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New owner of a 2003 G35....Black Coupe Auto

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Old 01-25-2011, 07:44 PM
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New owner of a 2003 G35....Black Coupe Auto

Well I went with the black one...had about a 30 mile drive home and it drives great.....one thing I did notice was some road noise so I looked at the tires and the two front tires (more the driver side) are worn on the inside....cannot see mesh or anything yet...so I guess I will need 2 tires and an Alignment right?

I can get some pics tomorrow and anything I should do or know? Gonna do a oil change tomorrow with mobil one.

Also on the way home I was going 70MPH and the RPM's were at 2500....is that normal? My previous car going 70 was at 2000 rpm. (03 grand prix gtp)
 

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Old 01-25-2011, 07:53 PM
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congrats on the new car.
2500 rpms at that speed is normal in our cars.
camber wear on our tires is also common depending on suspension set up. just keep track of the wear
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 07:56 PM
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G35 Coupe
how many miles ?

Flush tranny and Rear Diff
Flush Coolant
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 07:59 PM
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Grats. Yeah that's all normal...
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 08:07 PM
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Dont I need an alighment or what do I need to do so the tires dont keep getting worn on the inside?

It has 70k Miles.
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 08:12 PM
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camber wear is normal… unless you have a camber kit, i dont think it is possible to eliminate the camber.
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 08:27 PM
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so does it take a long time for them to wear down?
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 09:11 PM
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so does it take a long time for them to wear down?
it all depends on your driving style. they generally last a while
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 10:35 PM
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so its not even an alignment issue then....
 
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i hear alot of road noise from my rear tires while im driving, loudest is at 60mph... is that due to worn tires? cuz the rear are pretty bald..
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fstasfk_G
i hear alot of road noise from my rear tires while im driving, loudest is at 60mph... is that due to worn tires? cuz the rear are pretty bald..

most likely cause my rear tires are pretty new and those dont make any road noise.
 
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Old 01-25-2011, 11:07 PM
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whew... i thought it was other problems..
 
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Old 01-26-2011, 01:57 AM
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mind sharing how much you bought it for...?

i bought my black 03 with 67xxx miles... base model for 13 and some change.. 14500 after tax, title and other b/s...

she has almost 79 and its only been 9 months x_X... i love driving her tho..

she's still stock but not for too much longer i hope =D
 
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Old 01-26-2011, 02:54 AM
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If you're going to be swapping out the tires you should check the brakes as well. When I bought my G last year one of the rear pads went out after less then 2 weeks of very little driving. Pads cost very little compared to a whole new rotor/Caliper setup from damage.
 
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