2013 370z Sport Rays on my G35S
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Looks good!! Do you have side view pic of the rear tire poking out? Just curious....
Having the better grip during hard acceleration will definitely improve the driving experience. I hate when the traction control turns on and slows me in my tracks when I need to GO!
Don't worry about the little extra weight (mass) it is so miniscule that it will never be noticed.
Having the better grip during hard acceleration will definitely improve the driving experience. I hate when the traction control turns on and slows me in my tracks when I need to GO!
Don't worry about the little extra weight (mass) it is so miniscule that it will never be noticed.
I will add, that if the Rep was referring to wider tires by saying larger, then No it does not affect gearing, RPM, or speedometer. Only way wider tires could effect your car is if it was AWD.
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Here's another weight thread I found:
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...ms-weight.html
To the OP, setup looks sick!
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To the OP: my apologies for this distraction.
Other than using and interpreting vague and subjective adjectives to support your own (again) subjective interpretation, you have added nothing here other than a childish display for all to see.
I can infer from your response here that you apparently weren't even talking about the added mass before as I initially suspected (I guess that was giving you the benefit of the doubt). Nope, you were just plain old ASSuming what was meant by the rep (hack) at Sears to contradict me, even though all the while, you have basically agreed with exactly what I initially stated ... AND which you inexplicably told the OP to ignore:
It makes me wonder if you even read my posts at all or just decided to rag on them because you're apparently the self appointed "enforcer of common sense". (pfff give me a break) 
Try practicing your reading comprehension and learn to communicate clearly before you demand that you're correct and make personal swipes at people. (Hint: presumption and sanctimony are not flattering.)
Words like "bigger", "larger", "size" are poor choices if you really mean taller, wider, overall diameter, etc.. Further, I do not believe for a second that when the average person mentions getting "bigger" or "larger" tires on their car that they are referring to the height or overall diameter. Instead, they are just using the terms loosely to refer to a wider tire choice (aka. 'meats' and so forth), so your assertion (ASSumption) that common sense dictates "larger = OD" is absurd. (Seriously, who makes a deliberate choice to put taller tires on their car anyway??).
In conclusion, I stand by everything I said. Any statement I made was supported with specific language to clarify any ambiguities. In contrast, your statements, were essentially only reiterating exactly what I had already stated, yet were adding further ambiguity until just there, in your very last sentence, that you offered an "if" clause alluding to the context of your remarks. Although I don't know why you said "again", because it was the first time you mentioned it. (Was the other time just in your head perhaps?)
If you choose to respond to this post, please leave off any further personal attacks and just cite specifically where I posted anything that was incorrect.
Btw, being well over half a century old, the "common sense" I've picked up over my years tells me to just thank you for your nice compliment about my age.
Common sense would dictate that when someone says larger, they again are talking about OD. When someone is talking about width, they say wider.
Yes kid, larger tires do in fact lower your RPM for a set speed and cause an error in your speedometer, this is common knowledge (for most). You speedometer is calibrated so that for each rotation, you car is assumed to have traveled a specific distance (the outer circumference of your tire). So if you install a larger tire, your OD increases and the distace your car travels per rotation increases, lowering your RPM for a set speed. Please stop giving adivce on simple subjects where you obviously lack the necessary knowlege. While a larger tire doesnt physically change your gearing, it does effectively change your gearing.
(New Tire Diameter/Old Tire Diameter) x Old Gear Ratio = New Gear Ratio
So again, if the Sears Rep was talking about larger tires changing his gearing, he was technically correct.
Yes kid, larger tires do in fact lower your RPM for a set speed and cause an error in your speedometer, this is common knowledge (for most). You speedometer is calibrated so that for each rotation, you car is assumed to have traveled a specific distance (the outer circumference of your tire). So if you install a larger tire, your OD increases and the distace your car travels per rotation increases, lowering your RPM for a set speed. Please stop giving adivce on simple subjects where you obviously lack the necessary knowlege. While a larger tire doesnt physically change your gearing, it does effectively change your gearing.
(New Tire Diameter/Old Tire Diameter) x Old Gear Ratio = New Gear Ratio
So again, if the Sears Rep was talking about larger tires changing his gearing, he was technically correct.
I can infer from your response here that you apparently weren't even talking about the added mass before as I initially suspected (I guess that was giving you the benefit of the doubt). Nope, you were just plain old ASSuming what was meant by the rep (hack) at Sears to contradict me, even though all the while, you have basically agreed with exactly what I initially stated ... AND which you inexplicably told the OP to ignore:
Try practicing your reading comprehension and learn to communicate clearly before you demand that you're correct and make personal swipes at people. (Hint: presumption and sanctimony are not flattering.)
Words like "bigger", "larger", "size" are poor choices if you really mean taller, wider, overall diameter, etc.. Further, I do not believe for a second that when the average person mentions getting "bigger" or "larger" tires on their car that they are referring to the height or overall diameter. Instead, they are just using the terms loosely to refer to a wider tire choice (aka. 'meats' and so forth), so your assertion (ASSumption) that common sense dictates "larger = OD" is absurd. (Seriously, who makes a deliberate choice to put taller tires on their car anyway??).
In conclusion, I stand by everything I said. Any statement I made was supported with specific language to clarify any ambiguities. In contrast, your statements, were essentially only reiterating exactly what I had already stated, yet were adding further ambiguity until just there, in your very last sentence, that you offered an "if" clause alluding to the context of your remarks. Although I don't know why you said "again", because it was the first time you mentioned it. (Was the other time just in your head perhaps?)
If you choose to respond to this post, please leave off any further personal attacks and just cite specifically where I posted anything that was incorrect.
Btw, being well over half a century old, the "common sense" I've picked up over my years tells me to just thank you for your nice compliment about my age.
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I really like the look from the side view but a sticking out quite a bit in the rears. There is no way you can lower that car without major damage to the quarter panel.
I have seen some use front Z wheels in the rear for a perfect fit but not staggered of course. Good for rotating and tire wear but you have to buy them individually (extra fronts) or have two sets with four rears left over!
I so wanted to go with the Z wheels but didn't due to this issue. I went with the M 19's instead.
I have seen some use front Z wheels in the rear for a perfect fit but not staggered of course. Good for rotating and tire wear but you have to buy them individually (extra fronts) or have two sets with four rears left over!
I so wanted to go with the Z wheels but didn't due to this issue. I went with the M 19's instead.
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I really like the look from the side view but a sticking out quite a bit in the rears. There is no way you can lower that car without major damage to the quarter panel.
I have seen some use front Z wheels in the rear for a perfect fit but not staggered of course. Good for rotating and tire wear but you have to buy them individually (extra fronts) or have two sets with four rears left over!
I so wanted to go with the Z wheels but didn't due to this issue. I went with the M 19's instead.
I have seen some use front Z wheels in the rear for a perfect fit but not staggered of course. Good for rotating and tire wear but you have to buy them individually (extra fronts) or have two sets with four rears left over!
I so wanted to go with the Z wheels but didn't due to this issue. I went with the M 19's instead.
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No, they're facing the correct way.
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