dnas420

im asking as many of you to post your rim/wheel pics here so i am many others can pick some wheels from these pics to help us decide which wheel to get. Please help me and further generations with this high dollar purchase.

HTPerformance

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Ford Mustang GT 5-spoke - lots of these available.
check the www.corral.net and other mustang fanatic sites

kcidmil

Oh great, I'm going to catch it now. But there has been request of help and I'll help.

They're only 15" Motegi MR7, Gunmetal Grey. (I only use this pair for traveling. I'm ordering a set of 17" for around town)

But anywhere, here's the link. I'm having trouble getting the pic on maxima.org.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/532475/2

You'll have to scroll down a little,

Hope it helps.

Jack.

Mizeree_X

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Michael

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see sig...they look good but man are they heavy. I swear my car gained 100 hp when I put the lighter 15s on for temp. lol

HYPE_MAX

leojs

Guys,

Don't slam me-- I don't know much about wheels and tires, but was wondering... My stock rims on my 93 Maxima GXE are 15" I think.

I notice it looks like I have a lot of tire fatness and the wheels look sort of small.

Do a lot of you guys put a larger wheel on like 17" and use a thinner tire? That's what it looks like, and I think that looks cool. My question is, does any 17" wheel fit ok pretty much? Also, does this make the car handle any better? Does it give better or worse mileage? Are there any pros/cons of changing from a 15" to a 17" wheel and using a thinner tire vs. the stock setup besides cosmetically looking better?

Thanks!

aw89maxSE

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FlynFishSandwch

You ever get any greif from the police about your tails?

nubiannupe

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To Shawn, Chris, Michael, and the rest of the "good-time bunch": You shoulda known that, as soon as someone mentioned rims, I was gonna come running. LOL

(please note, the following view is simply my OWN view, and does not reflect anyone elses' opinion but my own)

5 spokes =
Anything other than 5 spokes =

Take a look at my sigpic!

kcidmil

For starters, you have to use a thinner sidewall tire to keep you speedo correct. If you took a tap measure and measured across the whole tire, both yours and a 17", you'd notice the measurement would come out pretty close.

17"s do make your handling better. (less sidewall flex in a turn) As for gas mileage, maybe if you got a really light rim. But that has to be one light *** rim though. And if it's that light, it may not be that strong.

The only con. You HAVE TO DODGE POT HOLES. With that thinner tire you have less tire between the ground and the rim. Which means you kinda feel more of the road. And if you manage to get a good wack a pot hole or curb. Say bye bye to your rim, cause it's ****ed.

dnas420

what is the correct size for 17's and for 18's? in order for the spedo to be correct and good ride?

225/45/18?

i found 17"x8 with a 5-120 Bolt Pattern" Offset 40 mm Mille Miglia Evo 5 with new NEW Kumho Ecsta Supra 712: 225/45/17 for 900 + 150 shipping. is this a good deal? http://i17.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/08/eb/74_1.JPG

or 18"x8" Offset 25 mm. (All four) with 5x100 bolt pattern Moda/Radius R6 wheels with Kumho Ecsta Supra 712: 225/40/18 for 1100 +150 shipping.
http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/e5/f6/f9_1.JPG

Cliff Clavin

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Here are what my rims look like:



They aren't on the car yet, but I should be able to get pics up next week sometime.

Oh, and to answer your question, bigger wheels are what is called "plus sizing."

You need to get thinner sidewalls on the tire to make up for the taller rim.

so instead of 205/65/15 tire, you would go to a 215/55/16 (+1) or a 225/45/17 (+2). Those would put your total diameter close to the same, even though the rimss are taller. In the wheel and tire section of the forums, there is a tire calculator in the stickies, BTW.

Our bolt pattern is 5x114.3 (5x4.5")

probmxstyle

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internetautomar

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Neither.
we are 5x4 1/2 aka 5x114.3

Jeff92se

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Moved. It's clear you need to learn the basics about wheel/tire plus sizing. So read the posts in here.

MaXtUneD

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any pics of 3rd gen with the 97-99 5 spoke wheels?

aw89maxSE

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I've had it done for almost a few years I think and never had one problem. I have been pulled over for random stuff, but they have never said anything about them. I think they are equivalent to taillight covers here in Washington which correct me if I'm wrong are legal here.

CamryKilla

i just got ordered these rims in 18x8 size, havent got them yet, but I think they should look REAL nice.....http://memimage.cardomain.com/member...58_69_full.jpg

switchitter

Am I the only one to downsize my rims? Sorry guys I can't get rid of my lowrider background.

myktek

look in my sig

aw89maxSE

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We look a lil a like


Where's the hydros?

switchitter

the hydraulics are on my Impala

matt90max