Capability of All Season Tires on G35 Coupe 19inch

[azynsouljah]

Hey guys. I'm sure you can all relate to this. My g35 is terrible on the snow, even slush! I currently have a 2006 g35 coupe with 19 inch wheels (manual transmission). I have 13K on my car and my dealer just told me that the life of the tire is 20k? Agree or disagree?

Also, I want to buy all season tires (I currently have performance tires) because we get a few inches of snow here and there (nothing more serious than 6 inches). Has anyone gotten 19inch all season tires before? Will I see any difference? With these tires, can I actually drive in a few inches of snow?

Right now i'm debating whether I should buy a crappy Civic/Corolla as my front-wheel drive "snow car" or just buy 4 all season tires.

Any advice or guidance would be more than appreciate!

[tollboothwilley]

I havent had any problems in the snow really. Stock 17" with Yokohama Avids i think they are. Been much better than i thought it was going to be...

But I'd try to find a set of rims cheap online and mount some all season/winter tires on them. Just switch them out when seasons change. That would be the best route IMO.

[smockers83]

Yeah, tires aren't really going to help any in the snow with 19" rims. Either find some cheap OEM 17s for the winter or find another car for the winter. I don't even drive mine in the winter, it just stays in the garage hibernating since I have a winter vehicle I can use.

[itgogitrev]

I'm in agreement. For a decent set of 19" all seasons, you could get really close to used 17's and thinner tires that will actually work all season.

[telcoman]

Hey guys. I'm sure you can all relate to this. My g35 is terrible on the snow, even slush! I currently have a 2006 g35 coupe with 19 inch wheels (manual transmission). I have 13K on my car and my dealer just told me that the life of the tire is 20k? Agree or disagree?

Also, I want to buy all season tires (I currently have performance tires) because we get a few inches of snow here and there (nothing more serious than 6 inches). Has anyone gotten 19inch all season tires before? Will I see any difference? With these tires, can I actually drive in a few inches of snow?

Right now i'm debating whether I should buy a crappy Civic/Corolla as my front-wheel drive "snow car" or just buy 4 all season tires.

Any advice or guidance would be more than appreciate!

azynsouljah:

Here is my recent post on the subject of tires

zerothread/307229

I'm happy with my Bridgestones. Expensive yes. mileage, excellent

Telcoman

[C-Kwik]

Hey guys. I'm sure you can all relate to this. My g35 is terrible on the snow, even slush! I currently have a 2006 g35 coupe with 19 inch wheels (manual transmission). I have 13K on my car and my dealer just told me that the life of the tire is 20k? Agree or disagree?

Depends oon what tire you have on there now. But expect a good summer tire to wear pretty quickly.

Also, I want to buy all season tires (I currently have performance tires) because we get a few inches of snow here and there (nothing more serious than 6 inches). Has anyone gotten 19inch all season tires before? Will I see any difference? With these tires, can I actually drive in a few inches of snow?

Summer tires and many hi-performance tires are terrible in the snow. Summer tires aare designed to be at an optimal grip at certain temperature ranges. As temperatures get very low, they tend to be very hard, which tends to slip and slide. And this is actually something you can observe in the absence of ice, snow or wet roads. An all-season tire will perform much better than a summer tire.

Personally, I would invest in a spare set of wheels. 19 inch wheels dictate a lower profile tire which puts the wheels closer to the snow or more importantly, potentially in the snow. Snow, can have some abrasive properties as it becomes ice and could over time, start causing some damage to your wheel's finish. Doesn't have to be too fancy or pricey. You can even use a 19 inch wheel, but if it's cheap and something you don't necessarily care for too much, then the minor imperfections to the finish of the wheel won't matter much.

Right now i'm debating whether I should buy a crappy Civic/Corolla as my front-wheel drive "snow car" or just buy 4 all season tires.

This is certainly a reasonable idea so long as it is financially feasible. A nice advantage is if you do happen to slide out a bit and perhaps hit something, it won't be your G getting the damage. However, it's not as sound from a safety perspective as the G will likely be more protective during an impact. Best to simply weigh the pros and cons and decide what is best for you.