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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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Th3 GTR/R35 wheels swap Thread...

so i've been researching this and the info is a little scattered...

So anyway here's some small info and pics.... please add/correct me..

So what do you guys think.. toooo aggressive; workable post up your views.. not just if you like it or not...

SPECS:
http://www.nissanusa.com/gt-r/specifications.html

20" x 9.5" +20mm offset (front)
20" x 10.5" +20mm offset (rear)
(still trying to confirm wheels weight)

PICS:
(some pics gathered from google images)


^^ source http://myg37.com/forums/picture-shar...heels-win.html





even lexus got in the action

 

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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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Sick more pix now!
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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Cool pics but I'm pretty sure those are photoshopped and don't represent real fitment.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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The very first pic is not photoshopped, they are the real thing
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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the 1st 2 pics appear to be real... the rest are questionable...
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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They look mean on the G sedan. Not all that on the coupe, but probably due to the fact that it needs a drop. They look good on the Z.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 05:56 AM
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The only one that seems fake to me is the 3rd pic of the G with the smoke wheels. The Z is real and it shows up in every single one of these threads. Bravo to the OP for trying to make an official GTR wheel thread, its been long overdue I think.

At first I thought you were completely wrong about your posted wheel specs, but I looked it up and sure enough, the 2010 specs listed by Nissan-USA are what you posted, however. The 2009 GTR wheels have different offsets on the same size wheels. The 2009 specs for the GTR wheels are 20x9.5+45 front and 20x10.5+25 rear.
This is something a shopper consider when looking for GTR wheels. The front 2009 wheels will benefit greatly with 25mm bolt on spacers, otherwise they might have clearance issues on a G35 coupe. The new specs, you could leave alone or add a 10mm spacer if you want them more flush.

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So I'm curious if the 2010 specs are accurate or a typo?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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Why would they change offsets?

I would give a left nut for those wheels.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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here's more


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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3128793





check out this awesome offtopic pic i found
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by idrive_MD
The only one that seems fake to me is the 3rd pic of the G with the smoke wheels. The Z is real and it shows up in every single one of these threads. Bravo to the OP for trying to make an official GTR wheel thread, its been long overdue I think.

At first I thought you were completely wrong about your posted wheel specs, but I looked it up and sure enough, the 2010 specs listed by Nissan-USA are what you posted, however. The 2009 GTR wheels have different offsets on the same size wheels. The 2009 specs for the GTR wheels are 20x9.5+45 front and 20x10.5+25 rear.
This is something a shopper consider when looking for GTR wheels. The front 2009 wheels will benefit greatly with 25mm bolt on spacers, otherwise they might have clearance issues on a G35 coupe. The new specs, you could leave alone or add a 10mm spacer if you want them more flush.

Here are some stamping pictures:






So I'm curious if the 2010 specs are accurate or a typo?

are there your wheels... can you weigh them?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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are there your wheels... can you weigh them?
No they are not, photos found from the web, sorry. I would suspect they fall in the 25-30lb range which is light in terms of 20-in wheels, but thats just a guess.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Why would they change offsets?

I would give a left nut for those wheels.
Well they did say that the 2010 update did see revised suspension/handling changes that improved the performance, so maybe they found that simply adding 25mm to the width of the front track just by changing the wheel offset from 45 to 20 gave them a simple solution? Same for the rear, maybe 5mm added to the rear track provided better balance and grip, who knows. it's those little tweaks that can make a difference sometimes.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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Makes sense they changed the offsets. I saw a pic of a G sedan with the 370z wheels and the rear tire stuck out a touch.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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I hope this guy has his life insurance all accounted for cause he is going down LMAO
 
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Oh $hit! I wanna see the after shots.... ^ ^ dammmmn that's gonna hurt...

back on topic...that gray G37 needs spacers and then it'll be on point
 
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