Not planning to do any heavy body mods. Want to keep a simple, upscale OEM look.

 

I know the spots on my most traveled roads (really just 2 spots) that caused the rubbing the first day, and I've been able to avoid rubbing by going slower over one of those spots, and using the right lane at the other spot. These are some extraordinary dips/bumps in the road, not your typical ones. I probably won't roll the fenders--not really necessary at this point.

 

Update....After rubbing again on an aggressive hilly turn, I decided to roll the fenders myself. So--took about an hour. Heat the paint with the wife's hair dryer, then used my Louisville slugger to roll the rear fenders, a little touch up paint just in case, and perfect! I went over the same bumps at normal rub speed, and no more rubbing. Only needed a few millimeters of clearance, as they were rubbing right at the inner edge of the fender.

 

^^ LOL @ last two posts. Good for you. Now DROP THAT BIATCH! HAHAHA!

 

LOL. yep. How quickly we change our minds...

 

It's ok

 

Not bad, much better than the ones that were there. Do a moderate drop with Z/G springs or tein H tech it looks too high

 

it might be just a LITTLE taller. but i know for a fact i wont rub just with wheels and no drop. too much room.. but yea 45 sidewall is just a bit taller.

i think it should be ROUGHLY the same +30 F and +33R, i'm on Z wheels and G/Z had roughly the same. Newer car offsets are very similar to old ones.

 

^just realized you have an X, lol you're a half inch higher than a RWD G....

 

That mighta been the difference.

 

Hmmm, i can pick up a set of these w/o tires for 550. or G37 sport 19's w/ tires that have 30% left for 850.

What you guys think>?

 

Depends on your budget. 19's look nicer IMO but the tires are more expensive, and at 30% left, it won't be long before you have to replace them, which means even more $$$. Breaking down the 18's for you:

$550 + $600 for decent tires + $100 mount/balance = $1250

I paid just over $800 for my set with almost-new tires...Also, either way you go, you'll need to get the newer style lug nuts. Your 1st gen G35 lugs won't fit the G37 wheels.

 

yeah i already figured that the 19's tires would cost mrore and that i would need new lugs. what did u do about the TPMS? take the ones from the g37 or put the ones from your stock wheels in the g37 rims?

 

You can use your stock ones. in my situation, I actually had only 3 TPMS'--one broke a while back. So I just went ahead with regular valve stems on all 4; I run that way on my winter wheels, and have no problems--I can check my own tire pressure. The tire pressure light only comes on after long highway trips (30 miles or more, it seems), then it goes away after the car is shut off.

 

didn't know he was a RWD.