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Old 05-22-2005, 09:25 PM
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A few pics

I'll try to get some more later. I'm using the stock staggared setup. I had to put the 245-45-18s in the front. haha

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WOW! That looks very nice. I take it you got two sets of G35 front wheels.
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That would be the easiest/cheapest but I'm running the staggered set backwards. heh

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WOW! That looks very nice. I take it you got two sets of G35 front wheels.
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That looks nice.

You should have been at Shawn's today, then we could have tried them out on my car
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Originally Posted by Red92MaxSE
That looks nice.

You should have been at Shawn's today, then we could have tried them out on my car
Yeah, that would have made 4 cars and 4 Fidanzas



That looks sweet

If you dont mind I'd still love to try and test fit the cobra's on the mooostang unless your going to pull a Mizeree


those tires should be awesome in the rain
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If you dont mind I'd still love to try and test fit the cobra's on the mooostang unless your going to pull a Mizeree
Do it Jeff.....its so much fun being a wheel snob
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looks sweet. funny you had to put the 245/45 on the front. my bodywork is getting done today so i should have mine on wednesday hopefully.



i got 235/40/18 all the way around.

btw, the rims are all the same size 18x8 with 30mm offset. but the tires are staggered on the g35 the rear tires are 245/45 and the front are 225/45
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yeah haven't totally decided. I'll probably sell the 17s and maybe run 300z 16 fronts for the winter. But I'd need to get my extra set of Z rotors machined down. But all it would take is to take off the brackets and I'd be good to go. It's one idea anyway

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Heh, sorry to steal your thunder a bit man. But I've been looking for these for quite some time. Post up some installed pics asap.

I know the set is staggered though. But man, the 245s are huge compared to the 225s though. Didn't think it would make a big diff until you look at them. What tires did you get?

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looks sweet. funny you had to put the 245/45 on the front. my bodywork is getting done today so i should have mine on wednesday hopefully.



i got 235/40/18 all the way around.

btw, the rims are all the same size 18x8 with 30mm offset. but the tires are staggered on the g35 the rear tires are 245/45 and the front are 225/45
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haha no thunder stolen, we are the only two. technically mine were mounted over a week ago so i beat ya, hehe, but i had rubbin on my rear wheel well from an acident that didnt get fixed properly.

those 245s do look massive. im running kuhmo asx tires. i went for bang for buck tire that had decent reviews on tirerack. i got them local though for 560 installed.
i need tuner lugs for them still.

big props on your they look nice.
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lookin real good man, how much do they weigh?
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Old 05-23-2005, 10:28 AM
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The ASX are good tires from what I hear. Let me know how you like them. The guy that sold me the wheels, gave me the lugs but I ended just using my lugs I had for my other wheels. No tuner lugs needed. But I did use a Discount Tire lug wrench that has a thinner lug socket. ie.. about the thickness of a Gorilla lock socket.

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haha no thunder stolen, we are the only two. technically mine were mounted over a week ago so i beat ya, hehe, but i had rubbin on my rear wheel well from an acident that didnt get fixed properly.

those 245s do look massive. im running kuhmo asx tires. i went for bang for buck tire that had decent reviews on tirerack. i got them local though for 560 installed.
i need tuner lugs for them still.

big props on your they look nice.
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They are not that light. But a bit more than my SVT 17x8 with tires. I should weigh them sometime.

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lookin real good man, how much do they weigh?
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Nice. Subtle with just a hint of flame.

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..no bish...but dang those things are wide..i'm scared to run anything wider than 235s. I'm surprised 235s are going on an 18" wheel though.
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I ran 245-45-17s on my Cobra wheels. It rubbed very,very slightly out back. But these 245-45-18s are 4.7% larger than oem. Sorta big there. I kinda laugh when I look at the car. The 225-45-18s are about 1.7% larger than oem. Triple's 235-40-18s are right on the $, I see why he choose those. I'm going to see if a G owner wants to trade his fronts for my rears and just run teh 225-45-18s all around. Close enough for me.

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..no bish...but dang those things are wide..i'm scared to run anything wider than 235s. I'm surprised 235s are going on an 18" wheel though.
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Turning radius change much?
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I didn't change the steering rack

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Turning radius change much?
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
I didn't change the steering rack
yeah, but there should be a difference between stock 205's and 245's. I just wasn't sure if the additional height could make it worse
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looks real nice Jeff. I have loved those wheels since the first time I saw them.
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Actually you are referring to width. 245 > 205. Height would be the aspect ratio with 245-45-18 being taller than the 205-65-15. I just turned the fronts lock to lock with no rubbing. But I'm not going crazy on these either. Just driving around to make sure there's not odd rubbing on dips and hard turns etc....

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yeah, but there should be a difference between stock 205's and 245's. I just wasn't sure if the additional height could make it worse
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What, were the cobra wheels too played out for you Jeff?

The G35's look really nice though! It looks like there is plenty of clearance for the Z calipers. You said you might use 300z 16's for the winter, will those clear the calipers with 300z rotors? I'm just asking because I'll be getting that setup here shortly, and I'll be needing a new set of winter wheels.
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i assume they aren't, but are the 225/18s wider than the 235 17s?
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Jeff those 245s look slick. I will stick with my 235s though.
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Brad. Haha. Actually the Cobras are still one of my fav 17s. Can't beat the look, size and bbk clearance w/o spacers. If I go with the 300z 16s, I'd lose the brackets and use the 300z rotor (shaved). That should clear.

I took a few more pics while I was at the gas station. I felt like a dork taking pics there but I managed two more before the geekiness set in.
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
I took a few more pics while I was at the gas station. I felt like a dork taking pics there but I managed two more before the geekiness set in.
I know where that is

dome light is on though
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Originally Posted by lophix
i assume they aren't, but are the 225/18s wider than the 235 17s?
235 = width of tire.
40 = side wall profile
18 = diameter of rim
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Originally Posted by tripleGmax
235 = width of tire.
40 = side wall profile
18 = diameter of rim
235 = total measurement of rubber including sidewall
40= percentage of first number that is sidewall
18 = rim diameter, not to be confused with tire diameter
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You know it's Mercer Island?? Impressive.

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I know where that is

dome light is on though
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I thought it was the one by the stop sign
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Folks, this is how shawn earns his title.

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I thought it was the one by the stop sign
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Originally Posted by MrGone
I thought it was the one by the stop sign


Is that the one right over yonder?
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I thought it was the second stop sign off exit xx on I-xxx

Not going to get any more specific then that

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Folks, this is how shawn earns his title.
I live on the hill that goes up

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Is that the one right over yonder?
then 3 more!



Are those the factory tires for a G35?
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Naw I put the wrong sized tires on for the hell of it

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Are those the factory tires for a G35?
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Naw I put the wrong sized tires on for the hell of it


I didn't know if the G35 came with say Bridgestones from the factory and the PO switched to the Michelin's
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naw. factory tires. The wheels that I'm getting next have Potenzas though. Will be a shame to part with these G Michelins. Anyone interested in some 18" G35 coupe wheels/tires? Triple knows. People gawk that these things. Especially with the polished calipes.

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I didn't know if the G35 came with say Bridgestones from the factory and the PO switched to the Michelin's
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man you can get probably get somewhere around 1400 for those things on ebay jeff. why are you not keeping them? what wheels are you getting? did you have any problem when you put those on with the g35s center caps? my backones wont fit at all and the front pass. side wont fit, so only one fit. do you think it would be bad to shave a bit of the cv axles that sticks out the rim?
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I might do that, I don't know yet. My centercaps just pop out just a tad. I might get some othe 18s. It might take a week or two to finalize everything.
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