My father in law has a 2003 Xterra (I think it's an '03).

I ran across what I thought was a great deal on some NISMO wheels at the dealership, so I got them for his birthday.



The dealership ordered ten sets of silver, and ten sets of the brownish gold ones and coldn't sell them. so they discounted them, and discounted them again. I ended up getting them for $499 for the set of 4.. that's an alright deal, right?
Now we are trying to decide what to wrap them in. I'm thinking BFG AT's, I run 285/75R16 TrXuS on my Jeep, but don't think he would be happy with the consistant inbalance they have. I've run 33x12.5 BFG MT's before, and they are wholly inappropriate for New ENgland winters. My Jeep came with Wrangler MT/R's, but I don't think they will look good on his X.

Anyway. He currently has 265/70R16 street tires on the standard 4-spoke wheels. He won't do a lift, and won't do any real offroading. I've read through the tiresize threads, but they can be misleading (At least they are on the Jeep boards). I'm thinking of 265/75R16's for the new nismo's. Thoughts?

I know on the Jeep boards they insist you cannot run 33's without a 3" lift. But I've been running 33's for two years on a 1.25" lift, with no issue. So I'm thinking that for general road use, with maybe a moderately bumpy road, the 265/75's should work on his X, but I don't know anything about the xterra really.

265/75-16 is an ideal size to go with, you might have to trim away a sliver of plastic, but not likely.

That's a KICK ASS deal. That wheel set retails for $1356 What's the name of the dealership?

It's the only Nissan dealership in Manchester NH - Don't know the name of it though.

You can say that again!! Her Ill say it, THATS A KICK ASS DEAL!!!!

Personally I really like the MT/R's. I think they look great on the X but I don't know what your FIL likes. I use my MT/Rs in MN so I know they will stand up the the winter weather. I have a picture of mine with MTR's in the PML thread right next to this one.

So here's what we did.







265/75R16 MT/R's on the new wheels.

Looks good. I like the color of you father's X.

what did the tires cost you...i just got the same rims...a little cheaper then u did and im looking for something to wrap them in

Cheaper?!?! Congrats! I think they look great. The MT/R's were about $925 I think

yeah buddy of mine needed quick cash and had just bought these sitting brand new in the box i gave him 75 a rim...i wish they were the bronze though

Holy crap $75ea! Your buddy must owe the mob or something

haha i didnt ask questions, just took advantage of it

Team Nissan

That looks sweet! Does he have air horns mounted to the roof?

Yes, very very loud air horns!

I love the MT/R's. They are my favorite.

I"m sorry you paid $900+ though. Thats a little steep.

That looks awesome though. The deal on the rims helps make up the difference.

Paying the least doesn't always equal a good deal. While I would have preferred to pay $180/tire instead of $225, there is value in doing business with the local shop

Who did you end up using? A great little shop is MR. Gee's Tire just past the Goffstown border on 114. For future reference anyways.