Hey everyone so I recently purchased a 2007 g35 coupe. When I bought it, it came with 17 inch Nissan Maxima wheels (Don't know tire specs because the car isn't with me right now. The car is also lowered on springs and because of that I couldn't drive it much at all so I bought 19 inch forged rays thinking that it would raise my car so I can drive without worrying. So do you think it will raise my car with the Rays? (I'm a newbie when it comes to cars).

 

Most likely yes. Larger rims can and most times do actually raise the vehicle but tire size will figure in greatly. A smaller rim with a larger side walled tire can be the same overall diameter as a larger rim with a smaller sidewall.

 

Larger wheels won't raise your G because you must use the correct diameter tires, going from a 55 series with the 17" to a 40 series with your new 19" wheels. If you need to raise your car, buy factory OE springs, along with an alignment and you should be able to drive it on any paved road...even on the right coast!
Gary

 

Are the roads that much better out there, Gary?

Some say the grass is greener on the other side... I just care about the roads haha

 

Larger wheels won't generally raise a car - the more important factor to look at would be the tire sizing. The actual tire sizing installed on the wheels will tell you if the car ends up higher or not. Generally, a larger wheel like a 19" will have a thinner tire installed while a smaller wheel like the 17" will have a thicker tire installed. On the side of the tire you will see numbers similar to those below:



The width, aspect ratio (also called 'profile') and diameter are what determine how thick the tire is. If you can get these three specifications on the tires installed on the 17" Maxima wheels as well as the 19" Rays we can tell you if the car will be raised or not.

That all said, too larger of tires is generally not a good idea. The golden rule in the wheel & tire industry is to keep the outer diameter within 3% of the original sizing. We can get more into that later though. For now, please post the tire specs mentioned above (width, aspect ratio/profile, and diameter) and we'll be able to further answer your question.

 

^Spot on.

When you have the tire specs, you can plug it in a tire calculator to have an idea

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

 

Good info. here, the aspect ratio will increase the size of the sidewall and depends on the tire width.

 

Thanks for the info. Sorry for the late reply. So after putting the wheels on it didn't make much any difference I ended up getting OEM springs locally. The Maxima tires were 235/55/17 and the g35 rays were 225/40/19 fronts and 245/40/19 rears.

 

That should make a whole lot of difference in your cars appearance with the OE rays!
Gary