Wheel and tire combo
08-17-2004, 05:45 PM
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Wheel and tire combo
It might have been asked a million times but my pc is just too slow to look through pages and pages to find the answer so I'm just gonna ask it again.
1. I'm looking at an 18-inch wheel with 225/40/18 tire or 235/40/18. For those who had experience with this kind of wheel/tire combo size, any problems with wheel well clearance or turning radius with stock suspension in 2001 Maxima GLE? I basically just want to have a good set of wheels while trying to keep the same handling feel as the stock SE... not too rigid and not to waggy as well.
2. For the suspension, will the GLE spring be enough if I get a SE or "sport" tuned shocks? Any spring-suspension combo suggestions?
3. Any FSTB and Rear sway bar combo suggestions?
I posted this questions in Fresh Alloy forum but I only got 1 answer from one of the members. I need some additional opinions so I can weigh and compare the pros and cons of each one's choice.
1. I'm looking at an 18-inch wheel with 225/40/18 tire or 235/40/18. For those who had experience with this kind of wheel/tire combo size, any problems with wheel well clearance or turning radius with stock suspension in 2001 Maxima GLE? I basically just want to have a good set of wheels while trying to keep the same handling feel as the stock SE... not too rigid and not to waggy as well.
2. For the suspension, will the GLE spring be enough if I get a SE or "sport" tuned shocks? Any spring-suspension combo suggestions?
3. Any FSTB and Rear sway bar combo suggestions?
I posted this questions in Fresh Alloy forum but I only got 1 answer from one of the members. I need some additional opinions so I can weigh and compare the pros and cons of each one's choice.
08-18-2004, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Shwoosh
It might have been asked a million times but my pc is just too slow to look through pages and pages to find the answer so I'm just gonna ask it again.
1. I'm looking at an 18-inch wheel with 225/40/18 tire or 235/40/18. For those who had experience with this kind of wheel/tire combo size, any problems with wheel well clearance or turning radius with stock suspension in 2001 Maxima GLE? I basically just want to have a good set of wheels while trying to keep the same handling feel as the stock SE... not too rigid and not to waggy as well.
2. For the suspension, will the GLE spring be enough if I get a SE or "sport" tuned shocks? Any spring-suspension combo suggestions?
3. Any FSTB and Rear sway bar combo suggestions?
I posted this questions in Fresh Alloy forum but I only got 1 answer from one of the members. I need some additional opinions so I can weigh and compare the pros and cons of each one's choice.
1. I'm looking at an 18-inch wheel with 225/40/18 tire or 235/40/18. For those who had experience with this kind of wheel/tire combo size, any problems with wheel well clearance or turning radius with stock suspension in 2001 Maxima GLE? I basically just want to have a good set of wheels while trying to keep the same handling feel as the stock SE... not too rigid and not to waggy as well.
2. For the suspension, will the GLE spring be enough if I get a SE or "sport" tuned shocks? Any spring-suspension combo suggestions?
3. Any FSTB and Rear sway bar combo suggestions?
I posted this questions in Fresh Alloy forum but I only got 1 answer from one of the members. I need some additional opinions so I can weigh and compare the pros and cons of each one's choice.
What is the offset? That has a lot to do with it.
08-18-2004, 10:25 AM
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offset? width? what do you want out of your suspension?
i would buy the cheapest fstb you can find that looks good to you, as they all serve the same pupose and i've never heard anybody say that one was particularly better than the other. progress/addco for rsb.
i would buy the cheapest fstb you can find that looks good to you, as they all serve the same pupose and i've never heard anybody say that one was particularly better than the other. progress/addco for rsb.
08-19-2004, 06:36 PM
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Thanks for the replies.
Here's the specification of the wheel I'm looking at:
It's Enkei ZR1 Hyperblack, 18/8 with 40 offset for 5 x 114.3 bolt pattern. I didn't see any other offset for that particular bolt pattern in Enkei website.
Will the specification fit? will the 235 tire width have enough clearance in front?
Here's the specification of the wheel I'm looking at:
It's Enkei ZR1 Hyperblack, 18/8 with 40 offset for 5 x 114.3 bolt pattern. I didn't see any other offset for that particular bolt pattern in Enkei website.
Will the specification fit? will the 235 tire width have enough clearance in front?
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