22" wheel and Tires
 

Winters here in NNY and looking forward to Installing 22" wheels and lowering
springs. will this work? If so what Size will fit?

spring time install

You can do that as long as you dont ride anyone in the back seat. I would just put 22's on. :lickout:

yeah you can put the 22's on the max. i have 22's on mine and it doesnt rub at all. i now have an airbag suspension on my max with front back side to side and pancake. when i lower the car all the way it looks so ****in sexy with the wheels all nice and tucked into the wheel wells. my car rides a lot better to because when i first got the 22's on stock suspension, it was a little harsh. i wish i knew how to post pics but if you have any other q's, let me know.

I wanna see your max slammed on the 22s. Ive been wanting to see an 04 on bags just for the heck of it.

Send the pics in email to garry08@hotmail.com I'll post them.

if you guys give me until this weekend i will get a digital cam and post them. sorry guys ive been wanting to post pics of my car since ive joined but never have a hold of a dig cam.

What size tire are you running and does it mess up the speedo?
Is there any shakking when going over 70 mph. I like to run the Canadian highway routinely at 120mph.

I read that you have to get a series of adjustments for your brakes because the diameter of the wheel has been increased beyond manufacturer specs. Is this necessary or have I been misinformed? Also you mentioned you didn't experience ANY rubbing, even in the front? NONE? They look like they could fit but you'd have to take wide corners. To me, 20's look small for some reason, with the gap and all and the 22's look just right although most on this board strongly disagree. Most of the 22's I've searched for are in the same price range as the 20's so it only makes sense to go the extra 2 inches. BTW, did you have to go with a 22x8 or 22x8.5 to avoid rubbing? What company did you buy the rims from?

as far as the brakes go the car is fine now but i know there will be more wear and tear on the brakes because of the added weight of the rims but for now the shop said it would be ok. i eventually want to upgrade my brakes and as far as rubbing, it doesnt. steering wheel cut all the way and nothing, no robbing issues. i think this has to do with the fact that the max has such a big front wheel well, hence the big gap with stock wheels. i went with kaotik finesse wheels that are 22 x 8.5. i was told i could have gone with 9's but i would have to mold the lip of the wheel well. as far as prices being the same, you need to look a little more into this because the only rims that i found into my price range that was including wheels and tires was between $3k-4k, all the rest were like 5 or 6 grand. brands like lorenzos and other top brands. go into superbuytires.com and put in the advanced search for wheels 22x8.5, not that much comes up but you can see my wheels there and other wheels.

they look great. I'll probably wait till the winter weather passes to pick them up. Also, I've noticed that on a lot of rims,(not yours, just bringing this up) the outside of the rim is chrome plated and the inside of the rim isn't. What's the reason for doing this? Is it just on cheaper rims or maybe easier to clean brake dust off? It's hard to tell when you look at rims online if they've been made this way

nny max im running a 255/30/22. it does make your speedo off a little bit but youll live. i dont know about going 120 with 22's. i personally have not done it since i put the rims on but maybe somebody else can answer that. i dont think it would be too safe to go that fast with such big wheels. but maybe im wrong.

lowkey122 what do you mean about the finish. that there painted or what? be more specific?

the surface of the rim that faces the outside of the car is plated chrome, but the inside which surrounds the rotors is left undipped and resembles a flat(no gloss) metal surface. I don't know if the link to these rims clarifies anything. Notice how the surface facing you is clearly chrome, and the inside of the rim is dull and unfinished. I've seen this up close on rims before, so it's not just image distortion. Let me know if the link doesn't work. This is for the Carre CS-2 rim, click on View Bigger Picture to see the back of the rim better.

http://www.rimstop.com/WheelDetail2.asp?Link=1340

oh now i see what your talking about. all the rims ive ever seen alll like that. maybe there is some wheels that are fully chromed outside and inside but from what ive seen that what they all look like.