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Ivan Vegvary - 19 Nov 2007 04:57 GMT

Does anybody know of a web site that would tell me what size wheels would
bolt on to what cars?

Here is the issue.

I am trying to sell some studded tires (legal in Oregon) along with the
wheels. The tires (P205 65 R15) & wheels were from a 1990 Nissan Maxima.
(5 bolt pattern)

When I get a call from a buyer (had several already) is there a place on the
web that I can look to see if it will bolt on to their car?

All help/advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

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Ray - 19 Nov 2007 05:25 GMT

> Does anybody know of a web site that would tell me what size wheels would
> bolt on to what cars?
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> Ivan Vegvary

the best I can offer is tirerack.com

You can't look up by size, but if you look up the car, they'll give you
the OEM tire sizes that came on it.

The wheels probably won't swap to anything but another Nissan, but the
tires will fit a lot of cars.

Ray

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Ivan Vegvary - 19 Nov 2007 05:41 GMT

> the best I can offer is tirerack.com
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> Ray

Thanks for your reply Ray. I was hoping to be able to match wheels to cars.
I'll keep trying.

Thanks again,

Ivan Vegvary

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N8N - 19 Nov 2007 13:25 GMT

> Does anybody know of a web site that would tell me what size wheels would
> bolt on to what cars?
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> Ivan Vegvary

If someone wants to just bolt the wheels on their car, and it's not a
similar year Maxima, the following need to be the same:

- bolt circle (and, of course, number of bolts)
- center bore for hub

and the offset needs to be close. You can probably find most of these
dimensions from simply inspecting the wheels; e.g. stamped or cast in
the inside of the rim or backside of the face may be something like:

15x7J ET45

which would mean that it's a 15" diameter wheel, 7" wide, with a 45mm
offset. Bolt circle is probably something like 5 on 100mm but I don't
know for sure what Nissan uses, I'm just giving you an example of how
it is expressed. The prospective buyer should be able to examine the
wheels on their car as well and see if everything matches (bolt circle
and center bore should be exact; offset can vary a few mm.) However,
even if all the above match, there's still a slim possibility that the
wheels might not fit due to brake interference. The only way to know
for sure is to test fit them. If the overall diameter of the wheels
and/or width is different and/or a different size tire is used than
their original application, then they would have to be responsible for
calculating overall rolling circumference and verifying that it will
work, also if the tires are larger/wider than stock they'd run the
risk that there'd be interference somewhere.

Finally, lug nuts come in several varieties, and the lug nuts used to
mount the wheels must match the seat shape on the wheels - for OEM
wheels they're generally either conical or spherical. If there's a
mismatch there often new lug nuts can be obtained that will fix the
mismatch.

The only interchange I know of with a nissan is that four lug VW
wheels can be used on an older Sentra in a pinch, so I can't give
specific advice on your situation.

good luck,

nate

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