jspagna

I have a 2003 Nissan Maxima Titanium Edition and need replacment tires. The car is stock,has the stock Titanium Edition wheels,not lowered or modified in any way. What is the biggest tire I can put on the 17 X 7 rims?
Is it a 235/50/17 or a 245/50/17. Thanks in advance for all the help.

Maxgig

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I don't know if they are the biggest you can use on stock rims but I have 350Z rims and I'm running on 245/45/17's with no issues. For my stock rims I have 245/50/17's.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have 3mm wheel spacers up front and 5mm's on the rear.

SoulEater

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just stick with factory's specs.

phatboislim

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i have 255/50/17s on my stockers

jspagna

Really? No clearance or rubbing issues? How does it look & handle?

phatboislim

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it looks ok...handles...ok..they are michelin, so i wouldnt advise any road and track or autocross on it lol...

no rubbing..i think the car calls for that size...its on your door jam i believe.

diverdown3

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If tires are sized excessively oversize, they will underperform in comparison to factory spec'ed tire sizes. Of course, assuming all other factors are constant. I would reccomend staying within 1 increment over factory spec. Also there are several graphical tire size calculators out there on the web. Search within this forum and you shall find.

AEMAXIMA01

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The stock size is 225/50/17, not 255/50/17. There should be absolutely no issues w/ 225/50s but I cannot speak for 255/50s.

phatboislim

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maybe it is 225/50s? lol

sublime258

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Why would you want to put a bigger size tire on a stock rim than factory spec? The ride might be a little softer, but they will look bad and your speedometer will be off.

NissanTun3r

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you need to ask yourself, WTF am I thinking? And why shouldn't I stick with the stock specs?

Progress

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First, wrong forum. Second, you do not need to run factory spec tires on stock wheels. I and a lot of other members run different dimension tires on stock wheels. 235/45-17, for example, works fine with stock wheels without offsetting speedo/odo.

diverdown3

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Not trying to start an arguement by any means, but a 235/45/17 tire will result in speedometer error. When the speedometer reads 60mph, actual speed will be 58.7mph or 2.2% slower.

There is a 0.5" reduction in tire diameter for the 235/45/17 as compared to the 225/50/17 factory spec. tire.

Tippy Toes

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I would go with 235/45/17. Nice low profile look with some extra reinforcement.

As far as speedo goes, If you go 245/255 I think your speedo is off a few mph and possibly effects your miles.
When I had stocks I believe I went with 235/40/17 but that threw off the mileage.

diverdown3

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Here is a great website for the information you need for your tire purchasing decision.

http://www.wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp

jspagna

Wow, I didn't think this subject was going to raise so much smoke.
Well I don't want to go crazy with tire size, I just wanted a little more meat on the pavement.
So here is another question. Why is it that when I went to the Wheelmaster link, it told me a 17 x 7" rim can fit a tire size of 235/45/17.
But when I go to Tirerack, the same tire size says I need to have a wheel width range of 7.5-9"s? Which is correct?
The Tirerack site says I can go with a 235/50/17 for a 7" rim????

I hope what I said makes sense. So what do you guys think?

Progress

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Try finding good tires with the stock specs under $400 shipped. I'll take 2.1% error.

http://forums.maxima.org/908397-post71.html

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresfilter...s&tab=category

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

jspagna

http://forums.maxima.org/908397-post71.html

This answered my question. I am going to go with the 235/50/17. It's a beefier tire and fills up the wheelwell and is not too low profile which is what I am looking for.

Thanks much.

PadawanKnight

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stick with the stock size...no need to change unless you're going to buy new wheels

V51V

This site has always served me well, even gives you % you speedo will be off & in what direction. Also strongly advises against buying tires out of a nominal change in size, check it out if you havn't already... http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit

Tippy Toes

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That's a good link^^^^.

I have 20's and I'm 5.067% slower on the speedo(2.9 mph)

CoolMax

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http://forums.maxima.org/tires-wheels-53/

Lontar1

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keep the factory setup looks better that way