Had kind of the same problem today. I had to make a quick right form a stop. I gunned it (with VDC Off) and sent the rear end into a wild fish tail that nearly took out a car in the other lane. Conditions were dry with no dirt or gravel on the road. The tires are adequate, but definately not performance. What would be a better tire?

Limited Edition Twilight Blue / Premium / Graphite / Xenons

 

I switched to Michelin's A/S Sport. Had Goodyears' GS D which were very good on dry surfaces, and good on lightly wet surfaces. Terrible in light snow. Tried the new tread several days ago, and believe I experienced 2-3gs since we are always under a force of 1g. The direction thread did what they have been advertised to do: I was launched without tire slippage.

 

I recently put on Bridgestone Potenza SO-3's... I LOVE EM!

..pestilence..

 

AMEN Pestilence. I had SO 2's on my A4 Quattro and when it's time to replace, I will put on SO 3's. Can't beat them and they are affordable.

Twilight Blue/Willow/Premium/Nav/Wood/Winter/Xenon/ 3M Clear Bra

 

I also highly reccomend them. Once my Michelins wear out on my coupe, I will put on S03's because they are cheaper and have near identical performance.

Andrew

2003 coupe 6MT blue premium aero (on order)

 

How many miles are low profile tires supposed to last? On average

..pestilence..

 

The G has a funky sized tire that leads to little range of choice. If its money you want to save and performance you want then try Kuhmo 712's. The are great but when they get about 10k on them they can whine a bit too much. BFG KDW's would also be a good choice but more expensive they do have good wear though. Both tires do not come in the stock size so going wider is the only choice at this time.
Hope you find what you are looking for,tires can make such a difference. Keep the air pressures up and some of the tire squeal goes away-36PSI. That my 2cents added to the pot.

03.5 Sedan/B. Silver/Premium/Winter/Aero
69 Chevelle BB/4.11's

 

go to www.tirerack.com they got the best prices...

Personaly I like the Yokohoma's Parada 2's...
although i'm not sure if they make them for the G35.. but it doesnt hurt to check..

 

Did you get the 225/50-17's? That's the tire I am most likely to buy. S03's are great performance wise. Very sticky. I had them on my last car, but I want a quieter, smoother riding tire.

 

i had this problem 5000 miles ago... MY TIRES SUUUCK... they were good but then i burnt them out.. gotta love the 260 pounds of torque

 

G35guy what brands of tire are you talking about? The tirerack only list one tire in that size with a V or better speed rating? My dealer also states that a 235/50 17 is too tall. They recommend a 235/45 17 or 225/50 17. Tire rack recommends 235/50 17 but the dealer says not to use it. They are quoting Nissan's recommendations.

03.5 Sedan/B. Silver/Premium/Winter/Aero
69 Chevelle BB/4.11's

 

I've heard that Infiniti recommends not going wider than 225 in the front, but saying that 235/50R17 is too tall is interesting, as that size it just a hair smaller in diameter than 215/55R17.

Getting the math from http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/size.htm, here is the outside diameter of the stock tires vs. TireRack's recommended plus zero size:
215/55R17 is 215 x .55 x 2 + 431.8(17") = 668.3mm (26.31")
235/50R17 is 235 x .50 x 2 + 431.8(17") = 666.8mm (26.25")

So, if it's too big, it's because it's too wide, not because it's too tall (it's a little more than 3/4" wider -- 20mm = 0.79"). Also, when I pull up the list for that size, TireRack gives me 12 different tires rated V or higher.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

i'm a bit confused by this thread. did the earlier g35s come with different tires? or is this non-sport pkg? i have the sport pkg that came with the gs-d tires and they seem pretty decent so far. reviews in tire rack are good too.

'03.5 Sedan, Silver/Black, Leather, Sport