So ive been reading around and searching about the issue with G35 Coupes being notorious for ripping through tires. Everything i have been able to find has talked about how 19" Wheels are the cause of this...


What i have not been able to find is anything stating it being from any other size wheel? If i were to have 17/18" wheels on the coupe would i be free of CRAZY tire wear or is it the same?


Im over in iraq right now so im limited on my ability to search and find this stuff out on my own......Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!


Thanks!

 

I dont think the tire wear is really that bad. Ive had my coupe for close to 7 or 8 months and my tires look pretty good still. The only tire wear you will see a lot is the guys who are slammed and have really bad camber wear or guys who are doing burnouts and donuts. Ive never done either in my car.

 

First of all, thanks for your service to the country.
Although 19th are definitely more vulnerable, the wear and tear with normal driving isn't that bad. It's definitely not worth changing to a 17/18 since it will also de-value your car.
The major tire killers are crazy driving and under-inflation.

 

i have had my car for a little over a month and i had one tire go flat but other than that no problems.

 

They don't rip through tires. Dumb people say they do though.

Reasons:
-Improper alignment
-Drifting, hard driving
-Dropping the car and not installing a camber kit to get the alignment back within specs.

 

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Correction: Dumb people aren't aware that even stock G35's with "perfect" alignment regardless of wheel/tire size can have uneven tire wear.... it's a common problem

 

the bigger the drop equals more camber equals more wear, if its a little its normal just flip your tires.

 

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Our cars are notorious for tire wear regardless of having proper alignment or size of the wheels. Most cars have an average tire life of about 20-25k miles but I had to have my rears replaced at 13k and the fronts at about 17k. The reason is because in perfect alignment, the rear wheels have a -2 degree camber causing a more rapid inner edge wear. When I talk about "perfect alignment", I am referring to what the vehicle was engineered and designed to have. If you ever put it on an alignment machine, you will know that there is a certain range of camber or toe that is considered "green" or good. And that range falls between -1.9 to -2.1 degrees of camber on the G35 coupe. The vehicle was engineered this way for more cornering capability. I don't remember what the camber specs were for the front so I didn't mention it.

This isn't the only reason though. The sport 19's also come with a staggered setup and directional tires. So you can't rotate the tires for a more even wear either. Hope that helps.

FYI: My numbers are coming from the Hunter Aligment rack at the shop. And I have an 06 6mt

 

So by adding a camber kit and putting the camber to 0 wouldnt it fix the problem? Also, if the 19" wheels have a staggered fit couldnt you just swap the rear tires with each to help wear even?

 

I was referring to the ones the drift and do burnouts and such, sorry if it wasn't clear.

 

I think your questions have been answered i just wanted to say Thanks for your service to the country

 

Possibly depending on if that camber kit gives you enough positive adjustment. But by doing so the top of wheel will be pushed outwards and you may get rubbing issues with the inner fender lip. I don't know of anyone who has tried it so I can't say for sure.

As for me, I wouldn't lower its handling performance for the sake of saving a few thousand miles on tire life.

Edit: And I too thank you for your service to our country. I have a few friends over there with you in Iraq and I hope you all stay safe.

 

Tire wear? Who cares about that? Just put the biggest widest tire that you can fit, then slam it to the ground and just keep buying new tires

 

What part of the sand box are you in?

 

right^. No one mentioned performance tires also wear quicker, which is what is standard on G's. Staggered fitment will cause inner wear on front tires (natural understeer). Back tires seem to wear slightly faster(rwd) but more evenly. Proper tire pressure is another factor, so is the weight of these cars.