Brand New 22" Wheels Chrome - 2001 QX4 - Thanks Guys

[sixty4]

Brand New 22" Wheels Chrome - 2001 QX4 - Thanks Guys

I wanted to say thank you for your help on this post @ zerothread?id=409348 when I was looking for assistance for replacing 20" wheels with 22" wheels on my 2001 QX4. I am very happy with the final wheel selected, some of you even helped me affirm my choice.

I got a Good Year Eagle GT 265/35/22 tire with a full set of 22" wheels (18 offset) for the summer and also picked up a set of QX56 wheels for the winter time based on this post @ zerothread?id=417510



And thanks for the model home I took photos with!


Modified by sixty4 at 5:51 PM 4/25/2009

[JonathanPrem]

Nice choice and looks really nice. Good work

[K03sport]

glad you're cleaning them and not me.

watch out for pot holes cuz there isn't much rubber there.

[WINNIPEGS_MOST_WANTED]

Very nice!

What model are they? They look a lot like the KMC Dimes I looked at a while back. Tomorrow my 22's go back on

Cheers.

[Qxxx4]

woww those are perfect!!!

[W O T]

glad you're cleaning them and not me.

watch out for pot holes cuz there isn't much rubber there.

glad you're cleaning them and not me.

Exact same thing I thought lol, immitation bead locks and lots of spokes are gonna make for some quality hours on the hands and knees cleaning this summer haha

Look great though

[InfinQX4]

Looks good! Real Nice!

[sixty4]

They are branded FUSION of type FLEX and thanks for the compliments. I am happy with them. They will come off before it gets cold out, replaced with a set of QX56 wheels I just got last week.

As far as rubber goes I understood that when I purchased them that I have to look out for pot holes as well as having to take extra time to clean them. I had 20" chromes that were even harder to clean, these are straight line spokes and not curved at all and I think my mini power ball will make it simple. The rest is for a tooth brush and I've read several times that the "imitation bead locks" clean easy with the right tools.

[02pathy]

hey nice choice of wheels, they suit ur q very well, looks classy and clean, just put a nice coat of wax to help with the cleaning can't be that hard i just wipe mines off with a towel to dry and then a micro fiber after

btw the way the house is nice too, wish i had one like that on top a hill somewhere

[fueler]

looks great dude nice choice

[exvin]

WOW - Looks very nice!!

[lemansz20]

To big for my taste, and tires way to skinny. I think it looks good, just not for me, but well done.

[volp]

Those are nice. And a very clean truck too

[Qxxx4]

ive looked at this thread everyday since you posted it. i love the pics.

I really didnt wanna go with "dubs" at first, really tried to stick to OEM or off road look, but my god, once i got the deal i got, and saw the wheels on my Q i really cant look back now. I am craving 22's now seeing yours LOL but I wont get them because there is no way id get a great deal like i did on mine and i really dont wanna go lower than a 45 profile (im rubbing with my setup on full lock)

i feel the bumps alot now...how is your ride? bumpy? I see homies in 24's in their QX56's....yikes lol my highway drives are primo tho, i Love my q for my 200 mile drives every few weeks, i get out feeling relaxed and not tired

[sixty4]

Well here is the entire story. I have had 3-4 cars over the last 10 years, my first “real” car was a 1991 Integra and I had 17” wheels on it with a 45 series tire. I had it lowered pre-fast n’ furious days and it was nice ride and I did destroy all 4 wheels once on 95 South due to road stripping. The contractor had stripped the road up to a bridge and neglected to put any kind of transition between the highway and the bridge concrete. I was paid in full + some for a full set of TSW wheels. I got them fixed and drove the car another 4-5 years with no issue. I was years younger, single, good job and bought the 98’. It already had a set of 20” KMC wheels on it, I still drove the Integra to work 5 days a week.”. I test drove my current 2001 in 2003 and fell in love with the horsepower difference of the 2001 and traded my old one moving the 20” wheels to it. I also sold my Integra for a 95 Accord and drove that to work every day. I always get road hazard on my tires and I think that of the 2-3 full sets of tires I had between the Integra and the first QX4 I may have only bought 2-3 tires full price over 8 years.

Last month I hit a curb and destroyed two wheels, being older rims I could not replace them (not sold anymore) but I got enough of check from my insurance company to cover all 4 of the wheels. It was a real process as I found the wheels and got the tires separately, had them mounted, test fit etc. (Firestone who was one of few who could mount a 22” wheel wanted $45 per tire to mount them, I paid a mechanic under the table at a large vendor $80 for all 4 + a $20 tip.) My truck was at a body shop for a month and I was in a rental the whole time per my insurance. I overhead an Infiniti parts guy “complaining” about how I spent sooo much money on the wheels…HA HA HA, but I was actually wanting a new truck which would cost me a lot more than the $600 in tires spent + $500 shipped for my new QX56 winter wheels (Need machined and tires still.) I will likely drive my 2001 for a couple more years now; renewed and renovated. My insurance company was very generous with me I must say because they could have legally got a away with giving me a check based on depreciation and 2 wheels + 2 tires. You see my insurance didn’t have to cover the other two that were not messed up. 22 inch wheels are not in the price ranges they were 3 years ago when you would spend $6000-$8000. I bought Goodyear tires at $145 apiece and could have gone cheaper than that but I had Goodyear Eagle GT II’s before and were happy with them.

I think if I did drive stock tires the tire roll from the sidewall would scare the mess out of me! I am so use to a 50 serious and now have a 35 series tire. Highway driving isn’t bad at all and after 10 years of instincts devoted to pot hole scanning. I live near DC and the roads near my home are great, downtown DC roads are better than they used to be but you really don’t get a chance to get any speed to have major issues. I drive about ¼ a mile to a commuter bus that takes me to the metro now so my QX4 is a weekend ride at most. I suppose I don’t really know how my QX4 is suppose to feel? I believe in renting cars for trips longer than 4 hours, why not put miles and wear on someone else’s car for $30 a day. Enterprise gives 50% off on weekend rentals?????

I must say… confession…. 22” are not the most responsible choice for some, I knew that when I got them but I also know what I am getting into. There is a risk and even the stock wheels would have been bent from my curb hit. 22” will slow you down as a good thing. I also knew I would get a set of QX56 wheels this summer for next winter and got a set of near perfect ones from eBay for $380, no tires + $120 shipping. I really liked this wheel and didn’t want chrome but could not find them in the time frames I had in silver. I didn’t want anything too “complicated” either if you know what I mean. I’m 33 now…. Maybe I have some “extreme” in me but I have my mind set on a QX56 in flat black with 26” wheels next.  I just don’t want a new car payment so like I said I am fine with my truck now for a while. You wheels look great Qxxx4, and most of all your so excited about them that the best part!

I have a 1964 Lincoln Continental that may be blessed with 22" wheels one day.

I will also tell you Qxxx4, don't get too caught up in the size because you WILL get use to the size and they WILL start looking small to you. I can alredy look at my photos (didn't post them) and in some think they are small looking. Not that I would EVER go larger than a 22" like a cynic my respond.

It's no coincidence that manufactures are putting larger wheels on cars, its aesthetically pleasing to some. I am noticing how many factory SUV's have 40, 45, 50 series tires. (Cadillac, Audi, Range Rover, Infiniti)

Modified by sixty4 at 6:55 AM 4/28/2009
Modified by sixty4 at 8:25 AM 4/28/2009

[Qxxx4]

thanks for sharing the story! i can tell your truly passionate about your ride. Theres two types of big chrome wheel owners.....the ones that throw the biggest possible for showing off how much money they have, and dont really care or know much about the car, and then theres the ones that will stare at their vehicle with so much pride, and spend endless hours just doing whatever they can to make it that much better. Sure in 20 years it might be in a wrecker somewhere, but I will have the blown up photo in memory of it in my living room, to remember the great times my car brought me!!

Im definately in that 20 year old, sorta single, about to get a good job phase hahaha nice to see it still can result in NOT having a minivan at 33!! and i agree with rentals...but i just love being in MY Q out of town, its definately a part of me and If im more than 2 miles away from it, i feel bad.

weve all got a disease on this forum, and really its something that will never end, my next ride will be either a bmw or range rover (totally used) or maybe even a 350Z, thats when my q dies though lol

Its great to be a car lover!!

and again..damn i love those wheels.

[sixty4]

The QX4 is a great vehicle as well as its Pathfinder counterparts. People are still surpised I have rear heated seats. LOL.

You know I use to think DONKS were stupid lookng and saw a few in Miami everytime. We are talkng about cars who are worth $400 but have $45,000 invested. But who cares, if you want to put a 30" wheel on a Caprice have fun, who cares, I don't care.

I always thought 15K was a lot for a super lift on a truck as well and raising an Expedition was crazy.. who cares, I don't care.

I'm definatyly not as passionate as I use to be, for example I have a JL AUdio Stealth box, ALpine Amp, Alpine compnent system and guess what, they have been in my garage for about 5 years.

I did replace my head unit for a Pioneer Avid D3 when my factory stereo went out. I had to!

[Qxxx4]

its all about bargain hunting. Ive had 4 people already ask me the same thing when I told them how much i paid for my setup....$900....each wheel? no the whole set with tires!!

Then I remember in high school some guy had this sweet white gmc denali, and put $10,000 chrome spinners on it (or so he said they cost $10,000) then used them in the winter, never cleaned them, and lets just say come spring, they didnt spin, and they werent chrome, so he traded it for a Lexus SC430.

youve got the people who love cars...they dont have to know much its just the passion and interest that matters, then you have people who use cars to make statements, false ones, notice how nobody on this forum seems to be in that category...because who would join a forum to make statements...were all truely passionate about our rides!

Cant go to our gf or most friends to talk about our cars, well just bore them, or showing off pics of what weve done, to the average person they wouldnt even notice or realize it...but we do!!

sorry for hijacking your thread....I really just wanted to bump up your pics, I got 2 pages of comments on my thread, you deserve 4 pages lol

PROPS. post pics of your old q and your integra too if you got any, id like to see that integra

[REZN]

man everyone getting rims.... i want new ones

[Qxxx4]

man everyone getting rims.... i want new ones

DUDE how did your trial and s*** go??? we missed you!