I have 350z rims with 235/45/17 Falken 912's. Very good tires BTW and too good for 17". Before I put on the new tires I had 235/45/17 tires on the front and 235/50/17 on the back. Since I had a bigger profile on the rear the wheels looked wider on the rear since the tires bulged out more which looked really good especially since I have a fat looking rear end because of the body kit. Now when I look at my cars rear it's not soo "thick" anymore and I want wider rims.

I know it's been discussed to death but I want to get some wider 18" rims. The car has a slight drop but I don't know how much. How much wider can I go without rubbing? Does anyone have wider/bigger rims and tires that they want to trade for mine?

 

I've seen on this board up to a 9.5 in width on 18's. I don't know about the tire size though.

 

^^^^ agree

i have 245 40 18 on my car
and my car is drop 2 inches all around, and i never had rubbing issues

 

The thing is though that I just don't understand offset. If I do buy 18" rims with a width of 9 it will probably rub?
Do you have any pics of rear end of your car showing how wide the tires look?

 

lol 9.. jezze i never heard of 9 offset on a maxima

mine are 38 offset and my tires are 9.5 inches wide

its dark outside so i wont be able to get a good pic, i could get one in the morning though

 

Is ur signature pic after or before the dropped? What suspension do you have?

 

I was referring to wheel width. Do get a picture in the morning. Thx.
After the drop. I know it doesn't look dropped but the bumper is a beer can away from the ground. It's dropped on stock suspension since the previous owner was an idiot. It will probably blow if I go any lower.

 

offset explained...
the dimension between the centerline of the wheel (halfway between
the tire bead seats), and the mounting surface. More positive offset tucks the
wheel closer to the car. Less pushes the wheel further away.
http://www.nice-wheels.co.uk/pcdandoffset.html
Check that link for further and more in depth information.
Does that help?

 

lol oh my bad
ill get you the pics as soon as the sun cracks

 

That did help.
Would 18" rims with a width of 9" rub with a 40mm offset? If rims have a lower offset than 35mm would that have less chance of rubbing?

Does Nissan make any 18" rims with a 9" width?

I appreciate it.

 

r34 and some nismos

 

dont take my word but i thik the g35 sport package come with some decent size rims

 

A 9" +35 will fit fine in the rear, but stick out about 5mm in the front. A 9" +40 will fit fine in the rear, but may hit the strut in the front I have not test fitted a 9" +40.

 

I actually don't get it anymore.
235/45/17 comes out to 25.3x9.3/17. So my tires are 9.3" in width???? 245/40/18 is also not wide enough. Comes out to 25.7x9.6/18 so that's not a big difference.

What do I have to do to the car to fit 255/40/18?

 

You mean me?







245/40 on 18 x 9.5 +35. No rubbing with rolled fenders, 255/40s would easily fit...Of course I'm not very dropped...

10+18 all around coming soon...

 

Ill be intrested to see pictures of the 10" +18s when you mount them

here's my car with a 9 +34 with a 275/40/17

 

I like a little poke I will probably pull my fenders slightly though, we will see...

 

I appreciate the pics.
So that's a 9" rim with a tire that is 10.8" in width?? Isn't the tire width suppose to match the width of the wheel?

 

You can't go by wheel widths, wheels are measured beed to beed not edge to edge. So a 9 inch wheel is actually more like 9.5-10 inches...If you put a 9 inch tire on a 9 inch wheel, it will be a little stretched....

 

Depending on the tire there is a range of sizes you can run on a wheel. You can run tires from 235 up to 275 on a 9" wheel (per Yokohama specs). Matching the tire and wheel will give you the best performance from a tire. I would normally run a 255/40 on my 9" wheels, but was testing a 275 setup for my Z. I liked the 275 setup enough to buy a set on 17x10s so my new track setup for the Z32 is 17x10s with 275/40s.

BTW my track tires were 11.1" section width and 10.3" tread width, section and tread width vary from brand too brand (Kumho specs 9"-11" wheels for a 275/40).

I just happen to have the 9s on the Maxima now, they currently have 245/40s on them. Here's a shot on the Z


You can see the diff from the 275s too the 245s

 

Also depends on the aspect ratio, which is why trucks can run 265-275s on a 7 inch wheel...the smaller the ratio, the harder it is to "stretch" or "bulge" a tire

 

Are you going to drop the car with these? I would be interested in any modifications you made to the fenders especially up front. Do you play on cambering them in or stretching the tires?

 

I WANT to drop my car more, but unfortunately there aren't any quality coilovers for the max so....

Fronts and rears would be pulled about 20mm, fronts cambered in 2 degrees...255/40s all around...

But if I can't find the suspension I want, then it will be 17 x 9.5 +38 with possibly 275/40s all around...

 

Sure there are, you just have to expect to pay through the nose for them, and they're not necessarily built to last forever.

If you want to be a serious balla you can get ksports and try and fit Konis in them...

 

JIC doesn't count, they are OK, not great...

I was actually thinking about doing that! Using Koni inserts and something like eibach springs...or even my current tokico springs...

For now though I am going to be doing a LOT of research, see if I can convert my suspension to something with a TON of aftermarket support, Mainly the S-chassis (s14). S13s have been done on a Y33, it may be possible...

 

Progress, Boss Chen, JIC... all decent/"OK" coilovers. You will not notice the difference between them and some freakin' Motons unless you brace the crap out of your chassis. Worry about the chassis before doing anything retarded crazy with the suspension.

Eibachs or GCs and and shortened Konis--where it's at. I would almost want to revalve the Konis stiffer and get some stiffer GCs, but Eibachs and yellows give an appropriate balance between ride and responsiveness (given it's a Maxima) out of the box, provided you shorten the Konis and cut the bump stops.

If you give the A32 a double-wishbone rear suspension I will buy a plane ticket to wherever you are and buy you a beer.

 

Edit: Sorry for the thread jack, moved to PMs

 

I would look for hardcore Pulsar GTi-R or Sentra parts to adapt if you are not happy with the options availible although in my opinion and experience it's the chassis and actual suspension design of our platform that becomes the limiting factor.