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10-31-2005, 10:42 AM

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5th gen wheels on a 4th gen

Do any of you have 5th gen 6-spoke 17" rims on your 4th gen? Are these decent wheels? Someone is selling a set in the classifieds here for $500 with stock tires (low mileage), I'm mulling it over. I have a 97 SE with 5 spoke 16's.

10-31-2005, 10:50 AM

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Are these decent wheels?

In what sense?

10-31-2005, 01:10 PM

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I have the 2002 SE rims on my car. You can check my homepage.

10-31-2005, 03:13 PM

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am I the only one that has the 16" 5 spokes from a 2000 SE? I like these better than the 4th gen 5 spokes.
They're purtty.

10-31-2005, 03:53 PM

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To each their own ..

10-31-2005, 03:54 PM

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I prefer the 2k2-2k3 rims over the 2k-2k1 rims. They are decent rims, but rather heavy. I had them on my 3rd gen and like most OEM wheels, the weight is put to good use for a durable product. IIRC, mine came to 49LBS with 32PSI for one 17X7JJ rim on the OEM bridgestone Potenza RE92 with about 30% tread life left. There wasn't a noticable difference in acceleration feel but brakes took a noticable tax with these heavier wheels. Also, these rims will amplify the 4X4 look.

10-31-2005, 04:29 PM

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or you can buy my 6th gen 18s if you want,

10-31-2005, 04:53 PM

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So basically if I put on the 17 or 18's without lowering my car it'll look dumb? How's the ride with 18's? It seems like it'd be pretty rough. I was thinking about going with 17's to salvage some of the bump absorption. My tires are getting down in tread, so the idea of upgrading wheels is on my mind.

I like the 6-spoke. They're cleaner than the 5-spoke 4th gen'rs.

10-31-2005, 06:45 PM

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or you can buy my 6th gen 18s if you want,

i'm kinda thinking about getting new wheels/tires... 17, 18, porsche, what to look for?!

10-31-2005, 06:53 PM

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if i go with 300zx/cobra bbk, can i fit 17s... or 18s only?

10-31-2005, 07:46 PM

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I personally like the 350z wheels. I purchased a take off set on Ebay with 10 miles on them. They looked a little weird on the 95 Gle when I first put them one. I lowered the car 1.25' all the way around and it looks great now. The only thing I do not like about them is Bridgestone re40 series tires. They wear pretty quickly. But the rims are great. I did not like the 18's on put on the car. They looked way to big.

10-31-2005, 09:36 PM

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10-31-2005, 10:37 PM

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It's not dumb, it will just make the gap between the tire and the wheel well look bigger than it already is (huge if you're stock).

10-31-2005, 10:54 PM

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i wouldn't doubt it if half the people on here have had these wheels on their car at one time or another

11-01-2005, 04:53 AM

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Here are mine, I get nothing but compliments...got them around a year and a half ago.
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/phot...tj25zvdyxft0io

11-01-2005, 05:21 AM

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tons of people have them, ChinoX, Rowan, Mr. Duck, gtr rider and thats just to name a few off the top of my head.

11-01-2005, 05:30 AM

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I've always wanted a set of the 5th gen 6 spokes with the large center caps.

11-01-2005, 07:14 AM

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if i go with 300zx/cobra bbk, can i fit 17s... or 18s only?

17's will be close, very close if they fit at all. Best bet if you are going with the 300Z/Cobra BBK is to get some 350z or G35 18's. No spacers needed.

11-01-2005, 07:25 AM

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am I the only one that has the 16" 5 spokes from a 2000 SE? I like these better than the 4th gen 5 spokes.
They're purtty.

I have those too...and theres somebody else from nycmaximas that has them

11-01-2005, 08:14 AM

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2000 SE's had 17's not 16's. The GXE and the GLE came with 16's.

11-01-2005, 10:28 AM

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man put some 20 inch rims on that ****

11-01-2005, 10:36 AM

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These are 2002 6 spoke 17" for $500 with tires. And yes my suspension is stock. It seems that these wheels are really nice looking and would cost about the same as me getting 4 new tires.

11-01-2005, 10:41 AM

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These are 2002 6 spoke 17" for $500 with tires. And yes my suspension is stock. It seems that these wheels are really nice looking and would cost about the same as me getting 4 new tires.

Id jump on it. $500 is a great price if the tires are in good condition. I have the same rims and think they look tons better than the 4th gen SE rims.

11-01-2005, 11:40 AM

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Might even be able to fit Matts 6g rotor package under them.

11-02-2005, 12:10 AM

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Are the stock 5th gen tires any good? In the pic I can see they're Avon's. I have Michelin Energy's on my car right now. Tread's getting a little thin though. ~50k miles of relatively hard driving. I just love the sound of WOT too much...

11-02-2005, 12:18 AM

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Anyone interested, I have a set for sale with Falken 512s.

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11-02-2005, 07:39 AM

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Are the stock 5th gen tires any good?

Jesus Lord no .

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11-02-2005, 08:07 AM

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got em, sexy..

11-02-2005, 08:21 AM

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To each their own. It's strictly opinionated. I personally would prefer the 2000-2001 17" SE rims (with the center caps, the 2002-2003 17" SE rims do not include the center caps) painted gunmetal.

11-02-2005, 08:28 AM

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2000 SE's had 17's not 16's. The GXE and the GLE came with 16's.

Some early production Se's Had 16's my grandparents got their 2000 when it first hit the showroom in june of 99 it even says in the brochure that the 17's were limited availability.