Can I put 22 inch rims on a 2006 Infiniti M35 sport

[judd58]

I wanted to find out if I could put 22's on my M35 and what would be the best offset or should I just put 20's on the car. Not sure of the offset for either.

Thanks

[szh]

Welcome to NICO!

There are a number of threads on this topic. Please do a search for it.

My opinion: don't. The added weight, etc., simply do not justify the performance loss, wheel quality issues, tire costs. The 19" OEM wheels on the Sport are pretty darn nice to begin with! Spend your money on getting the best tires possible for those rims when time comes to change them.

Z

[NBP45]

putting 22in rims on an m35 is the dumbest thing to do...i wouldnt even do 20in...get 19in with thicker tires...looks real good. buy a suv if you want 22in rims

[nmgoodthing]

There is a reason why the factory doesn't put 20 inch plus rims on some cars.

Not only will your car be slower, but it will ride like a go-kart running over a pebble.

I just don't get the whole big rim craze. On some cars it looks good. Big rims are for big cars. 22's is just a little too much screams ghetto in my opinion.

[CakeDaddy]

putting 22in rims on an m35 is the dumbest thing to do...i wouldnt even do 20in...get 19in with thicker tires...looks real good. buy a suv if you want 22in rims

whoa whoa!! calm down. You hurt MY feelings when you bash the 20's

It's his first post, give him a break. That conservative way of thinking and talking/typing can be bad for your health and reputation.

juddYou can do it with an all around setup of 255/30/22, ET35 offset... but double check with a good tire shop.

here is one with Asanti 22's and eibachs

Auto Couture (Lative) Wheels 20’s coiled up with JIC Magic's20's are common on these, but still consider offset and tire width
Modified by CakeDaddy at 4:14 PM 3/28/2008

[NBP45]

you must be the only one driving in it bc i doubt you can put people in the back there...i wonder what your ride is like and you prob cant even enjoy the car...u must be driving slow and trying to avoid every bump on the road...just doesnt seem practical to me...the 20's might be okay actually by looking at that black car but i would get thicker tires if possible...but its your car so u can do what u want....do your tires rub??? bc i want to get thicker tires for the stock 19's but dont want the tires to rub when i have people in the back or when i hit bumps

Modified by NBP45 at 9:57 PM 3/28/2008
Modified by NBP45 at 9:59 PM 3/28/2008

[onefattboy909]

hmmm.... I have 22's on my M45 it doesnt rub.. the ride is a little bumpy but besides that its pretty smooth.... i carrry some big boned people every other day and i have a subwoofer in the trunk... 22x9 245/30/22 in the front and 22x10.5 265/30/22 in the rear.. Asanti af128

[nmgoodthing]

Sorry Cake,

I think 20's look nice on a lowered M such as yours.

Anything bigger IMO just is too much. With out the lowering the M looks like it's on stilts.

BTW, you need to give me a ride in yours so I can feel how it rides. Most car's Iv'e been in on 20's was kind of choppy. Is yours smooth?

[maxnix]

22x9 245/30/22 in the front and 22x10.5 265/30/22 in the rear..

According to tire rack, the front size (where 54% of the cars weight is in a static state) has a load rating of only 22. I imagine a car that large and heavy requires at least a 95 OEM specified minimum rating.

So acceleration, deceleration, ride and safety all suffer over a proper OEM specified 19" or 20" wheel with a proper OEM specified tire.

Any idea what those anchors weigh or what their strength rating is?

[CakeDaddy]

According to tire rack, the front size (where 54% of the cars weight is in a static state) has a load rating of only 22. I imagine a car that large and heavy requires at least a 95 OEM specified minimum rating.

So acceleration, deceleration, ride and safety all suffer over a proper OEM specified 19" or 20" wheel with a proper OEM specified tire.

Any idea what those anchors weigh or what their strength rating is?

Step aside...Mr OEM to the rescue with tech data and reasons why not to...

[szh]

hmmm.... I have 22's on my M45 it doesnt rub.. the ride is a little bumpy but besides that its pretty smooth.... i carrry some big boned people every other day and i have a subwoofer in the trunk... 22x9 245/30/22 in the front and 22x10.5 265/30/22 in the rear.. Asanti af128

Hmmm ... two things concern me seriously about your setup:

1. If you hit a bad highway bump, you simply do not have enough sidewall to prevent those wheels from being damaged (bending or breaking).

2. What is the load index of those tires? Low-profile tires like that tend not to be sufficient. If not at least load index 95 rated, then you are likely to have a dangerous blowout with any bad bump.

Z

[NBP45]

i dont think he plans on driving the car like we would...its mostly for show...so dont even worry about it.

[jmendoza7]

Ok, I'm not on here eveyday, but I will have to disagree with some of you. My car is not a show car and its daily driven. I have sport and after adding the JIC-magic, The car rides much better. I do agree with you guys regarding slowing down for bumps, but who cares, I'm not in a race to get anywhere. My M is low and I still can carry people in the rear with no problems. Below is my M.

[szh]

Uhhh ... interesting background stores there. "Ultimate Men" and "Insanity Women" (and the partially blocked one is interesting too)?!? What are those places?

Z

[jmendoza7]

Lol..I just realized that. Thats Melrose for you...haha

[CakeDaddy]

Sorry Cake,

I think 20's look nice on a lowered M such as yours.

Anything bigger IMO just is too much. With out the lowering the M looks like it's on stilts.

BTW, you need to give me a ride in yours so I can feel how it rides. Most car's Iv'e been in on 20's was kind of choppy. Is yours smooth?

well, it's not too far from stock, but with the low pro style tires I do feel more, but nothing too bad. I wouldn't have it any other way, and yes.. if you got gas money you can drive this demon til the wheels fall off.

Modified by CakeDaddy at 4:29 PM 4/4/2008
Modified by CakeDaddy at 4:30 PM 4/4/2008

[NBP45]

looks nice...those rims arent that bad actually on an M...you can get away with is in cali but in new york...those rims would be banged up...

[maxnix]

i dont think he plans on driving the car like we would...its mostly for show...so dont even worry about it.

\\Oh, yeah! Low and sloooooowww.

Great reason to won a luxury performace sedan!

[jmendoza7]

I agree with you, Cali ok, but NY no way.

[nmgoodthing]

\\Oh, yeah! Low and sloooooowww.

Great reason to won a luxury performace sedan!

Wait?! Who won what?

[szh]

Wait?! Who won what?

"own".

Z

[drag2m35]

nice ride, what offset and size wheels you got on?

[rastadex]

are these rims 22 x 8.5

[timgbuggy04]

to your back tires poke out

[q45ondubs]

hey thats clean the way u put 22 on ther..those are 22 inch rims right i got a 1998 q45 and im on dubs right now did u have to change anything to put those 22 on ther

[randysfreshh23]

whats the offset for the 22s????and what sprigns did you put on it>?