GTR Rims on G35 ?

[az1anbeethoven]

Originally Posted by ikemike97

I GOT GTR RIMS FOR SELL ALONT WITH BREMBO BRAKE PADS FOR THIS CAR!!! ANY ONE INTERESTED GTR RIMS FOR SALE 2009 SKYLINE SEND ME AN EMAIL IF INTERESTED ikemike97@yahoo.com

how did you afford a GTR with grammar like that?

[Red_G35]

I'm curious about the weight of the wheels

[IrockAG35]

doesnt look horrible..it would probably cost just as much to do this as it would to buy a set of volks

[G SEDAN]

$3500?! ha!

[dmitriylm]

I got $1000 and a case of beer.

[FenixL1P]

Originally Posted by Red_G35

I'm curious about the weight of the wheels

according to another post about a blown r35 motor, the wheel with inflated tire are 63/66 pounds f/r respectively...

[SDGenius]

would look better on an FX, IMO

[sammy_G]

i found a set of the dark gtr wheels for $2500 w tires...

kinda tempting but i have to agree with jdmgee and keep my gt-7's

[Lexxy]

just to revive this topic. i'm seriously considering doing this, but since the fronts are 19" and the rears are 20", will there be issues with the traction control..?

[mIKE]

You'll have issues with getting low enough profile tires. If the tires are properly matched up, you'll be okay.

[Marlin84]

I think they look pretty nice, but I love actually driving this car too much to put 20" wheels on it.. I'm sticking with my 17's for now, and can't see going past 18".. and even then, only if I find a stack of cash just laying around, because I got tired of $900 for a decent set of tires on my SE-R.. low-profile tires are just too much $$ for me when I'm putting decent mileage on my car.

[Lexxy]

Originally Posted by mIKE

You'll have issues with getting low enough profile tires. If the tires are properly matched up, you'll be okay.

so you mean i should put thicker tires on the fronts to even out the diameters of all the wheels?

Originally Posted by Marlin84

I think they look pretty nice, but I love actually driving this car too much to put 20" wheels on it.. I'm sticking with my 17's for now, and can't see going past 18".. and even then, only if I find a stack of cash just laying around, because I got tired of $900 for a decent set of tires on my SE-R.. low-profile tires are just too much $$ for me when I'm putting decent mileage on my car.

are you saying 20" make a crappy drive? i know it affects the agility and all but since i see a lot of G's with 20's i kinda figured it shouldn't be too bad on our cars..

[mIKE]

Thinner tires. The GT-R's wheel wells are larger.

[05DGx]

Originally Posted by ikemike97

I GOT GTR RIMS FOR SELL ALONT WITH BREMBO BRAKE PADS FOR THIS CAR!!! ANY ONE INTERESTED GTR RIMS FOR SALE 2009 SKYLINE SEND ME AN EMAIL IF INTERESTED ikemike97@yahoo.com

Shipped from Nigeria? Lemme wire that over in the next 24 hours.

[Marlin84]

Originally Posted by Lexxy

are you saying 20" make a crappy drive? i know it affects the agility and all but since i see a lot of G's with 20's i kinda figured it shouldn't be too bad on our cars..

Lower profile tires can exhibit a quicker transitional response (when you turn the steering wheel, less delay until the car tracks in the new direction because the tire doesn't flex from side to side as much). However, for what they gain in that respect, they can lose more in impact absorption. I had 215/45-17's on my SE-R. It was like riding around on basketballs. Or like riding on a train. I could feel every tiny crack in the road. Road feel is important, but it goes past the point of being useful and into obnoxious once you get much lower that a 45 series tire. The stock 19's are what, 225/40 and 245/40? If you go to a 20", you'll be going to a 225/35 and 245/35 to keep the proper overall tire diameter. You hit an acorn hard enough, you might bend on of those rims with that little amount of rubber in place to help absorb impacts.. lol

And going with a larger wheel often means more weight for the wheel+tire combo. More un-sprung weight can adversely affect handling, and increased rotational mass (the wheel+tire+brake rotor) makes it harder to accelerate and slow down.

Small changes might increase the desired characteristic without making other attributes too much to handle for your taste, but bigger changes can bring bigger problems.

Just trying to help you think about all the angles on this decision.