Installed Eibach's and Z31 16's -Pics- 56k death!
 

After trying to decide what springs I wanted to get for my car I ended up with a year-old set of Eibach's and Tokico Blues for $140 shipped, and I must say I'm very happy with the ride so far, not near as bad as I had imagined with that setup.
I also decided to try something that I'd never seen before. I'm doing some work to my Z and had the wheels off anyway and I just wondered how it would...well take a look at the before and after pics:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima006.jpg

After Eibach's:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima049.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima046.jpg

Now after the Eibach's and Z31 wheels:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima063.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima069.jpg

They come right out to the edges on the rear, the front's almost stick out but still look great:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima062.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Maxima070.jpg

I'm very happy with the performance and drop that the Eibach's gave, I think the drop is more than advertised though, which is fine by me.
I'm still trying to decide whether or not to keep the Z wheels on. The aren't flashy but they look decent (need to be cleaned) and come right out to the edge of the wheel wells because of the low offset. They also have ALOT more grip than the 215/60/15's, and handle much better w/ the extra rubber from the 225/50/16's.
Total cost of this project was only $140 because of the really good deal on the springs and struts, and the rims and tires...well they aren't being used on the Z in the winter anyway ;)

To me, they look too much like 3rd gen wheels...I would take them off but to each his own..its your car so do what you like :)

Ive had my Eibachs on for about 2 years now and I love them..not really SLAMMED but noticable...I was on sprints before this and they're TOO low

-matt

very nice not too often do i see other maximas the same color as mine. all i really want to do is drop it with the rims i have now

nice drop but the z31 wheels look horrible

those wheels are FUGLY!

matty-Yeah the wheels do look alot like 3rd gen rims.

Nissan 6-Yeah they aren't something I'd pay for.

I would take them off but I think they look better than the 15" sawblades. What makes them look alot better is the offset, they're right at the edges, almost perfect, and it's hard to appreciate that when you can't see it in person. I'm almost tempted to just leave them on from now on because I'm really going for a sleeper look, and these definitely aren't flashy.

Yeah, the drop looks nice, but the Z wheels don't look on the 4th Gen Maxima. It looks like that the tread on those Z wheels would not handle well in the white stuff. And you guys get the white stuff. :nod: I think if anything, your sawblades look better. Like stated above^^^, it's your car, do what YOU like. :)

Wow, now you guys are starting to make me feel bad :grinno:

Seriously though, thanks for the input. I know they don't look great, but I still think they look a little better than the maxima sawblades, and without a doubt they do handle better. I'll probably keep them on for a while and enjoy the better handling until the snow starts flying.

The car looks nice and classy with that drop and those wheels.

Me no likey the wheels...nice drop though.

drop is hot but the wheels....GROSSSSSSSS. too much old school with the newer school. i dont think Z wheels belong on any max except 350z wheels, maybe. those just need to go asap. paint ur other rims gunmetal and call it a day.

the offset looks real nice but my opinion the sawblades look better, if you end up buying new rims then go with the z's offset though :)

Hey man, are those the Enkei ZR-1's? I have those on my Maxima in 18x8. I thought I was the only one with those on a Max, I'm not original anymore. Hehe. They look nice on the sterling mist. Mine is the Arctic white pearl. :thumbsup:

"i just threw up... in my mouth"

jk man, but maybe try some 5th gen wheels. actually, please try some 5th gen wheels now!

drop is nice and clean. i'm kidding about everything above.

nice drop.....

Lol clean them and then show us. They look so fugly in that pic..... nice drop though, I think i'll get those instead of teins.

looks stock :gotme:

Try the 90-95 Z rims. They'll look much better on your car

The only reason I have these wheels on my car is because they were just lying around the garage, I definitely wouldn't have paid for something like this. The Z32 rims are okay but I don't think I would drop the money on something like that.

After looking at these wheels on my car a few more times I think they almost look like giant hubcaps, but they handle soooo much better than the other ones, alot more grip, it will be hard to part with these no matter how ugly they are :hide:

Edit: Oh yeah, thanks for the compliment njmaxseltd :woot2:

Funny stuff. If you know where I can get them for free I try the 5th gen wheels out :)

Nice. Now get a pink paint job to top it off.

drop looks good but the rims are fugly

lol... people's reactions to the wheels.
My friend has a 3rd gen with those wheels... well almost those wheels...
Maybe he used to have a 3rd gen and misses it...

nice offset on the rear wheels but i say no...at least you gave it a shot tho...now go buy some nice 17 or 18 wheels w/ that rear offset

....agreed

the Z wheels look like hubcaps, should of got the Z32 16"

I personally think the sawblades look better, but those Z's don't look THAT bad... I would've done what CreativeDesignz said, paint the sawblades gunmetal. All that matters is you are happy with the Z wheels, so keep them on and ignore the negative comments - plus, the whole sleeper aspect is :ben:

lol geez people he said they were free and most importantly he said he liked the offset of the rim. anyway the drop looks a lot better man. are you looking to aftermarket rims? keep up the good work.

Hey,
I will have a set of 97 se wheels and 215/55/16 tires for sell soon PM me for details.

No I'm not really looking for rims right now, this was just kind of an experiment to see how they would look on a fourth gen. Like I said before, these rims are off my other car and they were sitting on the floor at the moment so I figured I'd try them out. I know 17's or 18's would look great on my car but I'm not ready to drop $$$ on rims and tires right now, I'm not really the kind of guy to spend alot of money on a car unless it's replacing wear items with a performance part. Thanks for the input though, and I hope I didn't make anyone too sick with the Z wheels ;)

I like the drop. Those wheels are perfect for a sleeper look. Nice clean shiny sawblades are little more flashy than those. So I say keep them on but they are still ugly.

Drop--great. Rims--fine. I like how they look, and for free they can't be beat. Overall your car looks that much more aggressive, but more importantly for me, it also looks OEM aggressive. I need a drop like that and some larger offset wheels... or I could always go with spacers...:tardsmash okay maybe not.

Those wheels make the max look so dated...lol...But since they were free more power to you!

is the only difference between those z31 wheels and se maxima wheels the size???
i kno maxima is 15*6.5 and z is 16*_???

Am I the only one who noticed his b-pillars?

WTFis up with that, dude? :squint:

The simple answer is that the new wheels I'm running are about 1.25" wider on each side, so the total width of the track on my car is now about 2.5" wider, much better grip.

The difference is the size and offset. I'm not positive but I think the Maxima sawblades are 15"x6" or 15"x6.5" with an offset of 45. The Z wheels are 16"x7" and have an offset of 30. If you plug that into the offset calculator in the wheels and tires section of this forum you will find that if the Sawblades are 6" wide, considering the offset and everything else, the edge of the rim will be 1.10" further out to the edge of the body than before. If the sawblades are 6.5" wide then it still extends the rim out .83" than before. The tires are also wider on the Z wheels, I went from 215 series on the sawblades to 225 series on a wider wheel so the tires are much wider.

I bought like that, kind of retarded I know. My guess is that the previous owner removed the black tape on the front doors but didn't get to it on the back doors. Maybe some day I'll take 30 minutes and fix that :)

nice drop!! looks alot better than stock.(4x4)

are they both the same car? looks nice though with the alloyds

Yeah, same exact car, I figured I'd get the before and after pics. So which alloys did you like more?

I've been driving around for a while with these and I think they're here to stay for now. They fill up the wheel wells sooo much better and have much more grip.