Infam0usMax

SO... Im aware that we dont have many aftermarket parts and the only things that ive seen that you can take from another car of the same or different make and model are the e36 headlights... I need new shocks but dont wanna get new stock shocks and struts...

I have g35 wheels and tires 225/45 18 in the front and 245/45 18 rear and they rub like crazy in the back the tire is coming apart slowly but surely... I need to fix this problem asap...!

CapedCadaver

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there is no "shocks and struts"... just struts. and nothing from any other car will work in that department, you have to use stuff made for the 3rd gen or just deal with your tire rub and crappy ride

mrkanda

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The correct tire size should be 235/40/18. That should fix your rubbing problem if your wheels are the right size/offset. G35 wheels should fit, but if they are staggered size and wider ones are in the back you have too role your fenders and/or move the wider ones up-front or just get the thinner ones for the back as well. We would need to know more info about your wheels and if you are lowered to help you with the rubbing issue.

Konis are the best strut replacements for our cars. Tokicos are next and KYB GR-2s are the least. Good Luck.

CapedCadaver

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nah dawg he wants dat fat rear tire to make his car look RWD

Infam0usMax

I thought not but anyways... I wasnt talking about that department I was talking about just parts in general Cape... But the ride is crappy x10 and i wanna get some new ones ASAP but dont have the money to kick out due to my newborn, feel me? Ive seen where you talked about the Tokico Struts but hell they are up there price wise also when i replace them should i replace the springs too?

Infam0usMax

Well the ones in the rear are done for if one person sits in the back then the car goes down about an inch or two and i get a lot of messed up "body roll" when i hit a bump it kinda shakes from side to side and sometimes it feels like the body wants to shift off of them wheels on a good curve, but the rear tires have wheel spacers on them because the rubbed the inside the tire is a 245/45 18 i wanna go with the same size tires as the front when im done with the tires that came with it... but the fender is eating away at the tired on every bump that makes the car lift up my car does "float" like it should or should i say "bounce" im not sure what to call it but i think u get the idea and i keep hearing a knocking sound in the rear not sure what it is tho but i know the struts need to be replaced before i get new tires i might put the stock wheels back on...

also the wheels do turn heads guys... and the right is pretty smooth when i dont hit any bump... but i wouldnt go bigger then 18s ive seen some with 20 and 22 that look pretty stupid lol dont know why they would use wheels that really dont fit but yeah thanks for the help guys...

Infam0usMax

The rear wheel drive look does give to car and aggressive look... i wish it was tho lol

Infam0usMax

I see stillen has these what do you think about them http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...U&b=Suspension Techniques&year=1992&make=NISSAN&model=MAXIMA

505max94se

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What's your wheel offset? I have 245/45-18's f+r without any rub. I had to roll the fenders though. I would have got 245/40-18's but I got a really good deal on these.

Jeff92se

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I ran my 245s up front: Only a slight rub on full turn lock

cardana24

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Jeff what is the offset on those fronts? Also, where were you rubbing at full lock. I am going to be running 245's up front too. My wheels have a +37 offset so am courious.

Jeff92se

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30mm 8" wheel. 245-45-18 I believe. It would rub the inner sheet metal. I think it was the overall dia being slightly too big.

CMax03

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You can always adjust the turning bumpstops to prevent that!

cardana24

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Gotcha, I will be running a 245/45 on an 8.5" wide wheel. Hopefully my higher offset will poke it out just enough.

yeah, but then you loose turning radius.

CapedCadaver

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yea a 40 profile would have been more appropriate for a 245mm tire on an 18" rim, only 0.2" taller than stock. 45 profile for that width and rim diameter makes the tire 1.2" taller than stock

Jeff92se

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I ran what came with the wheels. ie. oem G35 coupe. Since they came with Michelin pilot sports, it would have been hard to upstage those tires

CapedCadaver

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yeah i know the feeling. my ex roomie ran z33 wheels with oem z33 tires on his z31... which were 1.1" (or 4.2%) too big in the rear. then he got a flat and had to buy another of the wrong-size tire rather than 2 (well, really 4 since the fronts were a full profile too tall as well) of the right size. but i'm sure it made his car quite a bit slower to accelerate from the effectively taller gearing of the tall tire. i'm going to use stock-size tires on mine, plus mine's just a 2 seater so it's lighter

Hatmanafro

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that is exacly wat i want my max to look like.. is it lowered? how much did u get the rims for?

chrome91

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if we're on the topic of wheels, here comes the noobage ive only run on stocks before so bear with me, i know nothing lol

bought these Momo rims, guy brought a JDM Z32 over and wrecked it, rims came with the car from Japan and he wanted them gone, got them for $180. fronts have Falken 245's on them, rears have 295's IIRC. i think theyre 17's, havent looked at the width. think theres any chance of them fitting a 3rd gen on the rears? i can give whatever info needed. dont know the offset but its not MaD TyTe offset

CapedCadaver

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295's on a 3rd gen? seriously

chrome91

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someone said they could possibly fit and you can get them narrowed, i cant see them fitting. the plan was to just keep them until i can sell them to someone with a Skyline or whatever that can fit them or if i get one anytime soon just use them then

Jeff92se

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Eibachs and Konis. I forget how much I got the wheels/tires for. Like $900. Tires were almost new and the wheels were mint. But this was years ago.

This max has been improved on by 505max94se.

BenStoked

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seriously. I am astonished jeff got the 245's to work well, looking at the tires on a Camaro.

Mysticcal

235/40/18 fits perfectly on all sides with 5mm spacers in back..

bit of rubbing in front on full wheel lock but my turn radius shortened so it's MUCH nicer in tiny SF roads.

CapedCadaver

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um... spacers have nothing to do with tire width, the only time spacers matter is when you're dealing with offset. your wheels just happened to have too high of an offset to fit without spacers. for other people with lower offset wheels, spacers won't be necessary even with the exact same 235/40/18 tire that your particular setup needed spacers for. like my 17x7+22 chrysler wheels with 225/50/17 tires, they stuck out TOO far because they didn't have enough offset. with the 5.5gen wheels, they didn't need spacers either. and i transferred the exact same tires off one set of wheels and onto the others.

CapedCadaver

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what do you mean narrowed? a 295mm tire is a 295mm tire... if you buy a narrower tire, it's NOT a 295, it's something narrower. you might be able to run that wheel that the guy had 295's on with a narrower tire but most likely it would involve a very sizeable stretch and you'd end up looking like one of those hellaflush *******.

Infam0usMax

guy guys guys ive already made a thread about the G35 wheels and tires... this thread was to find out what part from other make and model cars will fit the third gen... and to find out if i would have to use aftermarket struts for the third gen or stock and if there is any other GEN maxima parts that i could use... some of what was said did help but i dont want the big tires in the front my struts are done for... it would be pointless... so its really not about tires i already know what tires im going to get. but thanks

Infam0usMax

my wheels are 18x8 225/45 front and 245/45 rear

the 225/45 fits perfect front and rear (no rub)

the 245/45 rubbed the strut in the rear pass. side and started on the driveside yesterday. They bout also had i think 8mm or 9mm wheel spacers on them so they dont rud the strut...

So im gonna go 225/45 all around... I just need to know what's the best bang for the buck is... just had a newborn so im not tryin to go all the way out...also you guys skipped over what i asked about the stillen product..."I see stillen has these what do you think about them http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...U&b=Suspension Techniques&year=1992&make=NISSAN&model=MAXIMA"

CapedCadaver

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well first of all 245/45/18 is the wrong size for the car.. should be 245/40/18. taller tire means more rubbing alot of the time.

but are you talking specifically about the g35 wheels needing the spacers? cuz the cobra 8" wide wheels would not need them, since they have a little less offset and therefore sit further out naturally.

CapedCadaver

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btw higher offset pulls the wheels further in, not push them out.

Infam0usMax

Sup man... Yeah 245/45/18 suck... but I bought the wheels along with the tires for $350 couldnt beat that... the rear 245/45s were the tires that came on them... I havent bought new tires yet and the 245/45s are the reason i used the spacers along with me needing new struts...i got the spacers because the wheel would just have been rubbing on the strut so the spacers gave it a bit more clearence so now the wheel sit pretty flush with the body... but the finder is just eating away at the tire its i have more than just me in my car or if i hit a good bump...

cardana24

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I know I guess I did not spell out my whole point. Since I am using a wider wheel (.5" wider than Jeff's) then I would need a higher offset to bring the wheels in a little more so they will not hit the fenders. All of this is just a compairson to jeffs fitment. Sorry, I thought it was clear what I saying.

CapedCadaver

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yea, i had that happen with taller-than-stock tires too, on the fender, that is. just doesn't take as much of a bump to get them into the fender lip. i only needed about 5mm more offset for them to fit.. it was only 225's on a 7" wheel but the offset was low like a RWD car would use (stock 300c wheels). not sure if i could have had the mounting plate milled down a little bit or not. but whatev, i gave them to my uncle on saturday and he's happy with

o ok. i read "higher offset" and "poke them out enough" and i was like