Do 19 inch rims fit well on a 1998 maxima?

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The answer is this: What's the point? To look cool? Are you going to upgrade your braking system to compensate for the additional rotational force created by the larger wheels? If not, don't bother. You could have the factory wheels polished to a high lustre instead. This will look good and also set you apart since EVERYONE has "custom" wheels on their car. Either way, the braking system is the part of this equation you need to consider most of all. Go to maxima.org. Lots of info there. In answer to your question, yes, you can put 19" rims on your maxima, but you may have issues with your tires rubbing when going over bumps. Also, maxima's have a HUGE gap between the wheels and fender. This becomes more noticeable with larger rims and will make your car look like a 4x4 truck. From my experience, maxima's look best with 17" - 18" rims. Over 18" and you may have fitment issues. My advice (I have a 1995 Maxima on 17" rims): 1) First get some quality lowering springs. They cost about $180 for Tein H-techs or H&R sport springs. I highly recommend those two models. I have the Tein H-techs on my car. These give you reasonable ride comfort and lower your car about 1.6". Trust me, you will look like a 4x4 if you don't drop your car a little before getting bigger rims. 2) Get some 17" or 18" rims. Keep your rim width between 7 and 7.5 inches. If you go wider, you may have issues with the tires rubbing against the fenders over bumps. Make sure you get the right "offset" for those rims! If the offset is incorrect, you may be able to get "spacers" to make them fit correctly. 3) Get your car realigned after you get your rims and springs on. you can fit 20s easily. but with possible probs with cv joints 19s are an odd number though why 19s?