Your nuts dude! That's an awesome job on the wheels! Looks so much nicer non-chrome.

 

Amazing job as ususal. Now it looks like the wheels had curb rash on the lips. Do you mind letting me know how you managed to remove the rash. I really need to re-do my set of wheels.

 

Thank you, sir. Sand with low grit to remove the curb rash, and smooth the metal back out with higher grit. After sanding, polish should bring the lip back to mirror shine. That's how you polish virtually any metal. That is how the face of the wheels were done.

 

Thanks a lot dude. What about more severe curb rash, where you know that when you sand it out, there will be physically less metal than before? Are you basically forced to sand that amount throughout the entire edge of the wheel to make it look balanced? Any special sandpaper you use on your wheel? What grit do you typically start from? Also what wheel polish do you use? Sorry for all the questions, but I really want to refinish my wheels this winter.

 

Yes, you will have to sand until it's smooth. My advice is: sand that area first and then gradually work your way outwards. It will look fine. I use an angle grinder, converted to a high-speed 50 grit sander. This step leaves major gouges in the metal, but it's super fast. Afterwards, I use 3M 3x sandpaper to smooth the metal out. I start at 60 grit and work my way up 2000. I use jeweler's rouge on buffing wheels (3-step) after the sanding. Emery, tripoli, then red compound.

Close-up of the end result.


If anyone needs anything polished (radiator brakets, mounts, etc.), PM me.

 

wazzup, that's very impressive.

 

wow...
good job

 

Wow, gorgeous pics. Many props on the job with the wheels.

 

Hey do you have any close ups of the curb rash before you refinished them?

 

I don't have close-ups of the rashes on the Works because they were not bad at all. Here are pictures of some JDM 3-piece Racing Hart C5's (fully polished now) that were purchased locally for $75! All the wheels looked beat up like that. Also, 2 pictures of my old SSRs.




I did the SSR curb rash with the wheel on the car. I was lazy to take the wheel off, because it was cold that day.

 

You have skills young man. I am going to do this to my set of wheels for sure now this winter.

BTW: How are you able to buy rashed wheels without fear that the actual rim is bent? How do you check to see if a rim is bent? I bought a set of wheels the other day that appeared perfectly fine, however when I took them to get rubber mounted, the shop reported one wheel was bent.

 

Luck of the draw, I guess.

 

Damn bro you have some skillz.

 

Great looking Max!! Wow you car looks very sporty and mean right now with those wheels on!!!!
Great job with the wheels BTW!

 

wow those wheels are soooo nice

 

Wow, Great pics as usual.

That's alot of work to do those wheels like you did. Very impressive.

I need to fix my curb rash and polish my lips.

 

You're the man!

I'd say these are the perfect compromise (looks-wise) between your old school Blitz's and your SSR's.

 

Looks insane, the stance is badass! I tried looking in this thread, but i didnt see what offset these wheels are...what are they?

 

The specs are 17x8 with 245/40/17 on the front and 17x9 with a 235/45/17 in the rear. Offset is +35 with a 8mm spacer in the front (+27) and 11mm spacer in the rear (+24mm). I could push the rears out another 5mm, but it looks okay to me now.

I hated the offset on the SSRs, btw. That's the main reason why I sold them. 18x8.5 with +35 offset in the front and +32 offset in the rear (with spacers). 245/40/18.

Another thing I want to mention is: most people on the .org get the wrong offsets for their Maximas. With a good offset/tire combination, the car will not have that tucked-in look.

 

As you can see here, it can be pushed out another 5mm. I desaturated this photo because I had it on the wrong white balance setting.

 

Which brand of spacers are you running right now?

I have a set of unbranded hubcentric 15mm's with extended lugs that I am itching to try out in the rear.

 

They are eBay spacers. I wouldn't recommend running the spacers without extended wheel studs.

 

Hmm... Did you do the rear beam recentering at all? Because I put some 15mm H&R spacers on the rear with my Axis MODS and it would rub on the right side if I had a full tank of gas and I took a corner too sharp.

What is the best offset to get for the aggressive stance and no rubbing? I'm thinking about some 19" G35 wheels, not staggered. So, I'll would choose the fronts all around 19x8 or the rears 19x8.5. Don't know the offset off hand, but it's in the stickies.

Thanks

 

It all depends on your offset, width and tire size(s). To run a very low (agressive) offset, tire size matters a lot. Just compare them to my specs, and you will not rub. I say mid to high +20s with a 9 inch width is good for the rear, and ~+30 with an 8 inch width is good for the front.

 

are your fenders rolled?

 

Nice Wheels!

 

def. looks better now

 

No, I am not. I am running Progress in the front and Maxspeed springs in the rear. I was rubbing when I was rubbing (on the inside) when I was turning lock to lock with a 5mm spacer in the front. With the 8mm front spacer, it eliminates the rubbing.

 

whazzzup - did you ever get your internet straight?

 

It's slow right now as we speak. Hopefully the problem will be solved by next week.

 

looks sweet man what size tires are you using

 

Thanks. 245/40/17 BFGoodrich G-Force KD in the front and 235/45/17 JDM Yokohoma/Advan Grand Prix M5 in the rear. It's quite sticky. The front tires set Tirerack's 1.09G record for cornering. I think a 350Z with a majorly upgraded suspension was the car that got that record.

EDIT: Poowill and alicious, did you get the high-res pictures? I sent them last night/morning.