Having a hard time figuring this out as I don't have a lot of experience with this. Found a deal on craigslist for $450 from an fx35 18" wheels with 265/60r18 snow tires. Will these work on my 2008 g35 journey?

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/pts/4242586040.html

 

Try using this as reference: https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator

Short answer= wheels probably, tires too big!

 

17" wheels are better on the G in the winter.

 

ok - this is helpful. There are a couple other deals on craigslist right now too, so I'll check them out. Thanks for the help all.

 

If you are looking for a pure snow tire, you want the smallest rims (to give largest sidewall) and narrow tires (to cut through snow) as you can fit.

So for your car, 17" wheels are what you want to look at. Tire size will vary on rim width, but you probably want something in the 205-215 range. You also want to keep your overall diameter as close to stock as you possibly can.

 

How about these? I've never bought different wheels for any of my cars, so new for me.

http://fortdodge.craigslist.org/pts/4242175621.html

 

Ideal size on a G with a 17" rim is 215/55/17. That is same diamter as OEM. With a 225/45/17 you will be off by a good margin IE at 60mph your car will really be going 57. And it will only get worse as you go faster.

Have you thought about just buying a set of 17" rims (easy enough) and getting some cheaper winter tires brand new? I bought General Altimax Arctic (fantastic winter tire. It really is awesome in the snow. Lot of history behind this tire that dates back to sweden, but i won't bore you with my tire nerdness facts.) winter tires 215/55/17 from discounttiredirect for 425 shipped. Had a set of 17" wheels I bought off craigslist and mounted them to my car. This is probably your smartest route. Even if you can find 17s with tires on them, just have them removed and the new winters put on. Otherwise, buy a set of 16" steel wheels and roll like a badass in the winter with even cheaper tires.

 

So this ^ I didn't know and I feel even more noob.

 

What year is your car? Early models with the smaller brakes can fit 16's.

16x7's with some 205/65/16's would be cheap if you can find rims that would fit. G35 16" wheels are rare.

Your overall tire diameter would increas 0.1". Not really that significant.

 

The FX OEM rolling diameter is a little over 30". OEM G diameter is a little over 26". So that 265/60/18 is much taller than your normal tire. It would probably rub in the wheel well since it's almost 2" taller on each side. And your speedo would be off like 15%

 

So I bought these wheels and tires thinking I'll just deal with the speed issue as the radius is smaller. and the wheels don't fit around the hub! Is that normal? Is there an adapter to use? The bolt pattern fits but the g hub is too big.

 

You need hub rings, these should work http://www.ebay.com/itm/66-1-56-1-Me...-/190643991620

 

Thanks. It looks like these rings are for the opposite of my problem? Seems they use these when your vehicles hub is smaller than the centerbore on the wheel. Can I use these to adapt my larger hub to a smaller centerbore on the wheel?

 

If your hub is larger than the wheel centerbore you can probably get a modest wheel spacer made to adapt the smaller bore size. Also, are you absolutely sure the bore is what is causing the rims not to seat on the hub? I ask because Infiniti deliberately put a small bolt on the face of the hubs on the models with staggered wheels to prevent an unsuspecting owner from mixing up the front and rear. There is a relief in the back of the correct wheel for the hubs with the bolt. If you have those bolts (which are removable btw), then is it possible the new wheels are just hitting them? Just a thought

 

Yes, I was at the tire shop and they showed me. I don't have staggered setup on my 08 journey sedan