Tires for 2k Maxima

Well, first, you should have your existing problem accurately diagnosed. You could have worn/tread seperated tires, bent rims or 'warped' brake rotors. Can you describe the symptoms you experience when driving and braking?

As to new wheels. Generally, you would want to replace a bad wheel, or select a wheel for a specific performance reason and,of course, many folks want different wheels for appearance. I suggest you not get the above issues confused. For instance, no point in buying new wheels and then finding out you needed new brake rotors.

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Carl

DukeN wrote:

Good point, tho I was thinking of new tires either way.

What's a decent place to get the problem diagnosed, one that won't pillage a noob like m e unnecessarily? Choices here in Canada range from the usual franchisees - jiffy lube, mr lube, midas, canadian tire, wal-mart and speedy to the local mom and pop's garage.

Back to my original question, do bigger tires make for a better driving experience (assuming both tire sizes are on well running mechanical systems).

Thanks

I'm not canadian, but seems Canadian Tire has a decent reputation. I'm not familiar with the range of services they offer. Perhaps a fellow Canadian will reply or, better yet, if you mention what town you're in/near someone may have a specific shop to send you too. A good independent mechanic should be able to help you as well as the local Nissan dealership.

Changing tire DIAMETER is less likely to ever be recommended. It is possible to 'plus 1' the wheels and keep the same (or close enough) dimaeter and 'contact patch' size.

Are your tires bald? worn more on the inner edge that the outer? vibrating at speed? vibrating when braking? what?

Carl

KB wrote:

Here in Canada, specifically, Ottawa, I deal with a Tire Dealer, Frisby. They have a very long family history here in Ottawa and a good reputation. They have diagnosed a bent rim for me in the past. In addition, when I was shopping for used cast rims, they offered to check them out for me before purchase.

I am not a real fan of Canadian Tire, I have actually had shoddy work done by them once and the finger pointing was a real pain in the ass.

rtt