Lowering and tire/wheel setup help
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11-04-2012, 06:55 PM
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Lowering and tire/wheel setup help
I have owned my 2007 g35 for a couple of years and want to freshen it up. I was hoping some folks (suspension and wheel gurus) who have been down this road already could help me out with my setup selection.
Goal
What I am looking for is to lower the vehicle about 1.5 inches while maintaining decent ride quality (daily driver on decent roads in the central Florida area). I am not set on 18" or 19" wheels but I definitely DON'T want the tires to look at all stretched on the wheels. I would like the tires/wheels to look and sit flush or slightly tucked inside the wheel well and I do not want any spacers. My budget is $250 per wheel (not including tire of course
). I also want a setup with no rubbing or needing to pull fenders etc (looks like my 2007 g35 fenders come pre rolled from the factory anyway.).
Current plan (just items I have been leaning towards)
To lower the vehicle I was planning on the Tein H-tech springs with either the eibach or ichiba camber kits (front and rear). Wheel wise is where the most help is needed, as I understand selection here is crucial specifically with regards to wheel width and offset.
The wheels I have been eyeballing are the Tenzo Type-M wheels flat black. These wheels are available in 19x8.5 offset +17 or +45 for the front, 19x10 offset +22 for the rear. While I like the look of these wheels I am concerned the rear sizing may be far too aggressive for what I am after. While tenzo does offer some 18" wheels all the 18"s are only 8" wide which would only leave me with offsets to manipulate in the size range. I am not totally set on this wheel choice and have looked at some similar black spoke wheels by TSW that may have better sizing choices to get the look I am after.
Sorry for the run on post but I have been lurking here for a few weeks and the more I research the more I get a little overwhelmed with with all the choices and information. Any help is greatly appreciated and pictures can be really helpful to show me setups.
Thank you
shawn
Goal
What I am looking for is to lower the vehicle about 1.5 inches while maintaining decent ride quality (daily driver on decent roads in the central Florida area). I am not set on 18" or 19" wheels but I definitely DON'T want the tires to look at all stretched on the wheels. I would like the tires/wheels to look and sit flush or slightly tucked inside the wheel well and I do not want any spacers. My budget is $250 per wheel (not including tire of course
). I also want a setup with no rubbing or needing to pull fenders etc (looks like my 2007 g35 fenders come pre rolled from the factory anyway.).Current plan (just items I have been leaning towards)
To lower the vehicle I was planning on the Tein H-tech springs with either the eibach or ichiba camber kits (front and rear). Wheel wise is where the most help is needed, as I understand selection here is crucial specifically with regards to wheel width and offset.
The wheels I have been eyeballing are the Tenzo Type-M wheels flat black. These wheels are available in 19x8.5 offset +17 or +45 for the front, 19x10 offset +22 for the rear. While I like the look of these wheels I am concerned the rear sizing may be far too aggressive for what I am after. While tenzo does offer some 18" wheels all the 18"s are only 8" wide which would only leave me with offsets to manipulate in the size range. I am not totally set on this wheel choice and have looked at some similar black spoke wheels by TSW that may have better sizing choices to get the look I am after.
Sorry for the run on post but I have been lurking here for a few weeks and the more I research the more I get a little overwhelmed with with all the choices and information. Any help is greatly appreciated and pictures can be really helpful to show me setups.
Thank you
shawn
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11-06-2012, 01:28 PM
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Well after some more research it looks like I can answer my own question. There is no way to run a 10" wheel on a G sedan without it looking stretched. Seems like a 10" would need at least a 295 tire to not have the stretched look.
So looks like I would be better suited with a 9" wide wheel for the rear with maybe a 275 tire maybe? Offset recommendations with a 9" rear wheel.
Thank you
So looks like I would be better suited with a 9" wide wheel for the rear with maybe a 275 tire maybe? Offset recommendations with a 9" rear wheel.
Thank you
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