What would be a recommended size for spacers on my max ? ive got a set of maxim ahead wheels 17x7's 42 offset. I just wanna pull the front and the rear out a lil to make it a lil more flush. I wont the rear to be out a lil more than the front but i just wanted to get some input and recommendations.

 

thats helllla offset. lol
couldnt u mount the rims and then meausure how much u would have to go till its flush?

 

15mm will be good. i had some with 22mm offset (equivalent of what you have w/ 20mm spacers) and it rubbed the rear fender. so 15 would be perfect.

this is what my 17x7+22mm setup looked like w/ 225/50/17 tires

 

Yeah i suppose i could have done that lol i got kinda lazy tho

 

Thank you sir

 

This is exactly what you need to do

Jcarryl... just stack washers on your wheel studs to bring the wheel out a bit to where you want it. When it's out where you want it, measure the thickness of the washers and there you have it.. that's the size spacer you need. If you need to go much more than 15mm you'll probably need the adapter-type spacers.

My spacers are 22mm so they're the adapter-style

 

don't you need to get longer wheel studs when you put spacers on there? where can i get some longer wheel studs?

 

Yeah, I think you need longer studs if you go longer than 10mm or so (or it might even be less)

The adapter-style spacers don't require longer studs

 

I got 60mm carbon Nismo studs for my 5th gen in the rear with 15mm spacers from Courtesy.

 

I would go adapter style spacers like suggested here by our fellow forum member. Rigg ups are dangerous and can ffff up your axles!!!

 

1/4" is as far as you can safely space your wheels out on stock studs. any more than that and you need longer wheel studs. the NISMO studs aren't cheap, but they're the cheapest quality option for you. or you can pay a buck or two more for some ARP wheels studs. you're looking at over $100 for the set of 20 though.


as for how far to space those wheels out, with a 17x7 +42, you can get away with a 20mm spacer as long as you don't go wider than a 225 tire. if you go to a 235 or 245, you'll need to roll the rear fenders.

 

Thanks everyone for the input! Man i love this site, my maxima is my pride, joy and never ending project. Its soo good to to talk to ppl who feel the same lol

 

eh.. on a native 22mm offset (identical to 42mm-20mm) with a 225mm tire my rears rubbed badly on turns even with brand-new poly link bushings. they still have the gouge-marks to prove it. struts were blown on stock SE springs, but still, the minimum wheel gap in the rear was no more than what the average dropped car would see.

 

Its the love for our "maxine"

 

the blown struts were likely a factor in that. I'm lowered more than most here and don't have problems w/ 245s on +22 offset. (My only rubbing issues are in the fender well where the rears rub against the top of the wheel well.)

 

I had 17x7 +42s and they looked a lot better with just some 5mm spacers on the rear. It made a big difference in how it looked and I didn't need longer studs.

Here is a photo of the rear with those wheels on (I have since sold the wheels):

 

interesting. perhaps if i'd had a stiff rear swaybar it wouldn't have sunk down enough to rub even with blown struts, tho of course having good struts are more important than a swaybar. was that on 8" wide wheels that you had the 245's? not that it matters, 245 on any width of wheel will be in the same position if the offset stays the same.. just stretched or scrunched depending on the wheel.

 

If you decide to get spacers send an email to wheeladapters@aol.com (email Mack or Jenny). Tell them the year, model, make, front or rear, and they take care of the rest. I just got 6mm hubcentric & studcentric spacers from them for $40 shipped to my door. They are turned aluminum, and have a very nice fitment. I actually had to drill the stud holes a bit because they were so tight that it was very difficult to remove them.

This is not the same company as wheeladapter.com (Fred Goeske), which has very high quality parts as well but cost much more.

 

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