My friend and I are having an argument about the 1997 Maxima and lowering it.

Would lowering the car 1.5" (Eibach) with the Stock SE 16" 5-star alloys and 55 series tires look like sh**???

He seems to think it would totally look bad because the 16" rims aren't big enough.

I think that lowering it only 1.5" will not make it look bad at all.

If we lowered it 3 inches or more, then definately new rims would be in order.

I happen to like the stock rims.

Does anyone have a picture of a Max lowered on stock rims??

A white Max preferrably, but anything will work.

Opinions?" Thoughts?


Thanks,
IanS
White '97 GXE
Courtesy FSTB
Clear Corners
C&C Package
35% tint

 

Would it look bad? NO WAY. The Maxima SE stock rims look awesome, and they would look nice with a smaller wheelwell, because its obviously huge. Lowering it would shorten the top wheelwell clearance, shorten the sides, and make more of the wheel covered. If I had an SE with SE rims, I probably wouldn't even have bought my Racing Harts. I'm looking at a set of Weapon-R coilovers to lower my car 3". and I think it'll look just the same as with 16". Just trying to help.

 

That's pretty much what I think.

But my friend (he owns an I30 with 17's), says that the tire is too big and the rim, at 16", is too small.

He seems to think that while it will lower the space on the top of the tires, it will elongate the spaces at the sides of the wheelwell.

Anyone else have thoughts?

 

go to www.brianv.net he has pictures of his car lowered 3" with 97 se 5 spokes and 2000 se 5 spokes. Both 16"

 

The only Maxima Pictures on that site I see either don't show the rims or have the 17x7 rims.

Where are thay?

IanS

 

Sorry. Here is the direct link

http://www.brianv.net/oldmaximapics.html

 

Wow...that looks even better than I thought....

Anyone have some Eibachs and Koni's/Tokicos for sale???

Laugh.

IanS

 

Here is a pic of my old stock SE rims though I think this is when I had the Intrax in after my Eibachs...

 

How much drop do the Intrax give?

I've been looking more closely, and I don't think 1.5" is enough with the stock rims....opinions?

IanS