NISMO rims

[VersaMG08]

Just bought the NISMO rims off Versaspeed.com Now I'm saving up for the tires. What brand do you guys recommend? As far size, I'm sticking with 215/45/17...

[silverarrow27]

BFG, Goodyear, Yokohama, Kuhmo, Falken, and Fuzion.

[blindsnyper]

how much was shipping.

BFG, Goodyear, Yokohama, Kuhmo, Falken, and Fuzion.

nitto, toyo,

[VersaMG08]

Shipping was 70.68 through UPS ground.

[Red Devil]

Falken FK452's are good.

[zilvia_brothers]

which color did u happen to get? all i saw on the website was the silver one...im thinking about getting the bronze one

[VersaMG08]

Silver, I don't care for bronze.

Does anyone know of a good place for wheel bags? I want to store my stock alloys in some cases while they're not on my V. I can always change them back for the winter and put the NISMOs in the case.

[feloniousmonk]

Yokohama S.drive or Parada Spec-2. TireRack has the bags/tote as well... that site should be the first to go when you are looking for tire and wheel related info. Even if you don't buy from them, the site has a wealth of information.

[VersaMG08]

True, I've been to Tirerack several times. Never thought about looking for wheel totes. I'll check them out.

[Atx_Versa]

Congrats on the purchase bro, can't wait to see them on.

[Moghedian]

Yokohama S.drive or Parada Spec-2. TireRack has the bags/tote as well... that site should be the first to go when you are looking for tire and wheel related info. Even if you don't buy from them, the site has a wealth of information.

Meh, my S-drives are VERY susceptible to grooves in the road. It seems like I get dragged all over the place. Under hard braking this can be bad, as I have been carried almost out of my lane. All the weight transfers forward, tire digs on a groove, and off you go.

On the other hand, they are quiet, great in the rain, DEADLY in the snow (avoid snow at ALL costs) and have good grip with little side roll.

My personal favorites of all time are Yoko AS430's available at NTB only. Excellent year round tire, not one complaint.

[Reed19x]

Get some..... MASHIMOTO ZX TIRES! (Fast and the Furious)

But yes I second Red's Falkens or Toyos if you can.

[reyes1212]

I got free plastic wheel bags at the Discount Tire place that I got my Kumho tires at.They let me keep my old rubbers, too.

[jdmVersa]

http://www.jegs.com

khumo esta supra 712's 4 for under 300 free shipping.

[audtatious]

I have Kumho ASX on the Maxima and have been very happy with them. The Sumitomo's and Yoko's I've had on it sucked and I'll never buy either brand again.

[Johniboi]

Mile High Versa

I hate you

[1_Sleek_Versa]

Awesome buy on the Nismo rims.

Get some Bridgestone Blizzak's they're pretty sticky. j/k

I bought Yokohama Avid V4s on my 18's last year and their are some amazing rubber trust me.

[feloniousmonk]

Meh, my S-drives are VERY susceptible to grooves in the road. It seems like I get dragged all over the place. Under hard braking this can be bad, as I have been carried almost out of my lane. All the weight transfers forward, tire digs on a groove, and off you go.

On the other hand, they are quiet, great in the rain, DEADLY in the snow (avoid snow at ALL costs) and have good grip with little side roll.

My personal favorites of all time are Yoko AS430's available at NTB only. Excellent year round tire, not one complaint.

One doesn't buy summer performance tires to drive in the snow.

[Moghedian]

One doesn't buy summer performance tires to drive in the snow.

REALLY?!?! Duh, I slapped on the summer rims maybe a week early and one morning on the commute home from work there was a light dusting of snow in certain areas. Seriously people, I'm not stupid.

The Avid H4S is almost the exact same tire as the AS430 by Yoko. The AS430 is much quieter and better wet traction. Look into them.

On a personal note, congratulations on your purchase MHV. Couldnt be more jealous.
Modified by Moghedian at 7:37 AM 4/22/2009

[feloniousmonk]

Curb the attitude. You were the one complaining about in-snow handling of summer tires. You wouldn't review a t-shirt based on how it could keep you warm in the winter would you?
Modified by feloniousmonk at 9:30 PM 4/22/2009

[VersaMG08]

Yeah, I got a hold of Bob from Versaspeed last week. He says he's looking hard for the NISMO wheels through Nissan and canceled the order. I may have to wait a while but if not then I'll look for something else.

I was checking out the Enkei EV5 rims online which are new for 2009. They're basically the same as the EVO 5. As far as offset, I'm going to stick with a +38mm something that is close to it. I checked out prices online, and I'm going to call a local shop and get a price quote. Here is a pic of them. Let me know what you guys think how it looks on a magnetic gray V.

[blindsnyper]

if you have a dicount tire or americas tire locally go check them out. my local americas tire will match any online price you can find, if they can get them. im spending less than $500 on my new enkeis through them.

[VersaMG08]

I'm going to do that. They have plenty of Discount Tire around Denver.

[idunno22221]

those are the wheels i have and i love them!

[blindsnyper]

rota attack

they cost a little more but look the same as the nismo wheels

[Moghedian]

Curb the attitude. You were the one complaining about in-snow handling of summer tires. You wouldn't review a t-shirt based on how it could keep you warm in the winter would you?

Modified by feloniousmonk at 9:30 PM 4/22/2009

Sometimes you can keep just a t-shirt on to run out the trash. My point being, its not optimal for the conditions, but sometimes you get caught. This is what happened to me ONCE, and I was trying to pass along this knowledge to the next person.

[MyNisMoCaRs]

those wheels are discountinued. the only color they have are bronze. They have 110 bronze wheels at the nissan warehouse

[Promise Land]

I was thinking about Enkei GW8s to compliment my Nismo graphics.

[VersaMG08]

Looks like I'm going to get this for my car through Discount Tire. It will be in gunmetal gray, Drag DR-17 priced at $113 ea. Tire size is 215/45/17... Not sure if their quality is good as the 5Zigen's FN01R-C which are $200 each, more than I want to spend.

Seriously, I want to get some wheels right away. I want something that is a good price for decent rims and not have to fork over $600 for a set.

Update: Ordered them today, will arrive at store on Tuesday and will pick up Wednesday.


Modified by Mile High Versa at 3:50 PM 4/29/2009

[swayray]

i honestly think the real nismo wheels would look really good on the versa. Unfortunately only the bronze ones are available for around $760 for the full set.