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Old 09-24-2008, 11:22 PM
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Question A question about Winter tires...

Hi i have 05 g35 6MTcoupe and i also have some rims which came out of maxima. i dont know the year and it has winter tires on those rims so i would like to switch my 19'' and put those rims but i am not sure if they would fit. if anyone knows can you please let me know? the size of the tire is 225 50 17
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Old 09-25-2008, 09:23 AM
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the tire should work, you always want your winter tires to be a little skinnier than your summer setup, but Im not sure how the offset will work in your favor as im sure the Maxima offset is higher than what the G requires. Also im not 100% sure if 17's even clear your OEM brakes.

If you can swing it, I would buy a cheap set of MB wheels or rotas that have at most a 30-mm offset in 17x8 size.

or sell your whole set and by a set of the OEM coupe 18x8 wheels and put some winter or allseasons on them in a 225/45/18 size.

I put 235/40/18 all seasons on my OEM 18's for winter use.
 
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Old 09-25-2008, 01:41 PM
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17" wheels clear the brakes fine, the offset would be the only thing I would be concerned about
 
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does the offset effects the driving such as rubbing on turns and etc or is it just the look and it will look slightly outside of the car?
 
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it depends on the width and offset of the wheel. I've run 17x7+50? OEM sedan wheel on my coupe for winters without any issues though
 
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