hey guys ive looking into gettin new wheels i made up my mind and im getting the tsw snetterton but i wanted to know what would be a good size 18 or 19. what would teh dissavantages of gettins 19 beside the price of tire, and also size? wanted to get your guys input beside making my purchase lol

 

Weight is the most obvious consideration. More weight means harder for your car to accelerate and lower fuel economy.

 

true, what other problems can i run into by going with 19. do 18 reallly make a difference in size thant the stock 17?

 

Just my opinion...

Unless you are on coilovers, 19's are going to look silly. Your going to have to run a smaller tire as well, leading to a rough ride and making it easier to damage your wheels especially if they aren't OEM. As said, weight is also a factor. Its going to take more to get them rolling, and take more to get them to stop. But if you can live with that, and have the setup to properly run them, then go for it! I would opt for some 18's though.

 

no coilovers but i was thinking if do whent with 19 to get some lowering spring to make it look good. i can see how 19 would look sillly without a nice drop lol. if do go with the 19 how big a tire can run tought?

 

Its just up to your preferences really...whether you would rather have form or function or whatever...obviously with some boundaries (19" tire, wheel width).

 

18's definitely make a difference over oem 17's. 18's usually mean you're running thinner rubber than you would on 17's.

I'm currently running Rays Eng 350z tracks (18in) and although the ride isn't uncomfortable it's definitely harsher than stock (I'm still on stock springs as well)

 

yeah i can see what you mean i whent to the wheel shop today but they were about to close up the guy told me to go monday and he can hook me up with a good deal. lets how much the wheel and tire package comes out. fromw he told me he said i should go with 18 becuase tires for 19in wheel are expense. one quick question with lowering sprngs do i get the bouncy action or that only when stock spring are cut?

 

go lightweight or go home. i had stechs and gr2s and the ride was super bouncy, go coilovers..

 

i was looking into gettin H&R heard good things good ride quality etc. so basically with any lowering springs you get a bouncy ride?

what coilovers would you reccomend?

 

Go Big or Go Home. I finally settled on some inexpensive 19" x 8.5" wheels that are wrapped in 235/35/19 Falken 452's. Yes true nobody wants gap, so
I finally put in Ground Control coilovers/5-way Tokico adj struts.
There wasn't much difference between 18" and 19" ride, let alone price!! I don't know why everybody says this,because I did wholesale wheels for 10 years, that's all crappy salespeople. The ground control have me sittin pretty low. Rides like a champ, except for crappy Vegas roads. Recently, also had Rays 18"x8/8.5 forged before. When I first started I had H&R springs, but was like I did'nt even lower it.waste of money. very bounceee. Basically I'm slammed with 3.25 drop, 35 series tire, decent struts, and it takes corners like a champ with help from Stillen f/r strut/stabilizer bars. Yes bigger rim, smaller tire for same o.d.

 

So what do like better the 19 you have now? Do you a pic of you car so i can get a better look

 

Talking about vegas u was up there last month had blast was thinking of going next month for my bday but its either vegas or wheels and im thinking wheels lol

 

wow really? my boy has the same setup on an a32 and his rides great. firm and solid but pretty smooth.

 

First of all...
The bigger the wheel, the heavier it is, unless you get forged ones. The bigger the wheel, the thinner the tire will be if you plan on keeping same tire OD (which I think you should). The thinner the tire the harder the ride, the bigger chance of bending the rim if you hit a pothole and the shorter the timespan between tire changes. And of course like previous posters said, the heavier the wheel the worse your acceleration and braking times will be. But there is more to it as far as braking and I suggest you look into it separately.

 

I would just go with some 18s, 19s yeah they are high priced in the tire department, 18s more pocket friendly or 20s out in my area at least.....

 

yeah thats what im kinda thinking. some 18 and getting some H&R lowering springs to make it look sweet lol. anyone here rolling with H&R lowering springs heard they have the best ride quality and look good.

 

what do you guys think about 18x8.0 in front with a 1in. lip, 18x9.5 in the rear and 2.75in. lip.

 

not much impressive imo but whats the offset??? maybe that will change my mind... the rears sounds good

 

dont know yet what do you think would be a good offset?

 

Why would you want a staggered setup on a FWD car? You know that this way you can't rotate wheels unless you get a non-directional ones like Nitto Invo or Vredestein Sessanta? Just get 18x8 all around and be done with it. I have 18x10 in the rear on my Z, but it's putting 390 rwhp.

 

cause i like the way they look,i like the nice lip in the rear wheels. ive seen a couple around the forum that look real nice. like BLACKKILA.GTR maxi look amazing with the staggered set up, going for something like his.

 

well i was going to buy the tsw but the guy at the store some how idk why convinced me not to buy them. he said there where nice wheels but i was looking at 2300 for 18's, so i came and was looking at some g35 wheels and i aboslutly fell in love with the 19in forged ray's from the g35 so i might be gettin them tonight if the person gets back to me the specc of the wheels are Front 19x8JJ,Rear 19x8.5JJ and the offset is Front 30 Rear 33. anyone here runnign these wheels?

 

I am. I'm really happy with them.

http://forums.maxima.org/members-rid...38-my-car.html

Those and the 350z track editions are the best looking oem wheels for our cars imo

 

dudeee your car looks bad A$$ wish mine was black, what type of tire you running? it looks drops what type of drop you got?

 

Thanks man. I'm running Falken Fk452 235/35/19 all the way around. I'm dropped on K-Sport Coilovers

 

Honestly, for a Maxima I would get a set of wheels that I could rotate... Of course it is a different story if you don't care about cost. Do what you think will make you happy.

 

for looks alone most 18's will look small on a 5th gen plan and simple and I have been looking at all types of 5th gens for 10 years.

whatever bouncyness u heard about is true when you rig a vehicle and modify stock springs by cutting to make them lower than what they were made for.
Then by doing that the stock struts aren't designed for that ride height and thats even more problems.

when you buy lowering springs and performance struts that are designed for those purposes you will not have that "bouncyness", but pleaes note you may have a "harsher" ride because your car now dosen't have the same amount of suspension travel it once did on stock setup.

 

alright guys deal is locked picking my new set of 19in g35 rays that looked brand new for 700 no tires. will post some pics once i get them home now to look for tires lol any suggestion on what i can run?

 

double cheking on the bolt patter 5x114.3 is five bolts and the 114.3 is the mm correct?
that what our cars run?

 

 

whent up to temecula today, well murrieta and picked up my g35 rays there amazing looks like the guy took them off as soon as he purchased his car because they dont have a single scratch on them and look brand new. got them for the low price of 700 i think i got a great deal now too look for tires lol

 

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quick shot of on of the wheel in the box took it with my evo cause i cant find my camara lol


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no curb rash on any of the wheel, nicks or scratches. now looking into what type of tire i should get.

 

Good luck with the tires, they will probably run you more than the wheels

 

i know lol but its what i wanted lol

 

SICK!!! What are the offsets on these anyways?

 

Wow you got a really good deal for wheels in that condition. They look brand new

 

they look even better in person lol