^That sounds incredibly stupid.

 

+1 i finally got rims/snow tires and put them on!

 

^ made me laugh. Thanks!

 

I hate to see this thread die . . . so - the only rims available for my I35 are alloy, so I simply have my local mount and demount the tires twice a year; doesn't cost much compared to the cost of alloy rims. I'll search around here to see if the 17-inch G wheels are available in cheap black steel.

 

have you checked your alignment after swapping wheels/tires? you don't get that done?

 

I always schedule the tire change with a service job, oil change etc. My mechanic checks all that as well and reports on tire wear, and takes a test drive each time. It is not necessary to actually perform an alignment every time you change a tire or a wheel in the absence of any other evidence. I usually have it done whenever I get new tires or have any suspicion. I find I can pretty much rely on tire wear and "pulling" to indicate when an alignment is called for.

 

Haha... I was just joking about the Motorcycle part. I actually have ridden my streetbike while it was snowing out before, but I just made a B-line home before anything accumulated on the streets. I do ride my dirtbike in the snow all the time though... it makes for some fun times when the snow isn't over 4 inches deep... and some pretty comical crashes when you hit unexpected ice patches. I usually only do this like 2 or 3 times a year when the first snowfalls happen, just to get it out of my system and then it goes into the shed for the rest of the winter.

 

On ebay you can often find your OEM rims at a good price, it is better to have two sets of rims than stretching your tires twice a year, and over the long run much cheaper.
I used my original rims for winter tires and got 350Z rims for the summer tires.

In the last 25 years I have never had to put winter tires on any of my vehicles before, only the G35 Coupe absolutely needed them.

 

I started a new thread about this...


https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...snow-help.html

 

I've never had trouble with the G that much in the snow/ice/winter/blizzard.
In Chicago here I've driven through 3-4 inches of unplowed snow.
My car is lightly lowered with front lip, using winter setup I have 18 inch staggered, dunlop m3 SP winter tires on.

Never had issues.
car is 5at.
I guess some people or some.. driving conditions are different then others? But I'm on my second year here driving the coupe in the snow and so far no issues.

 

Find a cheap set of knobbies and a box of screw studs and go to town with a drill. Then hit the country dirt roads with a few inches of hard pack snow. you can fly with 100% traction! Woohoo!

 

You're absolutely right . . . the wheels on my I35 are the same size as on the G, the tires are both 215/55/17, so when I put the I up I am going to slip of the wheels. I just have to make sure the offsets are OK.

However, my tires rarely last more than two seasons, 3 at most, so I am not too concerned about the stretch cycles. More about the convenience. As for winter tires, I believe they are required equipment for safe driving in snow/below freezing conditions even on AWD vehicles. Especially if you are behind me on the road!

 

A/S sport pilots is what i am running and i have no problem in light snow... never chain the tires on a G

 

I just now read through this entire thread and all I have to say is........

 

I am in NYC and I know many people with G's that drive 'em year round on Bridgestone blizzacks. It will run you like $1000 for a set of dedicated winter tires but its worth it.