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will these 8lug enkei rims fit my max?

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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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will these 8lug enkei rims fit my max?

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/1691869807.html
just thinking of buying rims and tires instead of just tires for that price...
(1999 Maxima SE)
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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Those wheels will not fit... They are a 4-lug universal which means 4X100 and 4X114.3 bolt patterns. Your car is a 5X114.5 bolt pattern...
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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No. You can't fit a pentagon in a square hole.
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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No. You can't fit a pentagon in a square hole.
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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They won't work. You need 5 lug rims.
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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youll probably be able to get atleast 3 holes to line up and that should be good enough.
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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you could totally rock those with a 4 lug swap!!!! uppet:
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by black_maxed95
youll probably be able to get atleast 3 holes to line up and that should be good enough.
you use the triangle method also? i started doing it on my max years ago, i convinced my stepdad to do it for his corvette yesterday, weight reduction you know.
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 05:18 AM
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like a smart car? they only have a three lug.
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:05 AM
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like a smart car? they only have a three lug.
Yeah... all you need to do is JBweld the smart car hub onto your Maxima hub.

3 + 5 = 8

It's the perfect plan.
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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a 3 lug swap??? Wish I'd thought of that, I was still caught up on the old fashioned 4 lug swap. Just remember that it it doesn't seem to fit right, use screws through your new wheels and the cross drilled holes in your rotor, that's what they're there for!!!!!
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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torque it till it breaks then back off a quarter turn
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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torque it till it breaks then back off a quarter turn
No no. You torque it to 400ft lbs, then go 90* more to stretch the lugs.



Oh ****. No, wait. Thats headbolts.
Old Apr 21, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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you guys, stop braggin about your sets of rims. read what i did.

My 4 LUG (ADR or ICw, whichever rims GT SPORTS) rims fit my maxima with little modification.

I fit these babies easily by pasting up the lugs with lipstick. and held the rim in place. so on the back side of the rim. you can see the 5 lug pattern. But as said my rims are 4 lug. but anyways. i went to my garage, got a trusty drill and a drill bit. and bored the hell out of that rim. But needless to say, the rims work. and to help them sit in properly, i had to drill a small hole through the rim and the rotor to be sure a ziptie would go through. but i hope this will help someone.

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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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WOW!
Old Apr 21, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
torque it till it breaks then back off a quarter turn
Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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this thread went from epic fail to full of win in about 2 seconds!
Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by richard_85zxt
this thread went from epic fail to full of win in about 2 seconds!

of course. thats how we do it in the org. We gotta have some kind of humor going around, or else. we would be eating each other and being bored out our minds on this forum.
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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so you're saying Nissan guys are Nissan guys! Thank god I'm a Nissan guy, my smart *** sense of humor wouldn't fit anywhere else.
And to the OP, PLEASE PLEASE do it and remember
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