hmm..good to know. I knew my rear tire setup barely fits within same diameter. Kinda 'meaty' in the rear, so next set I'll have to match the front as close as I can.
Found this calculator to be of use: http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/

Thanks Mustang5L5

 

I find it funny that you guys consider this a 'mod'.

And I disagree with the comments on understeer. It's not a front biased AWD system. Maybe you should work on your driving skillz..

 

I don't consider this a mod at all. At least for me, I'm trying to get my awd to work correctly again.

I think some people are just trying to drift, but even then, you have to have some mods done to have enough power. I don't recommend it though with our driveshafts.

 

Which wheels are pushing the car has no impact on whether the car is prone to under or oversteer. Most cars are designed to understeer as a condition due to the fact that the average drive doesn't have the skills to correct an oversteer situation.

You disagree with comments, but you present no reason other than an insult. You win.

 

Didn't know you were an automotive designer?

If my suggestion to work on your driving abilities to avoid understeering is insulting to you, maybe I'm right.

If you think a primarily rwd vehicle is more prone to push, plow, or understeer than a fwd or fwd biased AWD my guess is your driving sucks, you have shitty tires, or your suspension is setup doesn't fit your poor driving style.

Call me a newb or whatever. I've only noticed plow in the G35x deliberately cranking the wheel at low speeds in wet/ice/snowy conditions that was easily corrected with a little throttle or steering. Higher speed corners and spirited driving on the back roads I noticed zero understeer. Drive like a dumbass and your asking to go head first into ditch or spin out and probably crash.

The x is heavier, and a x w/o power going to the front wheels is going to be slower than the awd x in the corners, barely faster in the straight and slower than a rwd g35. A lose lose IMO.

It's your car do whatever you want. You win.

 

I am....



But we will agree to disagree and just leave it at that.

 

Suddenly I miss V35 Sedan Drivers group on Facebook. lol

 

I own a G35x 2006 Sedan I've recently pulled the fuse & I really enjoy the "squat" feel & wheel spin during the rain. I wanted to know if anyone has had the fuse pulled for more than a season & plugged it back in with no problems. I was thinking to have it in RWD for the summer & AWD for the winter but I want to make sure it is not hurting the drivetrain or transfer case.

 

You'll be good that is how the guys did it that I got the idea from. Original reason for making this thread was my T case blowing and me having no money right out of high school to fix it so this was a decent option. Limited brain usage comments lol... I didn't read through everything again (in class) to see if I updated but this limited throttle situation only lasts about 5 seconds after you start moving over ~5 mph sometimes less.

 

Here's my honest opinion on this "mod". And please don't take this as smug.


As someone who bought their car virtually new and therefore paid a decent amount of cash for it, I would never intentionally put a system into fault and operate the car in a manner it was never intended to. I take great pride in keeping it in great mechanical condition and proud to tell people it has nearly 170K miles. Also, as an engineer...I tend to be **** about things working properly and as intended and always on the lookout for failure modes. I spend my career trying to design to avoid failures.

That's my opinion based on my personal scenario

 

This thread made me laugh...

 

Buddy .. I'm AWD and guess what?
i disconnect my front diff with 1 fuse and rip donuts at meets then pop the fuse back in and go race in the wintertime. I can do it all in my car.

That's precisely why I like the damn thing.
Unfortunately there are WEAK vanilla normies that get angry when someone else tries to challenge the norm because they're too insecure of their crippling lack of courage to try anything new.

Enjoy getting bukakied by the world, tool.

[For the creator of this thread > don't listen to these bafoons] looks like you'll just have to figure it out yourself.

 

That decade old thread necro though