hey everyone
im looking into getting some new rims for my 2006 g35 X and i was wondering if some of you guys could help me out
ive never purchased rims before so i dont know much about the offset or what will work on my car because it is an x
so if someone could chime in that has an x with some rims on it and let me know what your offsets are and how its working for you
or anyone who wants to fill me in on some info id appreciate it
thanks

 

Check the FAQ up top. You will find all sorts of info.
when buying wheels, your definition of good fit will vary from the next guy. There are a lot of pics (it will take you all day to view them all) of various set-ups, thats how I narrowed my search down. I found a car with a set of wheels that fit like I want, wrote down the specs (in my case 9.5" rear w/40mm offset and 8" fr with 25mm offset) then found the stlye of rim I wanted.

 

It all depends on what you want. The look, the size, how much you are going to lower your car. Tell us that first and then we can help.

 

Get some coupe 19"s and call it a day

 

Price point is important to know as well.

 

the FAQ at the top says you shouldnt do staggered on an AWD...
wanted to spend around 1500 for rims and tires
i didnt want to lower my car really
hypothetically speaking would something like this fit?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ADR62...Q5fAccessories
it says fits coupes. would it fit my x?
thanks

 

Are you talk about this.

(*Caution - it is not good for the AWD system in the X model sedan to run staggered wheels unless you remove the AWD fuse)

That was posted about 2 years ago. The rules have changed since then. As long as you run the same diameter from front and rear you will be fine. I have a X and I run 225/40 and 255/35 and I am fine.

I think we need to get Tim to update that. LOL

 

OP, are you in chicago?

 

That is old, dig a little deeper and you will find that if you keep the overall diameter the same you will be fine. The set-up I am running would be a good example. I have 225/40/19 (26.1 O.D) in front and 255/35/19 (26.0 O.D) in rear. It is .2% difference and it wont affect the AWD drivetrain it VDC.

Another thing to read up on is offsets.

Im not a fan of chrome wheels on cars, but this is your vehicle so pic some that you like.

 

im in kentucky right now at school but yea i have a house 30 mins from chicago
yea i want to run staggered then
maybe just chrome lip. just think it looks good with the graphite
is the posts right about the offsets in the FAQ. somewhere around 20

 

It depends on what kind of look that you are going for and the width of the rim. My wheels sit almost flush with the fender and I have +40mm offset on a 9.5" rim in the rear and +25mm offset on an 8" wheel in the front.
Some like their wheels to stick out with stretched tires, others dont. It's all personal taste. My preference is to have them almost flush like they are now.

 

I have the same tire setup on my X w/ no issues. Spoke directly with Infiniti about this and confirmed that running tires w/ similar ODs if fine for the Altessa AWD system.