G35 Coupe 2005 19" Forged Rims

[mcheddadi]

Nice , now it's time to lower the ride

[blancs3030]

i lowered my last ride and found out the hard way that it was a bad idea. My next set of tires will probably have more sidewall, because i have plenty of room with the 245/35

[generic808]

Nice. Next time around you should go with 40's. Any reason in particular why you went with 35's?

[blancs3030]

i was worried about them rubbing, plus there's about a $50 price jump between the two.

[LongBeachCoupe]

I have 245/35/20 on my 20x8.5's..... no rubbing... you are under spec significantly based on that setup, arent you?

[blancs3030]

they are at 25.75, oem is 26.3 or .4 i can't remember. I have some new pictures also after a wash and polish and also one of my dash.


Modified by blancs3030 at 9:31 AM 12/20/2007

[notaverage]

Nice Rims! Is there a difference in the offset from the front wheels and the back wheel, or are they the same?

[blancs3030]

They are offset +30mm in front and +33mm in rear. The fronts weigh in at 19 lbs and the rears at 21 lbs.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Um... ok but i hit back a few times and i saw you had a pic of a guy from A SHOT AT LOVE WITH TILA TIQUILA!

Its really funny because one of my best friends was on the show... and you guessed it... VANESSA!

[blancs3030]

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Those look realllllly nice! I wasn't sure about them since I'd never seen them installed on a Coupe yet. They look great IMO.

I'll probably purchase the 18" from the eBay seller in the spring.

[LongBeachCoupe]

http://img70457.pictiger.com/images/13478153/thats on your pictiger!

[blancs3030]

lol thats funny, I wasn't logged in on the last ones I uploaded so it was the visitor section, looking back on some of those pictures there is some weird stuff

[rjdmmfl1]

they are at 25.75, oem is 26.3 or .4 i can't remember. I have some new pictures also after a wash and polish and also one of my dash.

These rims look quite nice on the coupe, better than I expected, however, I'm amazed that you were worried about them rubbing. The fender gap on nissan Altimas are just dreadful. The near 1/2" extra fender gap you added by going with a smaller diameter tire is VERY obvious. Even with those lowered offset rims, at a width of 245, you wouldn't have a problem with rubbing... but I'm guessing you were thinking about backspace rubbing, not fender rubbing. In that case, I can see your caution!

I'm curious as to what type of springs you say you had with your previous car. Eibach pro kits and Tein H-techs are VERY good springs, and they would nicely ...1. decrease squatting on acceleration2. decrease the body roll you feel when cornering at higher speeds3. get rid of that fugly fender gap, especially in the front.

Right now, our cars look like dunks because of how high they sit. Not that you're trying to turn the car into a G (at least I hope not), but the thing that makes the G look so good with any wheel combination is the height at which it sits off of the ground relative to the "equal" fenders on its front and rear tires. A/C and A/S's have a higher fender height in the front relative to the rear!

[blancs3030]

Yea I was worried with the 245 rubbing in the back when I turned. Oh well you live and you learn, I'm not worried I think they look great, I'll just go bigger next time around, ride quality is still good though, I feel alot more grip.

I had an s10 before that I lowered with a 3/4 drop. Did it myself in my garage, which was a big mistake, I just got in way over my head with it. Liked the way it looked, though I thought the ride quality decreased. I can't remember what brand they were, most likely they were knock offs. I just wouldn't go through that whole ordeal again. Plus I think the car is low enough as it is, for a daily driver. I fear potholes.

[murda42afs]

FWIW, the guy who is selling the rims in the ebay link is a safe bet. He's the guy I bought my 18" hyper-silver G35 rims off of.

What is the original size of those wheels? i thought they were 19's

[generic808]

Yes, they are 19's. The guy is selling replica 18's on ebay. They're not forged either.

[BlackNWhite]

Plus I think the car is low enough as it is, for a daily driver. I fear potholes.

I agree. That's why I'm gonna go with 20's to get rid of the fender gap instead of lowering it. I also want to get the Stillen Lip in the front and I know I'll just be scraping it everytime I pull into my driveway and hitting it when parking in parking spots. I don't want any of that.

[murda42afs]

i like them still even if they arnt real the design is purddy n the price is cool to. any recommendation on tire size so i can lessen da fender gap without after market suspesion???

[murda42afs]

ok I got the pictures uploaded, sorry the camera is a piece of junk. The Nissan center caps did pop right in, it gives them the factory look.

Ok these wheels are a buy as soon as spring arrives but can anyone give a size tire to lessen the fender gap??? o yea im getting the 18x8's

[generic808]

On 18x8 you'll want 235/45/18 to bring you to exact factory specs. Unfortunately, that is an odd size so prices are high and tire selection is limited. I'm on 18x8 and running 225/45/18, which come up 0.3 inches short, but that's ok.

[murda42afs]

0.3 inches awww man! nothin a lil lower??

[generic808]

0.3 inches on a 26" tire is not noticeable.

[murda42afs]

im confused now .3 inches is good?? is that a measurement of the fender gap ?? im so lost

[GT-R]

Hi Allen,I like your setup on coupe with the G35 tires and rims (19x8.5 rear and 19x8.0 front which are staggered). My question to you is did they fit without spacers? Also, did you put the 19x8.5 in the front and the 19x8.0 in the rear? or the 19x8.5 in the rear and the 10x8.0 in the front? I'm just kinda curious how you put them on and were they flushed?

Thanks,

Tony

[blancs3030]

no spacers were needed, the tire pressure sensors went in perfectly and since I wrapped the same size tire on all 4 rims I just put the 19x8s in the front and 19x8.5s in the rear, there was no particular reason why, I'll be rotating them here in a couple of months anyway. If you click on the link below my signature pic there are more pictures. I tired to get some pics on how they look flush, they don't pop out, but as you get lower to the ground the body panels tuck and it reveals some tire there.

[GT-R]

So i assume then that its a perfect fit? What are the tire size? Are they 235x40x19? A friend of mine has her stock set from her G35 19x8.5(rear) and 19x8.0(front) all wrapped with Nangkang's 235x40x19 all around. I was just wondering if it will clear all around without rubbing but at the same time i will like to fill in the gap between the tire and the fenderwell, also, with the 40 series profile, a little more rubber between the rim and the road will be good. What do you think of this setup? If this is a good setup, then i will go ahead and buy them from her.

Thanks,

Tony

[blancs3030]

i have 245x35x19s they fit great no rubbing, great ride, just show the fender gap and it 1/2 inch smaller than the stock setup. That sounds good if the price is good, and the wheels are good. That is the tire setup I'm going to next after these wear out.

[razah9]

I'm in love with the G rims. Would love to have a set for my ride. Theres a guy on eBay that sells replica wheels. Granted they aren't forged but not bad for the price.

Here are the same wheels in 18.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...sting

What tire size would you go with this on a coupe with the pro-kit?

NeverMind I just read up there^^^
Modified by razah9 at 10:26 PM 3/5/2008

[GT-R]

O ok, so this setup that i have then should be at stock height cause the ones you got now are a half inch shorter than stock and their 35series and the one i got are 40series. Well i'm going to try it out and i'll keep you posted.

Thanks