So I scratched my right front wheel today. Its killing me! Less than 5000 miles.
Considering getting a new wheel even though its just a scrape. Wonder if it will fit in the spare tire well? I'd like a full size spare!
Your thoughts?

2016 Maxima Platinum

 

sure will fit.
i got mine with a full size spare.

 

Thanks for the reply. This is high on my radar at the moment.

 

Anyone have a good source for OEM wheels that aren't 300+ per wheel? This link has a reconditioned wheel but not sure of the quality...

http://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/22757/a...03004ra3e.html

 

Dude just have them repaired - mobile wheel repair service. I had two of my BMW rims done for $130... unless you can get a Maxima rim for $130 (considering the Platinum uses the same as S, SL, etc. they should be plentiful).

 

We need to always remember that the wheels on this 8th gen are just about as far out to the side as the widest part of the sidewall of the tire, so, if you curb the tire even very slightly, chances are the wheel will have scraped the curb, and these wheels have a flat surface that will show even the slightest scrape.

Tires were generally 84 profile in the 1950s, and have gradually dropped to around 40 to 55 profile these days (except trucks are often 70 or 75 profile). Those old high profile tires balooned out to the side enough to give the wheel some protection.

 

The Maxima tires aren't that low profile - I drove up a curb in a supermarket parking lot (it's a common place since not enough room for two cars to drive through), and only rubbed the tire.

If people have issues with this, get a Mazda 3 or some rental car special with high-profile tires.

In any case, with all the sensors and cameras, there should be a lower chance of damaging a rim in low-speed situations.

 

45 is quite low. Tells us then what you consider low profile? The number indicates a ratio I believe - height to width, I believe.

 

I agree a hundred percent - this was an expensive lesson for me.

 

1. Ratio is correct; not my point here
2. Not just %, but also a factor of the width (see above)
3. So what do I consider low-profile? The factory 35- and 40-series on my BMW's and Nissan GT-R (albeit 285/35R20)

With #3 in mind, I think the rubber-band tires on 20- to 22-inch wheels are asinine, as are 35- and 40-series on 17" wheels with 195 or 215-series width.

In summary, I've hit curbs in the Maxima, no problem.

Not so on the BMW.

 

If you hit curbs in the Maxima without damaging your wheels, then either:

1 - Your tire was turned into or away from the curb

or

2 - The curb was not the high sheer vertical type I have around where I live, but a sloped or slanted or precast or lower type.

I say this because it is easy to look at the tire/wheel combo on the Maxima and see they stick out to the side about the same amount. That means that if a vertical curb pushes the tire in just a quarter inch, the curb hits the wheel.

While on this 'clearance' issue, I would note that the preponderance of SUVs and off-road vehicles here in middle Georgia has resulted in most speed bumps being higher than I ever see in northern and western states, and my Maxima scrapes on every speed bump in town. Of course Nissan told us up front that the 4.5" ground clearance of this 8th gen Maxima is the lowest they have ever had on the Maxima. It is so low that, for the first time in thirty two years of owning nothing but Maximas, I have not installed discreet small black mud flaps behind each tire.

 

I agree that the overhead view on my Platinum leaves little excuse for curbing the wheels. I'm not sure an alert about wheels that can easily be curbed has any connection with a Mazda3.

I consider 40 to be a low profile because probably less than 5% of vehicles coming off assembly lines either in the U.S. or around the world would come with OEM profiles lower than 40. Most trucks and many SUVs come with profiles between 65 and 74. I consider those to be high profiles. Most passenger cars come with tires with profiles between 45 and 60. I consider those to be medium profile. I consider profiles of 40 and below to be low profile. And so do the tire manufacturers and auto manufacturers. As time passes and things change, that system of rating will change. In the 1950s, a profile of 70 (had it even been available) would have been considered very low.

lindros - I can't help but notice you are in Austin. I hope the miserable flooding of this summer has not hurt your Maxima or caused you any serious damage of any kind. Texas, California and Louisiana have suffered unusually catastrophic events of nature this year.