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: 'nother tire question


thumperpaul
12-19-2008, 07:54 PM
Hi all
I am going to be replacing the tires on my '03 XE, and I'm a little confused about the sizing. I am running old Yokahama Geolandars and the size is P265/70 "R15". All of the tire choices I have seen for the Xterra show a 16" rim, not a 15. The rims appear to be OEM Nissan, and not aftermarket. Anyone ever hear of this before?
Thanks in advance!!:)

vandebogart
12-19-2008, 09:02 PM
Are they steel rims? cause they'd be 15's

http://ppgmedia.buysell.com/ppgphotos/CT20041211336917/CT20041211336917_2008723102944463001-display.jpg

or alloy? they're 16's

http://web.inetba.com/pristinemotors/images/IMG_0344.JPG

skoobysx
12-20-2008, 08:42 AM
They do make factory 15in rims, shown in pic 1 with the yellow one. Thats good news for you! You can put 31 in boggers on a 15 in rim. Haha, youll need to cut down some plastic trim tho to get them to fit though.

If you want 16in stock rims for the X, you can find them for pretty cheap. Id go with Ebay, craigslist, other xterra sites...

k1w1t1m
12-20-2008, 09:34 AM
IIRC only one trim(can't remember which, it was the top level) had 16s on the 1st gens, the other trims were all 15s.

You maybe looking at the specs for the 2nd gens as they are all 16s.

thumperpaul
12-20-2008, 06:39 PM
Ahhhh ok thank you gents...as a matter of fact, they are the steel rims.
I was getting a little confused there, but thanks to you guys, I'm slowly learning.....
Appreciate the info!:wink-big: