Just thought I let you guys see what the G35 coupe 17's look like on a 5th gen...I've seen them on a 4th gen and they look nice. I am using them as my track wheels (and winter wheels).

They are 17x7.5 with 30mm offset (front) and 17x8 with 35mm offset (rear)
(unlike the similar-looking G35 sedan 17's, which are 17x7 with 40mm offset)

anyhow...nothing particularly exciting, but thought a few people might want to see...they look "small" on the 5th gen IMO

Don't have any great pictures of the setup.....but here area couple
at the track next to an M3



Putting my street wheels/tires back on after getting home.....kind of shows comparison vs. the G35 18's...there is more wheel gap since I am using lower-profile tires than spec for auto-x.....



far-away shot

 

Damn Irish, ya need to get some better springs to keep that body roll in check- I see you scrapping your door handles around the corners :PPPP Looking good, I actually like the 17s better than the 18s. Any idea on how much they weight and their offset ?

 

Mike Mike Mike, did you not READ the post? He states what the offset is.

 

Running auto-x with my illuminas at 5F 4R and the tires at 39F 36R, my body roll was far less than many smaller, modded cars there. To be honest I felt very little body roll at all (ask Jason/Cutlr7 who rode with me). I also have a video of one of my runs and frankly I'm amazed how flat the car sits throughout the entire run...seriously...I had less body roll than some of the modded S2000's with coilovers had.....once I find a site that will host a 15meg video, I'll post it.

weight of the wheels (the 17x8 ones) is about 22 lbs by my measurement (with bathroom scale!) vs. 24 lbs for the 18's and 25lbs for my stock 17's
The tires are only 21 lbs each, so fairly light.

offsets are mentioned above.

 

irish, i thought you were not into track stuff....

 

I wanna' see the new 2005/06 G35 rims on a Maxima now. They're the same 7-spoke design as the 18s, except in 17. I'm trying to find a seller who has them.

 

Dont you think that it would make more sence to put the G35 rears on the front of your Maxima? The rears are wider than the front on the G35 because they are the drive tires where as the drive tires on your Maxima are the front tires.

 

Hey Irish, any way we could see this video?

 

funny you should mention that.....that is exactly what I did for auto-x....the 8" wheels up front.

Of course, I have the same size tires (225/45/17) on all four, so it was for handling purposes only....

Big Du....if you find a free site that will host a 15mb wav file for me, I'll post it there...

 

Will your email let you send a file that large? If so, let me know.

 

no idea...pm me your email and I'll try....do you have ability to host it?

I have a 2nd video from inside the car too....

 

you could send it through http://www.yousendit.com/

 

I like how they look here: