Hey guys,

I'm looking to grab some wheel spacers for the rear tires to fix the offset. My question is what size would I get to set the offset as even as possible with the front tires 10mm, 15mm, 20mm?

Also, I love my stock wheels but I know eventually I will grab some wheels and tires for track use. Is it possible to put the dish style rims in the rear? I'm sorry I don't know what they are called but I'm talking about the kind of wheels you find on 5 series and 7 series with the sport package. There is a lip and then the actual wheel is recessed a bit. Would I have enough room for some of those in the rear?

 

IIRC, you need the 20 mm spacers to get the rear wheels flush.

 

15 or 20mm spacers should do the job. I would recommend H&R. They come with extended wheel studs and they're hubcentric.

Also, why would you want to have wider wheels in the rear when at the track?

Re: that you seem to be referring to a staggered set-up.

And to answer your question about having enough room: It depends wheel offset, wheel width, and tire size you are going to use.

More information can be found by browsing there 2 subforums:
http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=71
http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=87

 

Thanks for the feedback and the links.

I'm not just talking track. I'm talking mountain and back road stuff too.

I've noticed with these cars that if you coast into a turn and then apply enough power to keep the tires pulling, the car handles better through a corner and the tires don't screech as much. Its a weird feeling because I'm used to accelerating at the apex of a corner like in a RWD car. But the best handling for me and the I30 comes when I power through the turn. The problem I'm noticing is if I let off the gas before the turn is through, due to the corner tightening or because my nuts aren't big enough, my rear end starts sliding until I reapply power and accelerate out of the corner. Now, I don't mind drifting a little, but I'd rather keep that to my RWD cars. I'm trying to breed the I30 to corner because I feel thats one of its strong points being a FWD. So, in my mind, I figured a wider tire on the rear would offer more traction and thus allow me to be a little more solid in a corner. No?

 

Perhaps a RSB would help your problem? Helped mine. Now the body feels a little more connected to the chassis. Whereas before, the body would be in one lane, and the chassis/wheels in another. Or so it felt like.

 

I have an RSB already. I also have an FSTB, RSTB, AGX w/Springs, and a stage II lower tie bar. All I have left to get are subframe connectors. I'm moving on to wheels and power next.

 

all that and you still got probs?... hmm what kind of tire and what size are you running..

and tire psi

 

http://www.optionimports.com/5065662a.html

Here is what I have, H&R Spacer 240SX S14/300ZX/350Z/Maxima 25mm.

It puts the rear wheels out where they belong.

Word of caution, 20mm and 25mm spacers require fender well rolling depending on wheel size and how much you lowered your car.