what do think of these rims on the kizashi?

Luke Kizashi · Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:42 am

thinking of changing the rims on my Kizashi. what do you guys think of these?

murcod · Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:38 pm

They're okay IMHO. They don't really grab my attention, but they're certainly not offensive either

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What are they 20" or bigger?

www.tirerack.com has a reasonable wheel selection and on car imaging on their site. It might give you some more ideas.

Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:33 pm

Not my style personally as I'm not too much of a two-tone wheel fan, but it's all about personal taste.

Personally, I'm more concerned about the wheel size and that tire section height. Look at how thin those tires are. While the big wheel-look is definitely eye-catching, I'd not want to compromise the ride comfort that more rubber gives. The Kizashi is already on the firmer side of suspension set-up for the vehicle segment its in so personally, I'd not want to compromise ride comfort any further.
This is all assuming you wanted to go with that size of wheel and not just the design in the stock size.

Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:36 pm

Too big for stock ride height

Luke Kizashi · Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:42 am

Thanks for the feedback fellas, agree 20 inch rims are too big, will definitely stick with18s for ride and handling.

Murcod,, excellent link for the rims. I have seen a few on there I like also.

murcod · Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:13 am

I actually stuck with 17" when I got completely new rims and tyres - 17x8" rims and 235/50R17 tyres (stock size on the old Touring model was 215/55R17 and 17x7" rims.) I didn't want Adelaide's rough roads ruining the ride and handling.

With my previous vehicle I found the rear end was prone to skip around on rough surfaced roads- when cornering hard- on it's stock 205/45R16 tyres with their low sidewall height; changing rims and tyres to 205/50R15 made a huge improvement to stability on rough roads. Cornering speeds (if anything) were better as it was more predicable and forgiving.

Larger rims look fantastic, but in the real world they can often have their disadvantages. Sticking with 18" would be a wise move.

PS: What tyres have you got fitted at the moment, I'm guessing Yoko dB E70 ?

bkcheong · Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:11 am

I like the scoop on the bonnet!

BxKizashiS · Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:24 pm

not bad bro.... that front lip though!! i need that lol... where you orderded it from

Luke Kizashi · Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:24 am

bxkizashis - have a look at this site for custom mods for the kizashi http://www.rksport.com/

KansasKid · Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:00 am

The Kizashi needs a rear airflow diffuser I think. And not just for aesthetic reasons; the rear airflow diffuser would help increase down force on the rear tires in the AWD models. I believe power in the AWD Kizashi's is split 30/70(-ish) front to back, so a little extra down force would probably be good for them.

I'm not sure about the FWD Kizashi though. I think a rear diffuser would still look pretty sweet on them. Better than the stupid diffuser that the Nissan Altima coupes have. Those diffusers look dumb to me.

Thanks for the link to RKSport.