Back to 17s...

[WhiteyClay]

whats up. Just got rid of my 19 forged of coupe and put back 17s.more comport. I bought them 19s for 300 bucks with tires, like new. So when I was getting rid of it i just traded them for stock 17s I had before.It was a steal. 300 bucks for forged 19. Thats why i let another G35 driver enjoy them. Call me stoopid but i like seeing people happy,I never envy.

Ok but back to what i was gonna say.I have a gauge...its like a gtech but it measures Gs to.So I checked that when I had 19s on and potenzas tires my car felt like its about to loose control at .75 to .85 gs. with the 17s and falken ziex tires I easy eat turns at .80 and the tire squeeks a little but feel better traction.

Why is that? 19s are wider

[soul_hfk]

no 19s are a taller rim not wider (225 wide 55 side wall 19 whole size)

[tollboothwilley]

you should get better traction with the 19's but that is because you have less sidewall flex. The overall width of the tires is going to be the same for those, unless you have a wider 17 in which case that is why you have better traction.

What tires are you running on the 17's?

[BrandAidDesignG35]

I noted exceptional handling with my 245/35/20, far superior to the stock 17" wheels with all season "sports" tires... (which I traded for 18" 350z wheels...)

moral of the story is I'm now looking for lightweight 17" wheels and low pros hoping for better times at the track next year

So, I think you made the right choice

[4drmadness]

hey are you selling anything else?

[johnparkyourcar]

dude.... 19s for 300 bucks? Are you talking about the Rays? Where do you find these deals??

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I paid 400 for mine lol

[WhiteyClay]

the guy came to me and offered them for 300.....i went to the atm took the money and went to his garage and picked them up.plus there were like new

[johnparkyourcar]

I wish people would come up to me and hook me up... usually if I make eye contact with other G drivers and wave, they rev their engines and want to race me....

[Jacko3]

I noted exceptional handling with my 245/35/20, far superior to the stock 17" wheels with all season "sports" tires... (which I traded for 18" 350z wheels...)

moral of the story is I'm now looking for lightweight 17" wheels and low pros hoping for better times at the track next year

So, I think you made the right choice

Track and twisty roads and drag racing are entirely different and will require different tire sizes. The G-35 and 350z are not natural drag cars and so it is conceivable that smaller tire sizes like 17" would help in their drag times.

However, if you plan to run the G-35 or 350Z on a real twisty track, while laying down the horspower, you will need without question, at least 18" wheels or higher. I cannot stress this enough, especially when you have to suddenly brake in those turns---smaller tires can lead to oversteering and possibly fishtailing at high speeds in those twisties and loss of control, depending on the suspension setup.

I take my little nissan and my G-35 to my secret track and i can tell you that my little nissan with 13" wheels is insufficient and requires bigger tires and stiffer suspensions to handle any additional power in order to make it out of and into any twisty turns---with smaller tires you can also experience understeer where your car just starts going in one direction no matter the input to get it back on track---very scary when it happened to me.

My G flies through those turns with so much ease especially with the Toyo proxes T1R tiress I have. G-35 and 350Z are natural animals for the twisties and unfortunately, very few people will ever get to experience the joy of driving a G-35 through twisties at impressive speeds.

Driving in twisties is a completely different ball game than dragging your car. Power is the least of your headaches in twisties. Handling is king and everything. Your suspension and tire set up can make the difference in performance and staying alive. What you want in a twisty is a car that can handle the power being laid down without fishtailing and loosing control.

Trust me, it takes many weeks of practice to get to a limit of being comfortable with the car sliding gently away as you lay down the power at the corners. It can be a scary experience at first. Too much torque or being in the wrong gear in a specific turn, which delivers different torque levels, could end your life pretty quickly in twisty tracks. It gets pretty busy and involved under those conditions. And good brakes that do not fade is almost a must.

I learnt a lot driving my G-35 on my secret twisty track.