I have the 6th gen brakes ... what about SPARE wheel/tire?
10-11-2007, 03:03 PM
#1
I have the 6th gen brakes ... what about SPARE wheel/tire?
I've had the 6th Gen brakes on my 2003 Maxima for more than a year. I really love the setup but this is off topic.
I just realized that i never had to use the spare tire(donut). I wonder.....with the bigger 6th gen rotor/caliper (12.8in), is the OEM spare tire/wheel going to fit? I would guess - no.
If i TEMPORARILY use a 8-10mm cheap wheel spacer in a "flat tire" situation....is this going to help me use the OEM spare wheel??
Thank you!
I just realized that i never had to use the spare tire(donut). I wonder.....with the bigger 6th gen rotor/caliper (12.8in), is the OEM spare tire/wheel going to fit? I would guess - no.
If i TEMPORARILY use a 8-10mm cheap wheel spacer in a "flat tire" situation....is this going to help me use the OEM spare wheel??
Thank you!
10-11-2007, 03:12 PM
#4
The 17" GLE wheels fit just fine. (i have them as winter tires). They have 40mm offset.
I am not sure what is the "offset" on the spare wheel/donut.
10-11-2007, 03:27 PM
#7
However, as you can see, if i get a flat FRONT tire during one of my snowboarding trips (250 miles one way) i cannot really move the rear 16" wheel to the front.
I have only a few of options left:
1. Sell my rear 16" winter tire setup and get a pair of 17" GLE/SE wheels and new 17" snow tires. This will cost me $$$.
2. Get 8-10mm spacers for the OEM spare/donut and keep my 16"/17" winter setup. Cheap.
3. Get a new spare/donut from G35/Z or 6th Gen Maxima. Not cheap...but cheaper than option #1.
10-11-2007, 03:59 PM
#8
doesnt fit it happenend 2 me, luckly i was at my buds house, and he had air tools and a floor jack, so the swap was easy. if it happenend in the rain or snow it would have sucked. goto the junkyard and get a 6th gen spare...
10-11-2007, 04:04 PM
#9
Thank you!
10-11-2007, 04:16 PM
#10
10-12-2007, 05:49 AM
#11
My vote is for #1. It costs a little bit more, but you're guaranteed everything works as they should.
Plus, you have steel wheels in the rear now, why not get a 17" steelie as replacement? That would probably cost quite a lot less than 17" SE/GLE wheels.
If you do go for the donut, make sure it also fits in the spare wheel well, especially if you already have stuff in your trunk.
Plus, you have steel wheels in the rear now, why not get a 17" steelie as replacement? That would probably cost quite a lot less than 17" SE/GLE wheels.
If you do go for the donut, make sure it also fits in the spare wheel well, especially if you already have stuff in your trunk.
10-15-2007, 11:52 AM
#14
Or are you referring to the 5.5 Gen spare?
10-15-2007, 07:32 PM
#16
10-16-2007, 06:42 AM
#17
True,
jack up the rear end, pull the tire off, put the spare on the rear end, jack the car back down.
Jack up the front end, pull that flat tire off, and put the tire from the rear to the front
SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE ON PAPER (SCREEN) till you have to actually go though hell doing it WITH THAT crappy *** jack and iT'LL be your luck that it'll happen while its raining or something, lol
jack up the rear end, pull the tire off, put the spare on the rear end, jack the car back down.
Jack up the front end, pull that flat tire off, and put the tire from the rear to the front
SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE ON PAPER (SCREEN) till you have to actually go though hell doing it WITH THAT crappy *** jack and iT'LL be your luck that it'll happen while its raining or something, lol
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