Hello all i recently purchased a 2008 G35XS, i'm very familiar with forums and they way they work i just want to say hello to everyone and hopefully fit in this community of G35 owners !

I do have a few questions though I'm sure many of them have already been answered in different threads but instead of finding them i'm starting my own so i can get/exchange information on my car in particular. any comments suggestions advice i will appreciate.

so i just made the big jump from FWD to AWD i'm 20 and it's my third car before i had a maxima and an altima and i had no problem trying to figure those cars out but this is a different world.

So far in the G35 i have the fujita twin intakes installed i'm in the process of making custom heatshield boxes somewhat similar to those stillen sells with their kit.

I ordered the G37 BBK from riverside infiniti and it will be installed once my wheels come in since they do NOT clear the stock G35S wheels

and here is where the questions start rolling in...

are there issues with running a staggered wheel set up on an AWD G ? I mean audi owners, bmw, and benz all do it on awd cars... what are the possible issues i could face ? has anyone done it ? problems ?

and number two question since i'm forced to order wheels because of my BBK i now have to look into lowering my vehicle because wheel gap on aftermarket wheels eck. IDDDKKK now i contacted eibach, stillen and a number of manufacturers about lowering springs for the AWD G or even coilovers, and they all say that i can try it and be a hero for AWD guys out there but the car might be lower than it should be (weight?).... but i'd rather get some info first before i try to be a hero and waste my money. From what i understand the suspension set up and spring rate are the same so i don't see why not i couldn't use the springs ... ? any AWD guys out here using RWD application springs ?

THIS WAS A REALLY LONG POST. I'M SORRY !

BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ANSWERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.DOMO

 

Running different offsets or different sized wheels on an awd vehicle can cause premature differential failure. On my STi I have to keep all the rims the same size and all of the tires within pretty close range of each other. That is why you must change all tires at one time on an awd vehicle.

When one tire is smaller than the other, the differential works overtime trying to match the rate of rotation of the smaller wheel. This is what leads to the differentials death.