I have

Stock 17SL rims - ride= soft, cushy, quiet.
Stock 18SE rims - ride= firmer, quiet, but you start to hear the pot holes
Nismo 19in rims - ride = FIRM, SPorty, you hear all pot holes, but handle like FERRARI.

 

No it wont. stop lieing.

 

I dunno if it's me but my 18's ride like isht!!! I think my stealership sucks actually and I think that's the cause of most of my problems. I'm actually seriously considering 17's if I can't get this car to ride smoothly.

 

The 6th gen isnt really a smooth riding car IMO. Ive thought this ever since I bought it and adding bigger wheels just made me realize this even more. The stock RSAs dont help the cause either.

 

I paid $179.00 for each one of my BFG's from The TireRack.com...

 

19's will not be a great difference in performance but there will be some, stiffer sidewall will allow for greater cornering performance. Also stiffer ride. I would go for 20's personally.

 

Hi!

A local dealer just proposed a set of 4 Nankang 245/45 18's for my 2005 Maxima.

Anyone with any knowledge on these tires?

That dealer said that the Hankooks are crappy (H104 or H105) , the Falkens 452's are expensive and not worth it. The Bridgestones & Pirellis are even more expensive. In Canada even though the dollar is almost at par now. A set of Pirellis or Bridgestones or Michelins in 245 will set you back anywhere from 300 ea to 400 ea!

The Nankang NS II's are only $160 ea installed & balanced. that's pretty good.

 

20's are too big and heavy for my performance taste, they will end up slowing me down.

 

Yeah looks and perfromance sometimes might be 2 different things, but if you are going for looks the 4th gen is smaller than the 5th and 6th gen. Imo 18z look just right on a 4th gen but 19z look hot too. Like Vip Maxima's car etc. If you have a body kit that's a factor too. As far as 5th and 6th gens go, if the 5th gen has a kit, 19z, for a 6th gen, 19z no matter what. I base the size of the rims on body size IF you are just going for looks.

 

18's will always perform better than 19's in general. Although you could find some 19's taht are lighter than 18's but since your focus is performance over looks, to save on budget, jump on 18's. I think 19's would look better on the car though, you always want to go one size higher than what your car comes with stock.

 

my stocks were 17's

 

for a 6th gen 19s would be good, since 18s look small in them. but yeah you would lose the comfort if you get the 19s over 18s.

 

Phat *** Tires On The 350z. I Could Do Donuts All Day.

 

Buy the nismos, they are 19" but are lighter then most 18s. Wrap them in BF Goodrich Tires and you'll be flying.

 

Yeah, but what about an even superlighter set if RAYS 18's???

 

Wow so much exaggeration, the difference will not be as noticeable if the offset of weight is not major. I've gone from 15 (stock) to 17, 18 and even 19, my butt dyno couldn't tell the difference.

 

That's like saying ...yeah, but what about even mega-superligher set of 17s. You see the point.

17" are stock on SL and 18" are stock on SE.

My point was that 19" is like a perfect size, not to big, not to small, and with RAYS being ultra light you don't add weight by going to a larger size rims. Most 20" rims are HEAVY. In addition, your tire profile goes down from 45 to 40 only improving traction and handling but still good enough not to kill the comfort.

 

In my opinion 18's are just fine and 245/45 is more really what these cars need. I think 235s would suit just fine.

Don't forget - wider tires increase turning radius and load on suspension.
Bigger rims - increase ride bumpiness.

Just my opinion as a former 98 bmw540iA owner.

 

From what I have seen, the price for tires goes much much higher for 19" rims which is why I stuck with 18"s

 

Since 19's are such an odd size, I have seen both 20" rims and tires cost less than 19s during my numerous researches on the subject...

 

I'm considering replacing my 18" sotock rims with new chrome 18" rims. I'd like some suggestions on rims and tires to look at. I'm not looking to break the bank, but I don't want crap either. Any suggestions?

 

Hey , I have 2004 black se and was thinking about gettin some 19's for it.
I am college student and dont want to spend too much money.
I was wondering if you guys new of any websites that sell rims for a lower price and are still reputiable. I was thinking of edgeracing.com but i checked out their better business burea grade and it was a F.
thanks

 

LOL, Hope college improves your spelling as well as reading comprehension, go back 3 posts if you are looking to save money...

Anyway, welcome to Maixima.Org and check out:

discounttire.com

tirerack.com

 

thanks
spell check wasnt working very well with my browser

 

Just helping to prepare you for the real world...

 

I won a set on ebay the other day and that SOB already sold it to somebody else localy. I was pissed.

I know how great these guys are because we bought it for my bro right after you did. These are some light 19s with space for BBK and a half.