Right now I am have a stock wheel setup with a lower profile tire (215). I am really wanting a more agressive look through larger tires. I am looking into 18 x 8 but all the rims I am interested only come in size 18 or 19 x 7.5. I am worried about the width. And the disparity on the speedo when going that big. Is it going to be like my speedo says 10 and I really going 15?


And what if I want to upgrade to a big brak system. Do I need a larger offset or smaller offset?

I have been reading in the tire and wheels section but have found that their are too many posts from 5th gen guys. I need 4th gen answers and possibly pictures.

One more thing. Besides tire rack where can I see a good assortment of black rims?

 

No, with smaller tires you go slower than your speedometer says.

 

for performance I'd reccommend no bigger than 17" rim. Any bigger and the unsprung weight increases and ride is comprimised (chance for damage increases)

If youre goin strictly for looks and not too worried about performance/comfort then I'd reccomend no bigger than 18" . Any bigger than that and the rim size is no longer proportional to the car and it looks
As far as tire width I wouldnt go any larger than 245 on either size rim.

For info on the offsets:

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaWheels

Info on tire sizes:

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaTires


BBK's need at least a 17" rim. You may fit some 16" dependin on wheel design

 

I too have been thinking of reasons why not to go big.
First, bigger wheels = bangs more over bumps. And my city is choked with horrible speed-bumps.
Second, the horrendous cost of buying 4 new wheels and tyres and balancing. The stock honeycombs look well enough to me.
What I need is the same height but to reduce the nasty-looking gap between wheel and wheel arch, I propose using spats instead. Something that no one here seems to do. I had to flare and extend the arches on most of my UK cars because the law there requires that no part of the wheel or tyre projects beyond the bodywork. I don't see why the same can't be done on the Max.

 

My GF runs 18/8.5 on her Max. No issues, other than weight, which affects acceleration. It looks 100x better than the stock wheels, the only problem is that the car doesn't sit low enough on Tein H-Techs.

Edit: The speedo won't be that far off. Usually 2-3mph at the MOST. It all depends on tire size. Most people fail to realize that tire size also changes as your tires wear. When is your speedo accurate?

 

Here's my 19's I think they look nice on my ride. 235/19/35 and the speedo isn't affected at this size only by very minut amounts. There are many Tire Calculators you can find that will show you how Wheel/Tire height will affect your speedo. Don't be shy to use

 

as long as ur tire size compensates for bigger wheels it wont throw off ur speedo...IMO 17s are the best.....bigger than stock but enough sidewall for poopy roads..if i was in FL...or CA i would go 18s

 

hey -speaking from experience-i have been through 17s 18s and im now on 19s i have had 5 sets of rims on my car in a lil less than 2 years now-without a doubt i like the 19s the best and it really doesnt affect the performance to much-i mean you can feel it a little bit but thats why i got an intake ypipe and exhaust lol gotta keep upgrading-19s do not look to big on a max -here is a pic of my current setup and imsure you will like it b/c you are looks for black rims on a dark max and these rims are actually hyper black let me know what you thynk o btw these are 19x8.5 wih 235-35-19s

 

thats some nice wheels, where'd ya get em from.

 

yes everyone rkyat is the fn man -he hooked me up with these wheels and i couldnt be happier lol are those 20s coming rkyat?

 

soon, gotta set up that appointment with Hamy.

Lol noticed you said you had 5 sets of rims on your car. i bought my car Jan 05. had stockers, 04 18's, 19" Konig theories, and 19" damanis. Im goin on my 5th set now. in a YEAR.

 

I love my 18x8's...didn't notice a difference in acceleration between my stockies and these at all