One man's quest to make his G sedan what it should have been from the factory...
#167
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
You have settled on the stock size for cars with the sport package: 235/45/18.
Overall a decent choice but will leave a lot of wheel gap unless you're lowered.
Just an FYI.
BTW, I haven't heard of Kelly tires in years. Where did you find reviews of them? I had Kelly tires on my 442 in high school, but that was in the late 70's. Didn't even realize they were still being made.
Overall a decent choice but will leave a lot of wheel gap unless you're lowered.
Just an FYI.
BTW, I haven't heard of Kelly tires in years. Where did you find reviews of them? I had Kelly tires on my 442 in high school, but that was in the late 70's. Didn't even realize they were still being made.
#168
You have settled on the stock size for cars with the sport package: 235/45/18.
Overall a decent choice but will leave a lot of wheel gap unless you're lowered.
Just an FYI.
BTW, I haven't heard of Kelly tires in years. Where did you find reviews of them? I had Kelly tires on my 442 in high school, but that was in the late 70's. Didn't even realize they were still being made.
Overall a decent choice but will leave a lot of wheel gap unless you're lowered.
Just an FYI.
BTW, I haven't heard of Kelly tires in years. Where did you find reviews of them? I had Kelly tires on my 442 in high school, but that was in the late 70's. Didn't even realize they were still being made.
Only found a couple reviews by way of Google search.
#170
IMO, Hankook, Falkens, and Khumos are decent at best. They are great when they're new, but they get loud and start losing handling as the tread wears. Yokohamas wear too fast for how much they cost. I've been sticking to Bridgestone tires and they seem to be very good all around. For the rating they have, the tires last pretty long, and performance stays the same until there is no more tread left. RE050As might be a bit pricey, but RE760s are great all around tires at an affordable price.
#173
Out of the tire choices listed, I'd probably go with the Falkens. I'd steer clear of any high mileage tire because that means hard rubber and crappy performance. Just like brakes, you can't have high performance without high wear. While I don't have direct experience with the Falken 912s, I've been very pleased with the 329s I purchased last December as my winter tires. In warms temps (60 to 70 degrees), they've got great bite. Nothing like my 18" summer PZeros, but definitely the grippiest all-season performance tire I've owned. I've always had good luck with Falkens. They stick hard, remain relatively quiet, and are cheap to buy. They do wear quickly (~25K miles), but then again, they're cheap and I don't want high wearing tires.
In a perfect world, we'd all buy $1000+ sets of Bridgestones and Goodyears for our cars, but that's not happening for most of us.
In a perfect world, we'd all buy $1000+ sets of Bridgestones and Goodyears for our cars, but that's not happening for most of us.
#174
A word about Falkens. I didn't mind the ones I had on my Trans-Am. I liked the Nitto 555 better, but that was more of a grip thing Both sets of Falkens I had, as well as the ones my friend had, would be square on cold mornings. We both live in North Florida, so I'm not talking snow, and these were probably what you would call summer tires, but still, if it was below mid-30's it would feel like you were out of ballance riding for the first few miles until the tires heated up. I would first think "I must have slung a weight..." then a bit later "...oh yeah, I forgot these tires do that in cold weather"
None of them were 912's though, so I don't know if that tire does that.
None of them were 912's though, so I don't know if that tire does that.
#175
A word about Falkens. I didn't mind the ones I had on my Trans-Am. I liked the Nitto 555 better, but that was more of a grip thing Both sets of Falkens I had, as well as the ones my friend had, would be square on cold mornings. We both live in North Florida, so I'm not talking snow, and these were probably what you would call summer tires, but still, if it was below mid-30's it would feel like you were out of ballance riding for the first few miles until the tires heated up. I would first think "I must have slung a weight..." then a bit later "...oh yeah, I forgot these tires do that in cold weather"
None of them were 912's though, so I don't know if that tire does that.
None of them were 912's though, so I don't know if that tire does that.
#176
New wheels, Tires, Coilovers
I'm thinking of putting Michlen Pilot Sport A/S Plus on 18 inch Axis Circuit 16.7lb wheels for my 2004 g35X Sedan, which is in Massachusetts- meaning a lot of rain, snow, and ice. These tires seem to be a good balance of dry pavement performance, wet pavement, snow and ice, and good treadwear. They're also just a little lighter than some of the other similar tires. Unfortunately they're not cheap. Tire size will likely be 225/40/18 Also plan to buy BC coilovers, and do a rather modest drop something like maybe 1 inch all around. . . haven't quite figured that out yet. Any thoughts or comments from anyone are very welcome.
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