Does bigger wheels make for higher car?
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Does bigger wheels make for higher car?
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).
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Welcome to Driver from the left coast!
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
Gary
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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).
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.
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^Spot on.
When you have the tire specs, you can plug it in a tire calculator to have an idea
https://tiresize.com/calculator/
When you have the tire specs, you can plug it in a tire calculator to have an idea
https://tiresize.com/calculator/
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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.
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.
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