Having some rim decision trouble

[Rob.Vegan]

I have decided on getting the Petrol Octanes, They only come in hypersilver but I was going to have them powdercoated later on.

My problem is that I was looking to get 19" but I don't know how wide the lip is. After looking around there is someone with them in 20" with a 3.5"lip. I really like that but I don't know how to find out how wide the 19" lip is...

Plus the 19" come in either 8.5" or 9.5" wide, would 9.5" be too wide for the Altima Coupe ??? The 20s only come in 10" from what I've seen and I figured that to be out of the question.

Any help is greatly appreciated thanks

[louiebgt]

Well if the lip on the 20" wheel is 3.5" then figure on a 19" wheel the lip would be about 3" or 2.5".and i've seen an A/C with staggerd wheels and he had a 10" wide rear wheel....Hope that helped ya out

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

they look like they are sick especially if they are powdercoated

[LongBeachCoupe]

Dude... the tires are gonna run you a fortune on 20x10Plus powdercoating... I thought you were quasi-strapped for cash, this set of wheels/tires/paint is gonna run you $2000

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I know, I am strapped for cash but something is up with the camber on my tires and one of my tires is ready to go any day now. So my mom said she was willing to buy me wheel/tires for my birthday if she can get some help from my dad. Powdercoating is on me and I can live a little while with hypersilver wheels until I get the cash.

Ya I think I've heard of someone running the 10" in the back but I was wondering if anyone had them up front, I want the same width all around to make it easier on the wear and rotation.

$320 for 19" $170 for tires$360 for 20" $120 for tires

so overall about $1960 for 19s $1920 for 20s

I guess I just need to know if 10" will fit comfortably up front, if they don't I'll go with the 19s

[Loop]

What about Axis Hiro or Super Hiro? Those have a similar design to what you posted. Price is similar, more color option. Plus Axis is more reputable.

Just remember when powder coating the wheels, you would need to take off the tires, then mounting it back on thus adding more cost in the end if your just going to save up money for later. It would be better to do it before you even mount the tires on IMO.

I don't recommend 10in. for the front. Its just not that simple. It would look hideous too.
Modified by Loop at 1:51 AM 4/3/2009

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I had my eye on those Axis' a while back but idk, they just don't seem right in my eyes. The spokes are too square I guess. I like how the Petrol's spokes kind of narrow and then bend into the lip.

Well depending on when I get the $$$ and when I get the rims I will try and have them coated before the tires go on but I don't think that's going to happen.

Thanks for the opinion on the 10" up front, that's what I wanted to hear (to help me narrow down). I was skeptical about it and am happy it was confirmed.

In case any of you were wondering, I was planning on having the spokes coated with a flat or semi gloss black, and the lip coated a dark (very dark) semi gloss blue. then have my fascia repainted with the grill and fin things matched to the blue, and the lower center portion flat black

[LongBeachCoupe]

Im not the wheel pro, but camber has to do with your suspension if im correct, not your wheel... That camber issue will carry over to any other wheel you bolt on (correct?)

I know I have a little neg camber because of the eibachs, but ive put a lotta miles on since the drop (on summer tires) and I havent noticed any uneven tire wear.

Vegan, you wanna wear a black eye as a wheel? Id hop on a set of lightly used volks before I went down the road you are going, just take a hard look and think of if this is how you want to spend $2500 (powdercoating and mounting), when you can get a set of sick wheels for much less (mine were $1100 w tires mounted n balanced)

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya black and blue does make my whole car seem like a bruise but that's just the theme that came out of it.

Well I am getting new rims (or so I hear), I want something on the darker side of the scale. I was looking at either black or bronze rims. I am still looking at rims but I haven't really found anything else that I like as much.

Ya camber is a suspension issue that is fixed with an alignment I was just saying that it was off and screwing up my front driver side tire. The wear on it is disgusting hahaha, the outside of the tire is worn to s*** and the inside is doing fine, the other tires are doing pretty good. When me and my bro reinstalled my interior lights we did a quick tire rotation just to put the wear on another tire until my mom (hopefully) comes through with a new setup.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Check out whats on ebay, you can get 14% back on all the buy-it-nows on there.. and keep an eye on craigslist... Your in so-cal, im sure theres nice wheels on there regularly!

[Rob.Vegan]

Will do

Not a fan of used items, but maybe I can find some slightly used or new ones somewhere. My eyes are peeled

[jaxcoupe]

I say definitely go with the 19". IMO 19" looks best anyway and 10" all around just really sounds too wide.

About the colors... I love black and blue! They were my favorite colors for a time when I was a kid even though I acknowledged that they were the colors of a bruise (and no, I was not a weirdo goth kid) Also, I was reading an Allure magazine recently while tanning and to my surprise there was a whole section on how black and blue eye make up is in and how to wear it and all that without looking like you have black eyes. So go for it Rob, you'll just be at the height of fashion.

[Loop]

Have you consider doing Mag Blue? Its pure sex in person and pictures don't do justice at all. Well that goes for many things, but its such a awesome color!



I swear Volks are like wheel p0rn.

[jaxcoupe]

+1 on Volks being wheel p0rn

That color is gorgeous!! Especially love it on the orange Z!

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

+1 on Volks being wheel p0rn

That color is gorgeous!! Especially love it on the orange Z!

wow......soooo tru

get VOLKS!!!!!!!

[Loop]

The orange z is just insanely baller status. From what I can see it has Arc, Bride, Project MU, Volks, and most likely tons more under the hood(FI forsure).

Second on the wheel p0rn list....Advans!

get VOLKS!!!!!!!

Did you not read his post?

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I was looking for a blue like that... On the scavenger hunt me and my bro went to this fancy dealership looking for the Ariel Atom and they had these Aston Martins in there. One of them had this gorgeous dark blue, haven't found the color since but it looked very similar to those rims.

There was this guy in a Z that had Work Emotions (bronze) that he was offering to sell to me but I had to deny the offer because of my currency shortage



So 19" at 9.5" wide seems to be the verdict here, and I'm glad because that's what I was leaning towards

[Loop]

Third on the wheel p0rn list...Works!

What offset and what tire size do you plan on going?

[Rob.Vegan]

Sweet the website http://www.buywheelstoday.com has the lip size for the rims, and the 19 x 9.5 has a 3" lip

I was planning on going a +35 offset but that website says it doesn't fit, that only the 20 offset will.And I was planning on getting Falken 452's and their tire size is 235/35/19

I need to look more into this though, because I don't know much about rims and tires, and I want this to be pretty flush. I keep referring back to the "What wheels will fit" thread but it's hard for me to understand that all at once, and change specs from 3.5 to 2.5

[hamandbacon]

Loop I like your taste in wheels. I'm planning to get Volk, Work or Advan later on. Too bad some people on here don't even know what those are

[hamandbacon]

Ya I was looking for a blue like that... On the scavenger hunt me and my bro went to this fancy dealership looking for the Ariel Atom and they had these Aston Martins in there. One of them had this gorgeous dark blue, haven't found the color since but it looked very similar to those rims.

There was this guy in a Z that had Work Emotions (bronze) that he was offering to sell to me but I had to deny the offer because of my currency shortage



So 19" at 9.5" wide seems to be the verdict here, and I'm glad because that's what I was leaning towards

work emotion looks super nice but since the biggest they'll go is 18's and its gonna look small on our car. IMO the perfect size is 19's. if emotion came in 19s i would have gotten that long time ago

edit: sorry only the XC-8 comes in 19's. XD-9, XT-7 and CR-kai which you just posted are 18's
Modified by hamandbacon at 7:09 PM 4/6/2009

[Rob.Vegan]

ya when that guy offered, I was looking around for the price new and realised that they only came in 18"

I don't know much about tire size or offset so if someone can chime in and let me know if the 20 offset will be fine.

I think they said factory spec on the 3.5 was 45 offset or 55 something like that. Will a 20 be pushing my tire outside my fender well or will it be too tucked in ???

[Loop]

9.5 in. with +20 offset is not okay. It would be pushing it out of the fenders and would look hideous.

Do you plan on having Suspension mods? Fenders rolled? Stretch tires? etc..

For a basic setup(stock or lowering springs), I would keep the offset around 35 and the wheel width 8-9 in.

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I thought a 35 offset would be fine but that website (and only that one) said that only the 20 would fit.

Ok so a 9.5" wide, 3" lip, 35 offset, Black and Mag Blue powdercoat, Falken 452's...

looks good, thanks for your help guys