If you want to do it right:

-Tokico illumina sus kit (shock and springs) 600 to 650 shipped

-ES Front arm, Trailing Arm and front sway bar bushings. 120ish shipped

-Strut mounts 80ish shipped

-Cattman Dustboots and bump stops 75 shipped

-FSTB 45 shipped

-labor roughly 400 to 500

Total rough est 1300 to 1500 to do not cheap leat me tell ya.

 

the link to the rims i put up there (the second link) are 17s...am i mistaken?

and yea i DO NOT want to lower my car, as i said above im driving over train tracks at 30+ mph several times a day, which is also the reason i dont want lowpro tires. i just want regular tires on nice black rims. that is possible right?

i obviously dont know **** about wheels/tires. please excuse the stupid questions
i am from manhattan...if you ever have questions about subways, DONT HESITATE TO ASK

 

I'm assuming you have been driving either SUV's, semi's or at least someting with blown shocks and 75 series sidewall winter tires if you think the Max handles like it's on rails stock.

My car stock would struggle to outhandle a Jeep TJ with a 4 foot lift kit. After doing shocks/springs/FSTB/RSB/stickier tires, it's now 1/2 decent, but nowhere near 'on rails' territory by any means.

If you want to see what a car that's on rails handles like, go for a ride in an S2K with sticky tires.

LEMAR

 

check these out lots of gunmetal and black rims there
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=511093&page=2

post 32 is what i was referring to when i said you can paint the se rims and save yourself like $1000 or whatever

 

Those cars are amazing, Honda did something VERY right in that car...

I don't care how you look at it, the car is at least 8 years old with obsolete technology, worn out suspension components, and a lack of independent rear suspension, which Camrys DO HAVE btw Just because a car is smooth, does not mean it handles like a boat. My mom's 05 Camry had WAY better handling when my car was stock, no joke, I felt much safer in it when my car was at the shop...

 

I only have a fstb and rstb...I feel absolutely safe in my car at all times. Paired with my Kumho's on stock 16" SE rims (which are the best mix of nice ride, quiet ride, and grip I think)...I take exit ramps at some ridiculous speeds. The ones that are almost a complete circle I can do at 65 before I start squeeling the tires. If I had to swerve to avoid something, I don't think my max would react negatively.

I don't know what you people are talking about. I agree with Andrei. I do feel like my car is on some sort of semi-rail lol. I won't say rail because rail is like a fully re-done suspension...but for a stock car with just strut bars...I dare a dropped civic or some other dropped car to go faster than me on an exit ramp (using the same tires of course).

 

just grab a 17" x 7" wheel with a 255/50 tire (not low pro). i don't like blk/gunmetal rims on white cars, but thats you. i think you have the wrong idea about dropping your car but you seem to have your mind made up.

 

from what i understand, if you have a 17x7 rim (like the ones i want) you need to have at most a 45 tire. do you know for a fact that a 215-55-17 or 215-50-17 would fit in my well with a 17 inch rim? according to wheelmax.com it wont....then again id trust a maxima owner over some random bullsh*t formula they have on their website.

ideally id like a 215-50-16 with a nice black or grey 16 inch rim if thats even possible. i know everyone is gonna give me **** for getting a 16 inch rim but i really dont want a 45 or 40 tire because its gona compromise smoothness so much.

 

Good post Ilya, and besides saying "rails" was just a good visual example anyways.

point being, stock max suspension is not the worst, and definitely can satisfy a driver in the city/hwy...

Rockart: the stock 97-99 se 5 spokes use 215/55 R16 tires so that sounds like a good match for you

 

and about dropping my car, like i said i drove a dropped accord with lowpros and 17s for about three weeks before gettin this maxima and the railroad tracks were painful to hit. and yea you all say slow down but you dont know how it is down here. you cant slow down that much with 37 cars speeding behind you. i probably make it to about 20 mph if i try.

 

Dude...just get the 4th Gen SE rims and call it a day. They look good and they'll fit your need. Trust me on this. My old 97 GXE had the hubcaps...when I got the 4th Gen SE rims it was night and day.

 

yeah thats exacly the problem i had when i got the car, plastic hub caps.

the 5 spoke Se wheels are much lighter than the steel rims so you will feel that right away, better fuel economy too

 

dude ive been all over the internet and delray today and coulnt find even close to a 98 stock SE spoke wheel. where the hell am i going to find these things other than ebay. but yea the sizing sounds right. im currently on a 205-65-15. a 255-55-16 wouldnt affect the spedometer right (im asking if it would be the same size in the end) ?

 

0.7 % if i remember correctly. and thats 215 not 255 i hope

 

yea 215 my mistake.

please give me your opinion on these tires:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...d=006346&ar=55

with these rims:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...d=006346&ar=55

would a 16 X 7.5 rim (114 mg) fit with a 215/55R-16 ??

personally i think this is a good deal ($800) for the setup, but tell me what you think and if it would fit on a 96 GLE.

 

www.car-parts.com and search the for sale threads of this forum. I always see 16" SE Rims going. And since you're an NYC/NY guy...join www.nycmaximas.org and browse those for sale threads as well. Tell them I sent ya when ya sign up .

 

naw i live in florida now. born and raised in manhattan tho.



would a 16 X 7.5 rim (114 mg) fit with a 215/55R-16 ??

 

If you say you live in Florida and your car will never see winter then those tires LOOK great for your needs. I never drove on those tires so i cant say how they perform,. but if that interests you then visit http://www.tirerack.com/ for real world reviews and rating of many popular tires.

Also about the nissan 97-99 se 5 spokes, the only reasonable way to find them is to look for them on here in the for sale section (may need to get them shipped which will cost you a pretty penny) or try http://craigslist.org/about/cities.html and make sure you search in the city closest to you.

 

yea im pretty much set on those tires. ive been all over the internet for the past 2 hours readin reviews. 99% of the reviews are positive and the ones that are not have to do with handling in the snow.

so will these rims and these tires fit on my stock 96 GLE with no adjustments needed? i assume they will cuz i plugged in my car to the discounttiresdirect.com website and these are some of the ones that came up.

i think these would look pretty sweet on my white maxima

all opinions welcome

 

those rims are horrible dude

 

yea im past those. these are my new possibilities.

 

not bad.

get some 235's if you can. they are nice

 

would the rim fit on a 215 or 225 or a 235? the site says 215 or 225?
would a 235 fit in the well on my 96GLE?

 

235 would fit....but people...why are you telling him to get fricken 235's?

Dude, if you want to go the cheap/fiscally responsible route me and Andrei already told you how to go about doing that. Get a set of 4th Gen SE rims...put a nice 215/55/16 tire on it (I always buy the Kumho Ecsta SPT's - great combination of comfort and performance and good tread wear). That's it. Your car will look 100x better. Why spend $450 + shipping on a set of rims that won't be as strong as the OEM ones and then get rubber for another $300 when you could just spend around $250 for a nice set of 4th Gen SE Rims and spend that $300 on tires still? Your car will look just as good and you'll save money. Here is some shots of my car (with all the exterior modifications I want done already done) to make you think (I MIGHT get a set of 17" TSW Nogaro's eventually but I'm in no hurry cause I think my car is beautiful as is):

 

By the way...I'm a 99 SE. Not lowered, only a front and rear strut bar. That's all I gota on my car other than a full exhaust (headers, y-pipe, cat, b-pipe, and muffler).

 

yea man looks good. the way i figure if im gonna be spending 200-250 on a set of stock SE rims (which are white) then i might as well spend another 150 and get black ones, like ive wanted from the start. but thanks for ur input anyway.

im being told that if i get a 16 x 7.5 rim im going to have to get 225s

so here is a 16 x 7 Motegi rim that i think looks even better.
http://www.tiresdelivered.com/2028-6717.htm

 

IMHO...black rims will look very bad on your car. I'm not a big fan of black rims period...only gunmetal (rarely). They would look better with a polished lip, but those tend to cost more.

I still say if you don't want to give up any gas mileage, have a nice ride, and have a strong wheel itself...go for the stock 16". But that's my opinion. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

 

gas mileage? these rims will hurt my gas mileage?
if anything i thought becuase they are lighter, my MPG would be better

 

Your best bet for gas mileage is the OEM rims. I'm pretty sure the OEM ones are one of the lightest around. I've always been under the impression that anything after market (unless specified as a light-weight rim) will be heavier than OEM. Maybe I'm just mis-informed on this part of rim knowledge, but that's what I was told/though.

 

im questioning now whether i should even get 16 inch rims. i was just outside lookin at my car.

ilyak are your tires 215-55-16? do you have 16 inch rims? i think the tire/wheel ratio on your car is about what i want.

 

Yes, I am 215/55R16. I have the stock 16" rims for a 4th Gen Maxima. I run them at 32psi all around all year long and don't have any issues. I take bumps and dips like a man and never have to worry about them getting bent.

I am un-tuned right now (after my exhaust install) and I get 350 miles/tank on mostly highway (45mph or higher with few lights) but some city driving.

 

do you know if they are 16x7 or 16x7.5?

 

right now i get f*ckin 250 miles to a tank. but thats another issue....
im doin plugs, TB cleaning, MAF cleaning and maybe fuel filter in these upcoming weeks. i hope that will solve it.

 

i like the rims you are picking (as far as budget choices go). cpl things: i doubt you'll be happy with matte black, look for a gloss or gunmetal. keep picking wheels with no lip. when you're going with wheels that size lips don't really work. i actually have a cpl wholesale accounts with local distributors. if you are interested shoot me a pm, maybe i can find something you'll like and take some of the guesswork out for you.

 

I believe stock rims at 16"x7"

 

Just to add: these nice looking stock 5 spokes me and ilya are showing off CAN actualyl be found painted by nissan gun metal, its not as dark as after market, but it was the standard equipment on 99 SE-L's if you can find one that is.

 

Or you can paint the regular ones (97-99) to what color you want:

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...2&postcount=17

 

215's are garbo compared to 235's. If you are talking about ride quality and comfort... the wider tire ownz

 

And 215 owns 235 when it comes to $$$. He's trying to keep the price down from what I gather. I would never get a 235 tire for my max. The most I'd get is a 225.

 

IDK, I guess its all about how you look at it.
I did the 16" wheel uprade fora bit, but soon after I was wishing I had gone to a larger wheel. If you dont plan on doing much to your car, then yeah the 16's should befine, but if you wish to make the car stand out from the rest and look good to boot then consider upgrading the wheels now vs. spending cash twice on 16's and then later down the road upgrading to larger wheels.