Community Member Credit: bigear82
Wheels: Vossen VVS-083 Black Machined 20×9
Tires: Dunlop SP Sport Signature 245/35/20
Suspension: Eibach Springs
Community Member Credit: Josh Go Hard Neal
Test fit B15 04-06 Sentra Brembo Calipers and Rotors 4lug re-drilled to 5 lug Edit:(NO Bracket, Direct Bolt-On to Factory Spindle)
Test fit G37 sport 19’s (Front 19×8.5 +43 barely rubs & Rear 19×9 +45 rubs coilover but clears brakes)
Test fit Altima SE-R 18×8 +45 Barely Clears
Community Member Credit: vipervadim
Another Project from 2014
6gen brakes swap into 4th gen Maxima that clear 16in rims
I’ve seen plenty of 6th gen brake swaps into 4th/5th gens but I’ve never seen them modified to clear 16in rims.
I have 16s, spring and stuts, I plow through potholes in NYC, I’m never going to drive low and SLOW and avoid all potholes like some others with huge rims and lowered cars. With that being said, I needed bigger brakes to help me SLOW down better.
I already had 11″ 2000 Max rotors and 4 piston wilwood dynalite calipers. Good for 60-0mph stops, but doesn’t fare too well with repeated high speed braking (100mph+). So back to the drawing board I went – The result is this thread
Old brake setup: 2000 Maxima(thicker than 95-99) 11″ rotor with Dynalite 4-piston Wilwoods
they clear 15s with no problem!
OLD setup vs New (11″ rotor vs 12.6″ rotor)
Here’s where the fun begins:
To put 6th gen brakes into a 4th gen you need to enlarge the caliper mounting holes on the spindles.
- Stock is 12mm
- Need to enlarge holes to 14mm
So I got spare spindles, drilled them out, replaced wheel bearings, and cut off the heat/splash shields to clear bigger rotor. I mounted the 6gen rotor and caliper to spindle with a wheel spacer to hold it in and test the fitment on 16s.
It didn’t fit so time to bring out the grinder! I grinded off the following parts of the caliper:
And then grinded some more and some more…
And then test fit it…
And got it down to this…
Once it cleared without issues I painted them
Old SS brake lines were all nasty and weathered so: New Goodridge SS brake lines
I did not need to use wheel spacers – they fit under the rims SO TIIIIIIIIIGHT!!! I love it!!!
Braking is greatly improved. Had this setup since the end of summer and no rubbing, no issues just good brakes.
How do they compare to the wilwoods?
The wilwoods did have a better initial bite (4 piston clamp vs 1 piston) but when you step on the 6gens they just hold and hold like no tomorrow. Wilwoods would hold until a certain point and then start slipping (rotors gets hot)
For a typical drive around there’s no difference in braking 50-0, but when you push the car hard repeatedly, or braking from high speeds – they perform very well.
Member Credit: schmellyfart
Installed a set of the lightweight Millenia wheels today. The main point I want to make is the amount of work needed to get the rear wheels to fit is minimal. I read some old posts making it seem like it was a lot of work and a lot of grinding had to be done.
It was well under a couple minutes of actual sanding/grinding time. I used a Dremel with a sanding drum. The outer lip on the wheel near the centerbore only needs a few thousandths taken off to fit over the rear hub dust caps.
A total of 44lbs lighter then my reinforced (~16lb) rx7 wheels.
205/65R15 on the Millenias 32lb per corner
245/50R16 on the RX7s 43lb per corner
When I had the 225/55R16 on the RX7s, they were about 39-40lbs per corner when brand new.
One thing to note is that the 245s are practially brand new and only have 900 miles on them. And the 205s are maybe 1 or 2/32 from the wear bars. I wasn’t able to weigh the wheels without tires, so there’s a fudge factor of a couple pounds.
And no, I don’t care how bad they look compared to the RX7 wheels. I installed these to see how they affect my fuel economy since I’ve only been getting 25-27mpg with the 3.5.
