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Old 04-22-2020, 03:13 AM
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I have a 2006 Touring edition with the factory Rays wheels the weird thing is everywhere I have seen (including this forum) says that the rear wheel width should be 265. Mine is 295 has anyone come across this?
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Hey Nick,

I was googling Taranaki, it says New Zealand, is that so?
How old are you?
The previous owner might have changed the tires.

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Originally Posted by nicking_989
I have a 2006 Touring edition with the factory Rays wheels the weird thing is everywhere I have seen (including this forum) says that the rear wheel width should be 265. Mine is 295 has anyone come across this?
Wheel or TIRE width?

Widest factory WHEEL offered on Z33 was 254mm (10”) wide. You must be ref’n to tires. If so, yeah, they’ve been switched up to 295s. 265/35-19 on "GT wheels"?

And, if 265 is spec’d tire width, your factory Rays must be what we got here in USDM as “Grand Touring package” wheels. US Touring version only came with garden variety 8.5” wheels that year.

Are these the wheels on your car?


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Old 04-22-2020, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MicVelo
Wheel or TIRE width?

Widest factory WHEEL offered on Z33 was 254mm (10”) wide. You must be ref’n to tires. If so, yeah, they’ve been switched up to 295s. 265/35-19 on "GT wheels"?

And, if 265 is spec’d tire width, your factory Rays must be what we got here in USDM as “Grand Touring package” wheels. US Touring version only came with garden variety 8.5” wheels that year.

Are these the wheels on your car?
These are also the nismo wheels? or are the specs different with nismo wheels in terms of width?
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Originally Posted by Bak3rme
These are also the nismo wheels? or are the specs different with nismo wheels in terms of width?
Nismo has the same wheel and tires sizes
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Nismo has the same wheel and tires sizes
^^^Yup

Only diff is dots versus grooves on the spokes.
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Yup those are the wheels. Thanks for the help guys. I just didn't realize you could fit that much more tire on.
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