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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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New wheels (03 TE)

I got some 350z anniversary wheels
18x8 Front (225/45/18)
18x8.5 Rear (255/40/18)

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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Rims are **** but i would have gone with a different size for the rubber
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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they look great! im going to be honest, your car looked unbelievably gorgeous with the g's tho. is the back end not rubbing?
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Rims look great. You gotta clear out the orange in your headlights though.
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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they look great! im going to be honest, your car looked unbelievably gorgeous with the g's tho. is the back end not rubbing?
Thanks, that was my old 02 with the g's. I just put these on today. Didnt drive it much so i don't know if it rubs. I've gotta center my rear beam tho.

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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Rims look great. You gotta clear out the orange in your headlights though.
thanks, and yea hopefully that's my next step
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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well props on both cars! what is involved in centering a rear beam?
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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well props on both cars! what is involved in centering a rear beam?
uneven rear end. Causes it to rub on passenger side

Oh and thanks
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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uneven rear end. Causes it to rub on passenger side

Oh and thanks
so how do you adjust it?
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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looks nice
255s!!
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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so how do you adjust it?
Its somewhere in the 5th gen how to's. But you have to measure car height, put the rear on jack stands. unbolt struts. Loosen the 2 bolts on the center beam. Jack the axle up till its the same height as your ride.. like the wheel gap. tighten those 2 bolts.. bolt up struts.. and ummmm i think thats it

Its suppose to be centered when your done.
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Looking good man.
Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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Nice. Same tire set-up as mine!






tjmoney87's 2001 Infiniti I30

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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 05:43 AM
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That's a nice look for most Maximas, nice job.

Are those Conti SportContact tires?
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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Looks great! Goes real good with the color of your car.
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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I like it. Very Clean..... Headlights ftw
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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thanks guys, and yea they are Conti SportContact
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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stillen lip drop and you and its a wrap looks pretty good.
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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added a few more pics
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Looks good...I like the 5 spoke design clean and simple
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Looks great. If you're not rubbing, I have no clue what your secret is...my tires rubbed non-stop when I had my spacers on and now even with them off the right side rubs on extreme bumps and my wheels are much further in than yours. I need to roll my fenders...
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
Looks great. If you're not rubbing, I have no clue what your secret is...my tires rubbed non-stop when I had my spacers on and now even with them off the right side rubs on extreme bumps and my wheels are much further in than yours. I need to roll my fenders...
Try this..
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...rear-beam.html

Also.. on my old max when u first bought my G wheels they had 245/45/18's and i was rubbing.. i ended up just getting the same size as the front. 225/45/18. Now with the Z wheels Im runnin' a 255/40/18 and it doesn't seem to be rubbing, but i do need to center my rear beam. So try to center it, if that doesn't work. Run a different size

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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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I love those rims... I was trying to find a decent set untill I bought my G35 Coupe 18s
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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car looks good, thats my 2nd favorite color on a 5.5
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
Looks great. If you're not rubbing, I have no clue what your secret is...my tires rubbed non-stop when I had my spacers on and now even with them off the right side rubs on extreme bumps and my wheels are much further in than yours. I need to roll my fenders...
roll em and get rid of that metal bracket part that holds the rear bumper....and then figure out how to make that rear bumper sit flush is the hard part. its that one metal part that sticks out that gets us maxima guys that sit on z rims....i had that problem..

i rolled my fenders and still had that problem until i cut out that metal part.
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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I agree with choiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiii

That damn bumper clip gets up
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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i want these wheels so bad but cant get em..... someone mentioned ur G wheels, what did u do with those................ i soooooo want these wheels
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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The G wheels stayed on my old 02
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
i want these wheels so bad but cant get em..... someone mentioned ur G wheels, what did u do with those................ i soooooo want these wheels
G wheels are sooooooo sexy


Old Apr 3, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Ahmad_1290
Try this..
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...rear-beam.html

Also.. on my old max when u first bought my G wheels they had 245/45/18's and i was rubbing.. i ended up just getting the same size as the front. 225/45/18. Now with the Z wheels Im runnin' a 255/40/18 and it doesn't seem to be rubbing, but i do need to center my rear beam. So try to center it, if that doesn't work. Run a different size
I did it and it didn't help. The rubbing is on both the right and left side...the 245/45 is a little larger in diameter than the 255/40, so it's possible I just need a smaller tire, but I really like the way they fill out the wheel well

Originally Posted by choiiiiiiiiiii
roll em and get rid of that metal bracket part that holds the rear bumper....and then figure out how to make that rear bumper sit flush is the hard part. its that one metal part that sticks out that gets us maxima guys that sit on z rims....i had that problem..

i rolled my fenders and still had that problem until i cut out that metal part.
I've been trying to find someone to roll them for a decent price, but I can't.....I need to do it soon though, because my tires get cut up if I have people in my back seat and drive over large bumps...
Old Apr 3, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
I did it and it didn't help. The rubbing is on both the right and left side...the 245/45 is a little larger in diameter than the 255/40, so it's possible I just need a smaller tire, but I really like the way they fill out the wheel well



I've been trying to find someone to roll them for a decent price, but I can't.....I need to do it soon though, because my tires get cut up if I have people in my back seat and drive over large bumps...
do it yourself. it's not very hard at all..and for the metal part, be creative.


tips though...make sure you heat the fenders up well with a hairdryer....or else the paint will chip.

and to roll it, i use a pvc pipe. others have used bats. take your pick.
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http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1745791.phtml
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Originally Posted by Weeble1
G wheels are sooooooo sexy


we shall meet at maxus......... or when u do my valve cover
Old Apr 3, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
we shall meet at maxus......... or when u do my valve cover
let me know man.
Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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I almost got those wheels today on ebay but lost track of time. I'll get them next time.
Old Apr 8, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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I must admit that they look bood, but i prefer the g35 wheels by far.
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