lot of impact... i had a Eiback Ground Control and Tokico Blue shocks set up in my old 96 civic and it rode pretty well...

for added stability i would invest in some strut bars to prevent body roll and body twisting...

 

the higher speed rated tires are generaly speaking a harder rubber so there is less give or "bounce" in them.... the type of tire that you put on makes a big difference in low profile situations... also, on that TL with 17's what size tire did he have? I'm going to assume that his tire was a bit taller (more sidewall)

 

they were the stock ones, whould should be 40?
the ones im using right now are actually 45's
but it should be the suspension of the TL, it is a luxary car...