Rims!
01-24-2007, 10:58 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by tehaviator
I know this will fall upon deaf ears because, sadly, the size of the wheels on your car has become some sort of ghetto status symbol...mostly among those of lower incomes who actually finance their new, shiny "rims." Brilliant.
(matter of opinion ofcourse)
01-24-2007, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mixshows
i think by categorizing anyone with big rims on their cars as "ghetto" poor dumb people who take a loan out to buy rims shows how closed minded, ignorant, and idiotic u really are.
(matter of opinion ofcourse)
(matter of opinion ofcourse)
Bravo!
This fourum is chock full of "enthusiasts"
anyone know of a forum where I can find people who, for the most part, are knowledgeable about these cars?
I have seen a few here, don't get me wrong, but I come from a place called twinturbo.net, where enthusiasts dominate.
01-24-2007, 11:40 AM
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everyone sees these as status symbol, big wheels=baller, besides making the car look better and different from the millions of people who have the same stock car, with the same stock paint with the same stock hubcaps/wheels.
not too many people here care about your ramblings about non accurate speedometer (like it matters), stressing your drivetrain (has anyones or friends had a drivetrain replaced because of rims? didnt think so) and making car work harder from a full stop( i pay for my own gas, u dont) like an overprotective mother (stay off the phone when theres a lighting storm! u can get electrocuted!)
maybe you should try to find another forum with people who are
elitist "enthusiasts" who arent "ghetto" and actually know a thing or two about our cars because theres not too many of those here
not too many people here care about your ramblings about non accurate speedometer (like it matters), stressing your drivetrain (has anyones or friends had a drivetrain replaced because of rims? didnt think so) and making car work harder from a full stop( i pay for my own gas, u dont) like an overprotective mother (stay off the phone when theres a lighting storm! u can get electrocuted!)
maybe you should try to find another forum with people who are
elitist "enthusiasts" who arent "ghetto" and actually know a thing or two about our cars because theres not too many of those here
01-24-2007, 12:02 PM
#44
Originally Posted by mixshows
everyone sees these as status symbol, big wheels=baller, ...
Eveyone I see around my way whose got ghetto rims on drives BASE max. You want status get an escallade or S600 and complement it with forged rims.
Then we'll talk status
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, EVERYONE
01-24-2007, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tehaviator
Thank you for proving my point. Have an awesome day.
01-24-2007, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sdotjoe
staggered rims are when the rear wheels are wider than the front wheels ie 20X10 in the rear and 20X8.5 in the front...some people might call u a poser cuz our cars are fwd, but to me it looks bada$$.
01-24-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by AllBlackMax
I thought that too until I moved to Plano, TX which is predominately "non-minority" families and middle to upper middle class people in general. I'm telling you people from all financial backgrounds and from all races bling their rides out.
For example my house sales agent is a 40 something, with a kid in college, married white man with at least 22s on his Navigator. Just the other day I went to Walmart and this middle aged white couple had a brand new 2007 Escalade with AT LEAST 26's but could have been 28's. Those are just a couple of examples of the middle-aged white people I see up here with massive rims on their rides.
For example my house sales agent is a 40 something, with a kid in college, married white man with at least 22s on his Navigator. Just the other day I went to Walmart and this middle aged white couple had a brand new 2007 Escalade with AT LEAST 26's but could have been 28's. Those are just a couple of examples of the middle-aged white people I see up here with massive rims on their rides.
TO adress the previous poster about the rotational mass....these people could care less about a loss in performance and greater wear and tear...and its not black/white thing...i use the term ghetto loosely. It just looks Jury-Rigged (i.e. no reputible tuner or automotive engineer would place such wheels on this car)
01-24-2007, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by lclrod
No point in getting rims if your not lowered yet.
Nice Rims (regardless of size) + wheel gap = ghey
Nice Rims (regardless of size) + wheel gap = ghey
and slow because this sports car has huge rims. Yeah I am right 3500lb 4 door 225bhp SPORTS sedan. (with the steering wheel warmer)
01-24-2007, 06:48 PM
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LOL!
Ya'll are brutal on this thread. Newbies, get used to it.
IMO if you're gonna skate on 22's get color matched spokes with a polished or chromed lip; that way the wheels don't look too over the top.
Ya'll are brutal on this thread. Newbies, get used to it.
IMO if you're gonna skate on 22's get color matched spokes with a polished or chromed lip; that way the wheels don't look too over the top.
01-24-2007, 07:07 PM
#57
Originally Posted by tehaviator
I know this will fall upon deaf ears because, sadly, the size of the wheels on your car has become some sort of ghetto status symbol...mostly among those of lower incomes who actually finance their new, shiny "rims." Brilliant.
01-24-2007, 10:05 PM
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Everybody said the same thing when trends switched from 14's to 16's to 18's to 20' and finally to 22's. If you want them get them. 22's are entirely to gaudy for me. I personally think they only look good on SUV's and american cars with some candy paint. Im from the hood. I paid for my rims with str8 cash. But what does financing rims have to do with being lower class? I was in best buy today and a guy was financing a tv that was half the price of most rims. Is he poor...i think the man just wanted a tv.
01-24-2007, 10:17 PM
#62
here is my whip on 20's.... they look a bit small because 1. my car is not dropped and ..... 2. because of the black color.....creates the illusion that they are small..... but i am happy with 20's..... go with 20's bro 
01-24-2007, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by y0_nate
here is my whip on 20's.... they look a bit small because 1. my car is not dropped and ..... 2. because of the black color.....creates the illusion that they are small..... but i am happy with 20's..... go with 20's bro
01-24-2007, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cummings
Everybody said the same thing when trends switched from 14's to 16's to 18's to 20' and finally to 22's. If you want them get them. 22's are entirely to gaudy for me. I personally think they only look good on SUV's and american cars with some candy paint. Im from the hood. I paid for my rims with str8 cash. But what does financing rims have to do with being lower class? I was in best buy today and a guy was financing a tv that was half the price of most rims. Is he poor...i think the man just wanted a tv.
01-24-2007, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by whitem1ke88
Kind of off topic, but the only thing you are accomplishing by replying with these smart @ss remarks is coming off as an @sshole - not to mention just an all around close-minded ignorant person.
01-25-2007, 05:27 AM
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Okay....we all know its just a matter of preference. It is fair enough to say that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but for the love of god leave human race stats and abilities out of the punches........it is your decision to put what ever on your car but have a complete understanding and a plethra of information before you do decide to get into a big wheel which over time can and will cause some sort of damage........yes even twenties will do this.......yes they are great to look at and they do attract alot of unwanted/wanted attention to your ride. Just the other day my car was on the lift measuring for a turbo set up and a customer walks into the bay and asks????? what kind of wheels are those???? he would be about 35ish or so and totally caught me of gaurd with the question, why????.because here you have a car with much much more time and work into it and he looks just at the wheels.......somthing you just pick out and bolt on, never mind the custom exhaust or the RLM bumper with frenched in fogs, or the NOS purge solinoids that are clearly visable from where he was standin. It didnt matter if thats what excited him about the car then great...AGAIN TO EACH HIS/HER OWN!!!!!!
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
01-25-2007, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by maxchef
Okay....we all know its just a matter of preference. It is fair enough to say that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but for the love of god leave human race stats and abilities out of the punches........it is your decision to put what ever on your car but have a complete understanding and a plethra of information before you do decide to get into a big wheel which over time can and will cause some sort of damage........yes even twenties will do this.......yes they are great to look at and they do attract alot of unwanted/wanted attention to your ride. Just the other day my car was on the lift measuring for a turbo set up and a customer walks into the bay and asks????? what kind of wheels are those???? he would be about 35ish or so and totally caught me of gaurd with the question, why????.because here you have a car with much much more time and work into it and he looks just at the wheels.......somthing you just pick out and bolt on, never mind the custom exhaust or the RLM bumper with frenched in fogs, or the NOS purge solinoids that are clearly visable from where he was standin. It didnt matter if thats what excited him about the car then great...AGAIN TO EACH HIS/HER OWN!!!!!!
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
Best post yet. I'd say 18's or 20's - also, what % tint you got? I was thinking of doing 5 in the back (including rear window) and 15 on the front windows (no windshield)
@tehaviator - youre still coming off as an @ss. and yes, you are close-minded if you keep stating your opinion as a fact.
01-25-2007, 03:24 PM
#68
Originally Posted by maxchef
Okay....we all know its just a matter of preference. It is fair enough to say that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but for the love of god leave human race stats and abilities out of the punches........it is your decision to put what ever on your car but have a complete understanding and a plethra of information before you do decide to get into a big wheel which over time can and will cause some sort of damage........yes even twenties will do this.......yes they are great to look at and they do attract alot of unwanted/wanted attention to your ride. Just the other day my car was on the lift measuring for a turbo set up and a customer walks into the bay and asks????? what kind of wheels are those???? he would be about 35ish or so and totally caught me of gaurd with the question, why????.because here you have a car with much much more time and work into it and he looks just at the wheels.......somthing you just pick out and bolt on, never mind the custom exhaust or the RLM bumper with frenched in fogs, or the NOS purge solinoids that are clearly visable from where he was standin. It didnt matter if thats what excited him about the car then great...AGAIN TO EACH HIS/HER OWN!!!!!!
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
Here is a pic of my ride can you tell me what size i am sporting?.why and how do you know?
Its not the size that matters its what you do with your size that counts.LOL!!
Chef
01-25-2007, 08:12 PM
#71
Originally Posted by whitem1ke88
Well i'm planning on getting some rims soon, but I can't decide between 20's or 22's. To me, I just think 20s look tiny, but then again everyone I know has chevys on 24's so it could just be me. I know 22's will be a bumpy ride, but I'm used to it.
I posted this in the 6th gen and not the tires forum because I want opinions from people with the same car as me.. I'm wondering if you all could give me opinions on this, maybe someone whos had both, or somethin like that, thanks.
edit: anyone wanna shoot me a link to that 3d rim visualizer program? I cant find it anywhere..
I posted this in the 6th gen and not the tires forum because I want opinions from people with the same car as me.. I'm wondering if you all could give me opinions on this, maybe someone whos had both, or somethin like that, thanks.
edit: anyone wanna shoot me a link to that 3d rim visualizer program? I cant find it anywhere..
Dude dont even drive down East or Oakland Park then..
You gotta ask yourself what are you looking fo?
The Infamous Trick 305 Donk Riders.. Dubs? 22s ??
I was thinking about 22's BUT less of the chrome and I would have them staggered with a deep deep lip , like a BMW 7.45 Series...
I have connection for Tires and 22s arent cheap , I own 4 Nissans but still I drive them all around and tires get expensive.
I went with 20s and they are perfect for the car.
http://www.putfile.com/dohboi1o1/images/33258
^^ thats my ride .. to each and their own...
20s or 22s , whichever floats your boat..
But if your going to go 22s ,might as well do them on a Chevy.
Again it depends on the "look" you want...
That tight Euro/jdm slammed lookish
or
The Donk Riding High look like the DoHBoiz
or
do the Euro slammed with 22 stagger and deep lip look.
02-04-2007, 05:41 AM
#72
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Hello! I'm a new member to the maxima.org site, I currently own a 2005 Nissan Maxima Se that was purchased back in Sept.2006. Currently I've performed some minor modification/fabricated projects to improve the regular Status-Quo appearance and performance of my vehicle. This forum conversation about rim size has really brought out some intense opinion. Which is kind of intriguing, because it does BASICALLY boil down to personal preference. My Maxima currently has 22's on it, Yes! 20's probably would have looked, OK!. But think for a minute, about all the Concept cars that have been designed, they consist on larger wheels, panels, grills, etc........; an there approach to uniqueness doesn't make them GHETTO or low income. Because these ideas/design are to be totally unique from any other vehicle. Which makes it just that "UNIQUE" not "GHETTO". I've been R.N for over 12 years, and let me tell ya, there are more doctors, technicians, therapist, radiologists, etc.......... sporting 22's and up. An I'm sure when they receive a compliment on there cars appearance/performance, is a respectful and polite gesture. If your not feeling someones approach towards there vehicles appearance or performance, don't insult them, keep it respectful, NOT hateful! Plus insulting someone status an integrity is not cool, but HAY! Lets move on to brighter things, can't wait to start my first post here, I have a lot of pics for you guys. Later.................
02-04-2007, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by The Presence
Hello! I'm a new member to the maxima.org site, I currently own a 2005 Nissan Maxima Se that was purchased back in Sept.2006. Currently I've performed some minor modification/fabricated projects to improve the regular Status-Quo appearance and performance of my vehicle. This forum conversation about rim size has really brought out some intense opinion. Which is kind of intriguing, because it does BASICALLY boil down to personal preference. My Maxima currently has 22's on it, Yes! 20's probably would have looked, OK!. But think for a minute, about all the Concept cars that have been designed, they consist on larger wheels, panels, grills, etc........; an there approach to uniqueness doesn't make them GHETTO or low income. Because these ideas/design are to be totally unique from any other vehicle. Which makes it just that "UNIQUE" not "GHETTO". I've been R.N for over 12 years, and let me tell ya, there are more doctors, technicians, therapist, radiologists, etc.......... sporting 22's and up. An I'm sure when they receive a compliment on there cars appearance/performance, is a respectful and polite gesture. If your not feeling someones approach towards there vehicles appearance or performance, don't insult them, keep it respectful, NOT hateful! Plus insulting someone status an integrity is not cool, but HAY! Lets move on to brighter things, can't wait to start my first post here, I have a lot of pics for you guys. Later.................
02-04-2007, 08:03 AM
#74
Originally Posted by The Presence
Hello! I'm a new member to the maxima.org site, I currently own a 2005 Nissan Maxima Se that was purchased back in Sept.2006.
02-04-2007, 08:43 AM
#78
Originally Posted by Glude
Is that an OEM bumper? Looks good, the cts grill is kinda odd, would look better with a nissan emblem on it.
