G35 Sedan V35 2003-06 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Sedan

Questions regarding tire tread width...

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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by doogie
It was a long time coming but I figured I should do this before the 245's are gone.

Sorry for the weird colors and stuff, I had to touch up the image so that the tires were a little more clearly defined, and as a result the rest of the image suffers. Hope it helps anyways.

Image 1 from back

Image 2 from back
The 2nd picture looks pretty beefy from the back. Nice!

You know...because the sedan is quite skinny and the tires are tucked in a bit, it takes quite a wide tire to make it look beefy. Whereas cars like a basic 325i, they have a fender flare and their offsets lines up right by the fender, the same tire width on a 325i looks more meaty than a G even if the G has wider tires.

If you look at the back of a 350z, the tires itself are not that big but because it's so wide, your preception of the tires are wideeeeeeeeee just because the body is wide.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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I think it has a lot to do with wheel offset too.

Of course, with some wider wheels and a set of 275s I bet the sedan would look like a Bulldog too.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by doogie
I think it has a lot to do with wheel offset too.

Of course, with some wider wheels and a set of 275s I bet the sedan would look like a Bulldog too.
The 17's are tucked in with offset 45. What's the correct offset so it lines up right by the fender? lower or higher than 45?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by doogie
I think it has a lot to do with wheel offset too.

Of course, with some wider wheels and a set of 275s I bet the sedan would look like a Bulldog too.
I will have pics of this by the end of the week.

If you are looking for a beefy tire, check out the BF Goodrich KDW2's. They have great performance, and even better reviews.
 
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