Hi All,

Picked up my 06 coupe Premium with Nav last week and love it. Now I'm looking at getting it outfitted for winter. I've read tons of posts here and am still undecided what's best in rims and tires. From what I've read I'm guessing that I could go with 17" rims and Blizzacks for the best traction. Still not sure of what tire size though. Would love to hear from those who drive in snow, especially those who live over here in the east end of the GTA (Whitby, Oshawa, Pickering) as you might know what Scugog is like. Anyway, great forum with great advice and I look forward to your replies.

Thanks

 

I'll be driving the G35 during winter too. Someone local is selling a 17" winter setup. 17" rims and 17" Hankook winter tires for $500 cash. It was used for 2 winters from another G35 Coupe. Think it's a good deal?

I check the sizes and let you know.

 

i got my 4 new 17" gislaveds last year for 160 each, great tires, just as good as the blizzaks but way cheaper

 

Thanks. Did some research on them and they sound pretty good, along with the Nokian. Which tire did you purchase, the Nordfrost 5?

 

yep

 

i dont drive in the winter but heard good reviews about the Nokian (sweedish) my sister has it in her nissan Versa (really good performance) but dunno how it will perform on our Gs. check also tirerack.com for reviews, you ll get better idea

p.s: you also need some weight in the trunk to stop you spinning

 

It's been mentioned before but worth reiterating;

do NOT, put salt in your trunk for winter ballast!
Use sand or similar aggregate.

 

i put weight lifting plates

 

...that would do it.

 

Not to worry. Wonder what that would do to the Krown warrantee if it rusted?..lol I've been driving sports cars in the winter since the 70's so I know my way around rear wheel spin and back end breakaways. But I always found that putting weight in the trunk didn't do much but put extra stress on the rear suspension trying to hold it up. I could be wrong but I relied on my driving skill most of the time.

I'll check into the Nokians too guys but I guess my main question is still: Can I run with 17" rims all around? And what size tires are best?

 

Don't bother putting weight in the trunk. It might give you a tiny improvement in off-the-line traction, but will make the car more likely to oversteer. Rely on good tires and sensible throttle practices instead.

(and for a LOL, I know a guy who put weight in the back of his FWD car thinking it would help with traction)

Use the smallest diameter rim that will fit over your brakes, then find a nice, narrow tire that matches the OE tire diameter (preferably the same tire on all four corners) and you're golden.

 

Check out this thread for some tips:
https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...ving-tips.html

I have 17's running on Hankooks for the winter and it didn't let me down. I was able to find a good set of 17's for 300 bucks locally. It wasn't easy as I have the brembos and they need to have certain offset to clear.

Since that's out of your worries you would have a lot more options.

Hakkapeliitta tires seem to be the best reviewed tires however they don't come cheap.

I've done a lot of research before I got my Hankooks and to my opinion I would have gotten the blizzaks if I wasn't so cheap :P

I run Hankook ipike w409s. It really bites hard on severe conditions. Some shops say I need tires with faster speed rating and better dry grip as I will spin out of control while taking tight corners at high speed. My reaction to that was... why the hell would I be doing hair pin turns in winter... but then again his argument was that I will be able to live a little on a nice warmer days.

If you want value higher speed rated winters try Hankook W300.

For my driving w409 works the best and I got the nice Michelin PS2 for the summer...

I hope you find something soon. Good luck!

 

I actually bought my car this past winter (live in the middle of Canada). I found out very quickly that the stock Bridgestones were not getting me anywhere. My car has the (then optional) 18' rims/tires, I opted for some 17' for a set of winter ones. I'll post a couple links to some helpful info for you:

Bunch of things to look at regarding winter tires/driving:
http://www.tirerack.com/winter/wintertesting.jsp
-They have a number of test videos to watch as well.

This is the link that helped me to choose a tire:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=122

I ended up getting 17' Continental Extreme Winter Contacts. I've used them for half a winter, but that was the easiest time I ever had driving in winter (I had always used all season tires with previous cars. Proper winter tires are a dream after that...)

Hope this helps!

 

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but then again his argument was that I will be able to live a little on a nice warmer days.

Yep..and of course, nice warmer winter days are great for black ice in my area!

Thanks for the tips. I'm checkin everything out.

Mark

 

I weigh the back end of my car down with my **** collection!