Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: Aftermarket Rims and Alloys
quote: jalalski wrote:
The max tyre width you can put safely on an exy without sticking out of the fender is a 245 wide tyre. The 255 are ok, but they will stick out, which makes them illegal.
The safest combination is similar to the one I have with the Murano 18x7.5 alloys and 245/45/18 Yokohama directional performance tyres.
But you cannot use the standard rims with these and they must have a different offset to stop the wider tyre from rubbing on the inside on full-lock.
Jalal can confirm this or correct me if I am wrong.
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16/May/2010, 10:49 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: Aftermarket Rims and Alloys
That's correct Kev. There is allowance on the xtrail to use positive and negative offsets, like the Murano alloys for example to compensate for the wider rim and wider tyres.
From memory the offset allowance is either +5 or -5 to that of the factory alloys which are 40mm offset.
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16/May/2010, 11:17 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: Aftermarket Rims and Alloys
40 or 45 offset will be fine for this type of wheel and tyre combination. Am not mentioning anything about the speedo as you said it doesn't bother you.
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16/May/2010, 6:12 pm
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docta05
X-TRAIL NEWBIE
Date Registered: 03-2010
Location: Wollongong
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quote: Personally, the max I will put on an exy is a set of 18" alloys cause you feel every bump with anything larger and you would definitely not put anything larger than 20" on it.
The max tyre width you can put safely on an exy without sticking out of the fender is a 245 wide tyre. The 255 are ok, but they will stick out, which makes them illegal.
The safest combination is similar to the one I have with the Murano 18x7.5 alloys and 245/45/18 Yokohama directional performance tyres.
Hi Jalal,
Did you get any rubbing with this combo as im looking at changing to it soon. Would I be safer with 235/45/18's?
--- Jay
X-1533(c) --- 2002 x-trail, ST, Manual, White, Roof Racks, Nudge Bar
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21/Feb/2011, 11:48 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Hi Jay,
No rubbing at all and the 245/45/18 size is perfect, as it doesn't stick out of the fenders at all.
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21/Feb/2011, 11:58 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Good stuff Jay and I look forward to seeing pics of your exy with the Murano rims. Out of all the sizes and rims I have tried (and I started with 15" alloys), I reckon the 18" Murano are the best size for the exy (on road)
Check the "for sale" section of the forum for some T30 goodies which I took off my Chrome Exy, as I am upgrading to a T31
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16/Mar/2011, 5:56 pm
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