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Infiniti G35 Tires and Wheels

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Re: all-season tires [gamboozled] by font9a
Nov 13, 2008 (10:34 pm)
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Replying to: gamboozled (Nov 05, 2008 4:27 pm)

The Pilot Sports are the best A/S performance tire available in my book. In the summer you'll swear they are track tires. In the winter you'll cruise to the ski resort knowing your grip is better than any "winter" tire out there. The rubber just rises to the occasion.
 
I'm no Michelin fan-boy, but I've owned 4 sets to replace OEM tires on my BMW M3, VW Passat, and Infiniti G35S.
 
Everytime I've been rewarded.
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Re: all-season tires [pscheid] by font9a
Nov 13, 2008 (10:42 pm)
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Replying to: pscheid (Nov 07, 2008 7:21 am)

Also, when I briefly had to live in California Bay Area I originally bought the Pilot Sport A/S for my Passat for trips up to the Sierras in the winter. During the rest of the year (blue days, 68 degrees...) I routinely trounced Porsche Boxters, M3s, and S2000s coming down from the dry foothills with a mountain bike on my roof.
 
Cornering on rails in a pedestrian sedan with a $7000 mountain bike on your roof makes all those sun-washed, polo collar, VC Blackberry Porsche drivers wonder what the heck is wrong with their car.... ((1) it's the cell phone (2) it's the tires) ...
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Re: all-season tires [font9a] by pscheid
Nov 14, 2008 (4:47 am)
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Replying to: font9a (Nov 13, 2008 10:42 pm)

font9a.......your post was 7 days late! You had better respond earlier next time because I already made the plunge with the UHP A/S Bridgestone Potenzas on my G35 Coupe.
 
In addition, I just noticed that the Michelin PS now listed in TR are a "new" version of the Pilot Sport A/S, so one must assume they are even improved over the ones you have.
 
The Michelins rank #1 with the Bridgestones right behind at #2. If Infinity had offered AWD on the G35 Coupe back in 2004, it would have been the first option I selected. Sadly, it wasn't; but back then the buzz was about the AWD sedan. My wife liked the automatic Coupe better. Automatic because driving in bumper to bumper traffic with the 6 speed would have been misery. And we didn't need to worry about rear passenger comfort. The only option we didn't get were the supercharged valve stem caps.
 
While at a rim repair facility last week I saw a supercharged G35 Coupe in the shop with a functional hood scoop. That guy wasn't thinking "snow" like I was during this tire selection.
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All Season Tires for my 6MT by yinzerdude66
Nov 22, 2008 (5:34 pm)
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I want to replace my current tires with all seasons but can't find any for the front (225/40R19). Is it acceptable to put the same size (245/40R19) on all 4? I live in DC with mostly mild winters so I don't want to buy another set of winter tires and I'm looking for something I can use all year. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Re: All Season Tires for my 6MT [yinzerdude66] by pscheid
Nov 23, 2008 (5:57 am)
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Replying to: yinzerdude66 (Nov 22, 2008 5:34 pm)

Not sure about any problems running all 4 the same width, though I don't see why that would present any problems. Others more knowledgeable may want to jump in here.
 
Did you try some of the on-line tire wholesalers? Tirerack has a few matched sets in an all season, 225 fronts and 245 rears. I have also found that my brick and mortar tire dealers will hunt them down for me if they carry the tire brand I am looking for.
 
Just bought the Bridgestone Potenza RE 960 A/S Pole Position, replacing the OE Michelin Pilot summer tires on an 04 Coupe. 45 series on 18" rims, though.
 
Another idea if availability is an issue is to upsize or downsize to a 45 or 35 series. The tire dealer can then tell you what tire width for the profile you choose that will closely match the correct tire diameter and rolling circumference so you don't wind up with a speedometer error. Personally, I wouldn't even mind the speedometer being off a couple of mph to get the tire I want, as long as I knew what the difference was.
 
It always seems wonderful to get the lower profile tires (35 vs. 40 or 45, only to get sticker shock when you find out the size you want is rare and discounting is minimal if not nonexistent. I had that problem the first few years on my 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora.......everyone had 225 or 245 widths but not the factory installed 235 MM in a 60 profile.
 
Jack
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Re: All Season Tires for my 6MT [pscheid] by esfoad
Nov 27, 2008 (9:50 am)
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Replying to: pscheid (Nov 23, 2008 5:57 am)

I don't see them mentioned much on any site but I bought a set of General Exclaim UHP tires from Tire Rack. Actually it's my second set of these. I have a 2005 G35X and these tires are awesome. They are quiet, they hold the pavement like glue and they have a wear rating of 390. And the price is reasonable at $123 per tire (I think they are now $128). I bought a set of aftermarket wheels and I installed the tires on those rims. I use the factory rims and tires (Goodyear) for the winter. I highly recommend checking these out. My previous set of summer tires (they came with the rims) was a set of Pirelli P Zero Nero's. Same size as I bought, 245/45/18. They worked well enough but they were noisy on my car. My son has a set of the same model on his 300ZX and they are quiet for that application. So maybe another good choice.
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G35 Replacement Tires by jwf3
Jan 19, 2009 (8:40 am)
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Just a note for those replacing original equipment tires on 2007 Infinit G35. My original equip. Bridgestones on my G35 Sport didn't get 18,000 miles! These tires aren't worth a ____.! I did some research and replaced them with two 225/50-18's for front and two 245/45-18's for rear. These tires are the best buy out there and ride and handle great. I've had them 3 months. Got 'em at Discount Tire. Just trying to save you other G35 owners time and money.
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Re: G35 Replacement Tires [jwf3] by jwf3
Jan 19, 2009 (8:44 am)
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Replying to: jwf3 (Jan 19, 2009 8:40 am)

Sorry, forgot to mention the replacement tires names--Kumho Ecsta LX Platinums. These are all weather tires.
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Re: G35 Replacement Tires [jwf3] by madmarlin
Jan 20, 2009 (10:13 am)
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Replying to: jwf3 (Jan 19, 2009 8:44 am)

What is the wear rating on those> I put on the Goodyear F1 all season tires. Have over 13k miles on them with a lot of wear left. Will definitely last longer than the Bridgstones (only got 16k out of them). However, the tire noise is increasing, which is a bit of a bother. Nothing extreme and can put up with it for the extra life. But just curious about the Kumho's. Pass along any info if you can.
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Re: G35 Replacement Tires [madmarlin] by darrinzramz
Jan 22, 2009 (9:24 am)
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Replying to: madmarlin (Jan 20, 2009 10:13 am)

Hi my name is Darrin and I have a 2004 Infiniti G 35 sedan,and I have Bridgestone RE960 AS all season tires on my car and they a phenominal!!!,and the thread wear is about 45,000mi I rotate mine every 5,000mi.They are a great all around tire!!!!,for this car look them up on Tire rack.com

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