Quick question to any wheel experts: does our G35 share the same bolt pattern and offset as the BMW 3-series?

Reason I am asking is I know that the HP Evo's and Axis Supermesh (among other wheels) are not made in various offsets/fitments. I have seen them on both 3 series Bimmers and G35's.

 

Nope. BMW is 5x120 we are 5x114.3

 

Your right. 5 x 114.3 is ours but if you go to the 4th page at www.cardomain.com , ofcourse the infiniti g35 coupe section, you will see a DG Coupe with 20 inch Zenetti Duece's staggered. The problem is, those particular wheels in 20's only come with a 5 x120 bolt pattern. So how they fit the G. This bolt pattern thing is questionable............

 

According to the Zenetti website, 20" Deuces will fit on an INFINITY G35 coupe. Personally I would not buy anything from a company that can't spell the name of my car correctly. Plus those wheels probably weigh 80 lbs each.
http://www.zenetti.com/html/2005/ind...ROME&carID=218

 

You forgot to mention that those wheels look hideous.

I will stick to wheels with proper G35 fitment. I am now deciding between one of these three wheels:

1. iForged Aero's in full polish
2. SSR SP1 Professor's with black face
3. Axis Supermesh

 

Yea, that too.

 

Thanks for the info and good luck on your chioce. But dont be too quick to dislike the Zenetti. Trust me on this one. For some reason the Zenetti wheels are not attractive in pictures especially on there website. But in person you wouldn't believe what your eyes are seeing. Did you go to cardomain and look at the G with the Dueces? If not please do. Also, to get a real sence of what I mean, go back to the zenetti site and go to video, and play the first one with Tyra Banks. In that video she chose the Lucres for her Lexus coupe. Now honestly, the Lucres looks hideous in the picture right? Now look at the video.

 

For the most part, wheels with a center cap that cover the holes are dual drilled to fit cars with two different bolt patterns. For example, when ordering wheels for my company, I will order a wheel drilled to 10H 114.3/120, 10H 100/114.3, 10H 112/114.3, or 10H 108/114.3 so that the wheels won't sit in the warehouse for too long. 114.3 is the most popular bolt pattern (Nissans, Infinitis, certain Hondas, and many many others), so I combine this bolt pattern with others that don't move as fast.

Very few wheels are dual drilled with exposed lugs, but many people don't like this look.

Now if the wheels are single drilled, the problem is solved with a piece of metal called an adapter. This chunk of metal disk (most of them are forged) has your bolt pattern and the bolt pattern of the wheel you're trying to put on. You put the adapter which is drilled to your bolt pattern on your studs, then mount the wheel on the adapter, which is secured by another set of bolts. Now the wheel for a BMW fits on a G35 or any other 5X114.3 bolt pattern. Adapters run for about $40-$100/piece, depending on if you're an end user or re-seller, and also how big the adapters are. This is the better way to do things. The other method is what's called a "drill and fill." In this unsafe method, the wheels are drilled to the correct bolt pattern, but metal inserts are placed into the old bolt pattern so that there is not as much play after the wheels are mounted. Many companies won't do this because of liability issues. The more metal you lose around the hub, the more likely your wheel will fracture when you hit a pothole, hit a curb, or have any sudden impact.