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Which Rims

Poll ended at Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:38 pm

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2
25%
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0
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75%
 
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Post by bruther »

These are going to be going on a Infiniti G35x

Which ones
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what color is your car??
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its silver
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my vote is for Elbrus
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are those the only options?

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I'm afraid of widths.
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G35 stock rims are way nicer. :?

Unless it's just for winter tires, I wouldn't buy any of those. Sorry.
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I find the 3rd option the most attractive.
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what size?? if its 20" plus id go for the first one :-0 otherwise the third one
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#3 but only if you go with a 20" set. Anything smaller is just not gonna look good IMO......
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Agh, why would anyone put anything 20" or bigger on a sports car? :roll:

I personally wouldn't run anything bigger than 19" on a G. I've seen 20" on a 350z and its rubber band tires looked completely retarded... not to mention it only hampers the performance of an otherwise good car.

Here's an example of how to do rims right on a G/Z:
http://phoenixphorum.com/03-350z-sts-tu ... t6447.html

If you're seriously going to do something ostentatious like putting on 20"+ rims, why would you do it with budget wheels? Some 20" Volks, OZ's or a similar quality brand might look cool, but 20" cheap rims just look like... big... cheap... rims. Maybe it's an American thing that I don't get, where size matters far more than quality. I would personally WAY rather have a good strong light 17" rim than a cheap 22".

I have always consider changing wheels a performance thing. Get lighter rims, with a reasonably larger diameter (so you can run shorter, stiffer sidewall tires), and perhaps more width. The lower unsprung weight greatly improves acceleration and stopping performance, width and stiffer sidewalls improve traction. Of course if your sidewalls are too stiff (rubber band tires), the rubber doesn't conform to the road at all and you get a reduced contact patch over even a slightly uneven surface. With a sidewall that thin, you might as well be running on the rim... it's hard and uncomfortable, which is not what a G35 was meant to feel like in the first place.
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the 3rd is the lesser of the evils...but i'm not really feeling any of them either to be honest
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Post by bruther »

Thanks for everyone's input.
The reason why it is these three is because of
1 style- I actually like the style of 2 and 3- a lot.
2. price- I can't afford to go crazy but I wanted a sutle improvement from the factory rims.
3. The factory rims are in really bad shape and two of them are unable to be fully balanced so I would either have to buy new factory rims which are ridiculously expensive or get a more inexpensive set of custom rims. I don't want anything over 18". I like having some tire still there and I have seen 20" wheels on G's before and I think they look completely out of proportion. I don't want anything gaudy nor do I want to make a statement with my rims.
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You can't find a used set of the 19" Forged G35 rims? Or even the regular stock ones? There must be some ballas who "upgraded" them.

I got my stock 17" rims for $350 (all four!), with only 2000 miles on them, since the owner "upgraded" to some chrome garbage.

Have you looked into getting your current wheels refinished? It might be cheaper... worst case the same price as those rims shown above.
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I like that wheel more better!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my favorite wheel....

not cheap...but i'm sure there are close knock offs out thereImage
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Post by rlockwood »

konig supermesh is a knockoff of those BBS's I believe, they're pretty common. They're not a great knockoff even, but I would still support that choice over any of the other options.
but imo.. since its a g35...





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^^ Yep, I was going to recommend them too!

Rota Torques. Cheap, light, durable. Performance improvement, and a style that matches the car. Run em staggered ;)
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Post by 444 FED »

Bfowler wrote:my favorite wheel....

not cheap...but i'm sure there are close knock offs out thereImage
*drool*

I've always loved that style of wheel.
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Post by davidc81 »

a g35x is the sedan version. personally i'm a volk/work/advan fan but that's probably out of your price range. you should go to www.g35driver.com and check out their classifieds section. you should be able to get a nice set of rims there for a good price. just a warning, g coupe and 350z rims might not work that well on your car because of the offsets. you might have some issues with rubbing.

if nothing else, get a set or rota's. they can be had for a good price (under 1k). i prefer a staggered setup but most important is to get good offsets. if you get an offset thats too high, your car will look like teh fail.
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Post by Me-262 »

I neighour selling a mint set of wheels from his 350Z that will work. Literally used for a few weeks before he sold the car. Can post pics if you're interested.
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