kr5 fgy33 on 18s

[3Q Jay]

18X8, +40 in place of the factory 16X7 +40.

[oldmako]

Any clearance issues on the front springs? When I look at my stock wheel setup there is very little room (maybe an inch) between the top of the tire and the bottom of the strut- spring mount.

Eventually I'd like to buy some wheels so I'm just fishing here. Thanks.

[BadQ45t]

The offset is the same so no issues...I think those are FX45 rims which fit perfectly. You can actually fit alot under there even though it looks very close indeed. I fit 245/35 19's on my 97' with spacers on 06' M45 Sport rims, still has the same gaps I had with the 16" rims.

[3Q Jay]

i know exactly what you mean about the lower spring pad. there was still ~3/8 inch clearace vertically. the tire height (static) is 26.7". I figure that's as close as i want to come with growth at speed.i can't comment on possible front rubbing to strut, as i only test fit the fronts, inboard clearance was tight--maybe 2mm to the strut wall. bout the same as when these rims were on my G50.

[3Q Jay]

the side shots in my garage are just after setting her back down from jack stands, so the '4X4' look is still apparent. the rear fitment shots were after driving so things had settled a bit.these same 245/45/18s really filled out the wheel wells in my G50, there is a lot of overhang on the FGY33. not as bad as a 94 park avenue, but still....

i suppose about a +20 would be ideal at least for the rears, but then there's the trade of greater bending moment on the bearings......

[Rex]

The offset is the same so no issues....

But the widths of the wheels are different. Offset/fit is a combination of both numbers, then they're used to calculate the amount the wheel sticks inward and outward from the hub.

You can't say 2 different width wheels fit the same, based solely on the offset #.

[maxnix]

Yes, as in my 18x9 +35mm with 255/40 PS2, there is less than 5 mm clearance to the spring strut. +30 would be better, but I know from Duy's dropped on Teins (for Y33) that +20 is too much on the front, even though his wheels might only have been 8.5" wide.

Jay, if those are Direzza D101, God be with you! Mine didn't last 10K without severe cupping on the inside of all 4 wheels. A scathing review soon to be published in the tire sticky in Infiniti General. One of the worst tires I have had in decades.

[Rex]

the side shots in my garage are just after setting her back down from jack stands, so the '4X4' look is still apparent. the rear fitment shots were after driving so things had settled a bit.these same 245/45/18s really filled out the wheel wells in my G50, there is a lot of overhang on the FGY33. not as bad as a 94 park avenue, but still....

i suppose about a +20 would be ideal at least for the rears, but then there's the trade of greater bending moment on the bearings......

Glad to know your Q doesn't always sit that high

I think a good "rule of thumb" is that the fit of a wheel/tire on a G50 needs ~10mm lower offset to have a similar fit on a Y33. But that's just a ball park based on some information/pictures over the years.

[jimbyjimb]

Ooooo, pretty!

[oldmako]

There is so much info and variability on tire and wheel combinations that my puny CPU cannot handle it all. Fortunately, my tires only have 8K on them and I will have a year or so to get my learn on before I have to lay down some ching for the next set. If my car keeps me happy till then I may spring for some nice wheels as well. I have the stock turbines and I'd love something 18" with 5 spokes.

[maxnix]

I have the stock turbines and I'd love something 18" with 5 spokes.

There were turbines for the FGY33?

[ddrumman]

Jay,

What did you put on the G50 in place of these? Here I was thinking we were going to swap with my 17 five spoke ones, and you go and put them on another car

[Q45man1]

Jay,

Looks nice! Did you put in the G35 17" 7-spoke to your silver G50?Now let's line up for the So Cal G50 gtg.

[3Q Jay]

Jay, if those are Direzza D101, God be with you! Mine didn't last 10K without severe cupping on the inside of all 4 wheels. A scathing review soon to be published in the tire sticky in Infiniti General. One of the worst tires I have had in decades.

no, they're the sport maxx. 245/45 100Y rating. i'm satisfied with them, the tread wear you see is after a bit over 8k on silver. nice and sticky although i'm sure there are better. at the time, there was no PS2 in 245/45/18.

[3Q Jay]

Jay,

What did you put on the G50 in place of these? Here I was thinking we were going to swap with my 17 five spoke ones, and you go and put them on another car

Jay,

Looks nice! Did you put in the G35 17" 7-spoke to your silver G50?Now let's line up for the So Cal G50 gtg.

ok, fellas time to start another thread on that.......

[TBrack]

lovin the handicapped parking permit