ok so once i get all my suspension taken care of im going to try and get new rims and tires. now im not a big fan of the big chrome look. so im not sure if i should stay with the stock 15 inch size and 5 spoke rims or move up to 17inch. any one have pictures of one of each(spoke amount does not matter just 15inch and a 17 inch) im not sure if it will look bad or not staying at 15 inch....

 

Compromise, go 16". I think they look the best on the max anyway. Just look at a bunch of people's signature pics. It'll give you an idea of what looks good and what doesn't

 

best thing to do is search through cardomain.

My opinion is to not get aftermarket 15" wheels if you are lowering the car. I had bought some for my old maxima that my wife drove because I wanted to keep it 15 (not lowering and didnt want to spend a lot of money on a wheel my wife might curb) and wanted to get rid of the painted GXE flower wheels. It looked fine on that car because it was other wise stock and it went with it fine.

I put those wheels on my 93 when I was doing paint and body work on it (sold the gxe without the wheels) because I didnt want to mess up my 17s.

Here are some pics of various wheels I have had on different Maximas.

first is the lowered 93 with the 15s...as you can see it looks really funny (at least to me) but I only did it because I didnt want to mess up my 17s



here is the same car with my old 17s...granted these wheels look bigger than they are because of the spoke design (going all way to the edge of the wheel)...



and here is PA's SE when I owned it with 18s

 

here is the great 3rd gen picture thread......
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....8&goto=newpost

see my sig for my 7 spoke rims

 

my rims in tis signiture are 16. i have gotten many compliments on them.

 

Personnaly I am going witha 16 " for a couple reasons..

#1 - cheaper tire prices
#2 - roads hear are CRRRRAPPPPP so i dont want to destroy a nice rim hitting a pothole with a low-pro tire
#3 - light 16" rim = less rotating mass then a 17" of the same weight (as i understand it, I am sure matt will correct me if i am wrong )

 

here are my 17 Enkies

 

Personally, the largest I would move up to would be a 17 inch rim, but I wouldn't just look at the width. I'd also make sure the offset leaves me enought space to put a big brake kit underneath the wheels. For me, anything larger than 17 on a 3rd gen looks too big. Best 17s IMO - 350Z wheels. They have the right offset, at least for the Blehmco or Jeff92Se Cobra BBK.

 

These are 16's and for sale. They are polished alloy, not chrome

 

I am pretty sure the wheels Jeff had (forged track edition 350z) were 18 inch and those are the best looking Nissan wheels I have seen on a Max, along with the 18" G35c rims, like tripleG had on his. Personally, I think the 17" Z wheels are kind of ugly. Pervis' car (the one Michael posted) has 18s and that looks great.

A lot of people don't really want to pay all the money for a BBK, so getting 16s or any 17s isn't that big of a problem. I would love to have a BBK, but I don't think I will ever pony up the cash for one, therefore if you really don't think that is in your future, get the wheels you like.

I think 16s are fine, but I would probably find some 4th gen SE 5-spoke wheels like Craig Brace has on his, instead of spending a bunch on aftermarket wheels. I guess it depends on what you like and what kind of deals you can find.

It seems like the best looking 17s have an offset in the +30s. Mine are +42 and I like my 17s, but they need some spacers to look right. They are a bit too "tucked in" at the moment. The rear tires are super close to the struts, too.

 

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Those are all 18s, except the Cobras, right?

 

Yes, go 18s or go home!

 

I'm going home

 

nice rims jeff92se

I love the way 350z\g35 rims look on the max. I like the first picture best what are those off of, is it a newer maxima?.

 

350z 18" Touring. The LOOK like the 6-gen maxima wheels but the maxima versions have NO clearance for the bbk that's on the car.

 

Can i get those rims from nissan oem? or do i need to look for someone selling them off the 350z. how much is the car lowered in that pic because it looks so good

 

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haha I wouldnt buy them from the dealer. They will probably cost over $350 each from the dealer.

Get them off ebay or the wheel forum on here.

His car is lowered with Eibach springs which are 1.2"

 

+1 on the 18s

 

thanks for the advice. I just found a set of infiniti g35 17's with rubber in my area(vancouver, canada) for $1000, im gonna try to pick them up today