New tires & wheels

[XterraVersa]

MB Wheels, Seven X. Stock size.I thought they were all scratched when I loaded the pictures, but it is just grease.

The tires needed replacing & I was tired of hearing the hub caps making noises.

Goodyear Assurance TripleTred tires. 195/60 R15 (They claim 80k miles)

Dwarfed by my other Nissan:

I know, I know... Those vehicles are filthy. I would clean them, but more weather is on the way & the Xterra looks wrong when it is clean.

Here is a picture on stereo setup with XM. Sounds pretty good with the Infinity Kappas

Modified by XterraVersa at 8:27 PM 2/28/2008
Modified by XterraVersa at 3:39 PM 2/29/2008

[Vahagn23]

look real good, except those bumper protcetors, they make the car look bad lol, but the tires are cool. Wat happen to your pick up?

[frankoV]

Look, Ma . . . the hazard button on the intelligent side!

[CodeRed]

Ya my first versa was like that, now i have to reach to put my hazards on....

[Ever Victorious]

Woot! A Pioneer Inno!

But uhm... stop me if I'm wrong, but arent' those actually the MB Seven-X? Because on those two models, the name indicates the number of spokes...

[jmaclean]

Very nice wheels. I was thinking about getting "protection" for the front end of my vehicle and was wondering why you chose the bra, any issues with dirt getting underneath and do you take it through the car wash? Did you contemplate getting a clear film cover? What was the cost and where did you purchase the bra?

[XterraVersa]

But uhm... stop me if I'm wrong, but arent' those actually the MB Seven-X? Because on those two models, the name indicates the number of spokes...

I got the name off the boxes the put the stock wheels in. I'll edit the post up above.

[reyes1212]

So...newer Versas have the hazards on the wrong side?lol

[XterraVersa]

Very nice wheels. I was thinking about getting "protection" for the front end of my vehicle and was wondering why you chose the bra, any issues with dirt getting underneath and do you take it through the car wash? Did you contemplate getting a clear film cover? What was the cost and where did you purchase the bra?

I take the hood part off every so often, but there is rarely any dirt under it. It fits nice & tight. I am going to take the whole thing off this spring when I wax it. Last spring there wasn't any dirt under the bumper portion.

I went with this because I like the look of them. I hate the clear bras because the edge always looks like a giant scratch across the hood. And with as much sand & gravel they put on the road, they clear bra would get gouged & look like crap. They also don't protect the front.

It is a Nissan one. Don't remember the price, but it was under $100.

[Ever Victorious]

So...newer Versas have the hazards on the wrong side?lol

Yup. My first V had it on the driver's (correct) side. New one has it on the passenger (dumb) side.

[XterraVersa]

They moved it to the other side because short folks couldn't see it behind the sterring wheel. If was on the left, only because the Japanese Tiida had it there. The Tiida has the sterring wheel on the wrong side.

[XterraVersa]

After a day of driving, I would recommend anyone to get directional tires. They do not grab and wonder with the tining (grooves) in the concrete pavement.

It is so nice to not hearing the clackity clack of the hub caps!

[XterraVersa]

Wat happen to your pick up?

Moab happened to my SUV.

[Driver X]

I miss my Xterra... the wheelin.... seeing the look of other Xterra drivers on the road.... ahh one day I will be back to it, with a first gen tho... is that AC's body lift?

If anyone is interested, Planet Nissan is selling my truck for $18,500 haha... definitely not worth it.

[blindsnyper]

are those toyota steelies on ur xterra?

[jfanaselle]

Look, Ma . . . the hazard button on the intelligent side!

That's how you know he's old school.

[XterraVersa]

are those toyota steelies on ur xterra?

Nope, 2000 Nissan steelies from a bone stock Xterra.

Driver X, it has the AC 2" BL & Calmini SL.

[blindsnyper]

Nope, 2000 Nissan steelies from a bone stock Xterra.

oh, they look like the stock steelies off my 4runner

[Driver X]

Nice... my buddy has that same setup on his first gen in Utah... he hates the Calmini suspension cuz it squeaks (which I am sure you already know of it) and SLR is out of business too so his SLR front end cant be replaced

oh well... looks nice tho!

I had those wheels on my Honda, but bronze

[frankoV]

They moved it to the other side because short folks couldn't see it behind the sterring wheel.

Oh ya? How do short people reach it now?

[XterraVersa]

Wow, these tires are great in the snow & ice. For a tire thats supposed to last 80,000 miles, these sure are sticky, stopping & going.

[Ever Victorious]

Wow, these tires are great in the snow & ice. For a tire thats supposed to last 80,000 miles, these sure are sticky, stopping & going.

That is rather unusual... last set of 80k tires I had were about as sticky as teflon.

[XterraVersa]

That is rather unusual... last set of 80k tires I had were about as sticky as teflon.

I talked to one of the Goodyear test drivers last October at a conference. He had a video of trials they made at the test track in Ohio. They showed pretty much every major tire manufacturer in cornering, skid & braking on the ice. These were rated just behind the Blizzacks & other studless snow tires.

He also said the mileage warranty is a gimmick, as most people don't keep the car for the whole warranty. He also stated with the new technologies from formula racing & NASCAR, the treadlife vs traction trade off is going to dissappear.

Next major thing coming in 2-3 years is useable airless tires.