I've got some 13 alloys I'm swapping off my Bimmer 4 x 100, 13 x 5.5, ET18 I think they would look cool on my box.

Question: Do you think 13" alloys will clear the front calipers?

 

Try one on it and free spin it. My Sentra has 13's on it and it's brakes have just enough room.

 

front? prob not I do know for a fact that the 14 in trailer wheels are a close fit on the rear.

 

my old bmw 13's fit the rear but would not clear the front calipers

 

i guess it depends on what kind of offset the wheels are... with my setup i had to put a 5mm spacer and it clears the front calipers.

 

yeah I thought about using spacers but my 7mil didn't do it.

but who want's big ol baloon tires on 13's? not I .

and doing like those rewinds above eh. i'm cool off more wheel gap , and a wildy inaccurate speedo

 

Yeah I don't know how it would have looked with the tires.
I'm not going to bother trying if they won't clear the front anyway.

 

Ekolu...you got any side shots of your car wwith those 13's ? I think it looks good. I was also thinkin about runnin some 13's

 

maybe with 10 mil but even then i doubt it .

a bolt on 20 or 25 mil would work .

 

the little wheel thing looks cool but decreasing the wheel diameter racks up miles on your odo , and makes it so to go say 70 actual mph you'd have to register like 80 or so mph. so mileage may go down,


and the increased wheel gap , oh my. i would like to see side pics though.

 

Wouldn't the speedow be corrected with the taller profile 13 inch tires? I'm gonna eventually try some factory 13 inch Nissan wheels on the front of the xB just to see. I've just been too lazy to actually go out and do it.

 

sorry pics is kinda far

 

Ok, here's the deal... I tried a factory 13 inch 91-94' Nissan Sentra alloy and steel wheel (13X5 with 4X100) and they both hit the caliper bad. The inner diameter (smallest section in the center of the wheels) doesn't allow the lugs to center up so 14" would prolly be the smallest you could go. I even had to touch up my gunmetal caliper paint after the test fit.