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Sedans Infiniti G35 Infiniti G35 Tires and Wheels
300 messages, Last post on Nov 01, 2009 at 7:54 AM
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Replying to: daronson1 (Aug 13, 2009 3:52 am) You certainly don't want the unnecessary expense of replacing a wheel sensor on your dime, nor would anyone. But the fact is the cap has to come off. I am somewhat surprised your own mechanic wouldn't just tell you of the problem, the risk, and let you make a decision while the new tires were being installed, letting you make the decision on the spot. Whoever does the removal, they are going to have to clean the stem and cap, grab the stem close to the cap with some vise-grips, and use pliers to rotate the cap off. My 04 came with metal valve stem caps that looked like chrome. The mechanic may even cover the stem with a thin cloth to avoid gouging or scratching the stem. The vise-grips holding the stem stationary should protect the stem from any damaging twisting or torquing until the cap is loose, even if it was misthreaded when it went on in the first place. One pet peave of mine is improper over-torquing of lug nuts. So many installers do not follow correct torquing specifications. They overtighten the lugs using the air impact wrench rather than the torque wrench because it is faster and easier for them, and they don't have to worry about a lug nut coming off during their "watch." Then if you get a flat and you have to change a tire yourself, you are stuck! You can't get the lug nuts off. One tire dealer was rotating my tires (20 year customer) and had the ignorance to ask me "Who torqued these lug nuts" when they couldn't get two of them off, even using the impact wrench. "You did." That ended that conversation. Good luck. |
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I have an 08 G with the Sport Package and am at 17K on the OEM Bridgestones. These tires continue to sink to lower levels of my disdain with every day. The road noise has been getting annoying since about 12K. I occasionally have the slip light come on when I hit it hard from a stop. Can't be bothered. I used to run Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on my 01 Maxima that I replaced with the G and loved them. I saw the Dunlop Sport Maxx on Tire Rack and had Dunlops on a previous car, so I'm intrigued, but they show these as new. Anyone heard anything on these? I would like to keep the two sizes - I like the way it looks a little higher in the back, but the choices on front tires are slim. I live in Houston, so I need something that can handle lots of hot pavement and the occasional heavy rain.
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Replying to: queenvic94 (Aug 31, 2009 10:28 am) With the slippage, maybe you have too much horsepower. 
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Replying to: queenvic94 (Aug 31, 2009 10:28 am)
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Replying to: queenvic94 (Aug 31, 2009 10:28 am) I have a 2005 with sport package.
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Replying to: raizelgs (Sep 02, 2009 7:21 am)
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Replying to: darrinzramz (Sep 03, 2009 7:14 am) The Coupe is the Coupe in the snow. The oem Michelin Pilot Sport Summer tires as expected made the car lethal at the first sign of a snowflake. But the car was "passable" this past winter with the Bridgestones. Yes, snows would have been the optimal choice for Winter. But I wasn't about to buy a dedicated wheel/winter tire package in November, only to have to buy another set of tires for the original rims again in March. Bridgestone is surely not the lowest priced A/S tire out there or the best. But, it does so many things well. And it is a solid choice for price/performance.
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Replying to: pscheid (Sep 04, 2009 4:25 am)
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| I have a 2005 G35 and I need to get some winter tires. I live in Ontario, Canada, so we get some pretty decent snow falls here. Does anyone have any suggestions on which tires to get. Currently I am looking at the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3. I am a little uneasy at driving in the snow, so something with good handling would be best. If anyone has any reviews on any tires I would greatly appreciate it. | |
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Hello. I'm looking to get new tires for my 2004 G35X Sedan. I'm in the metro atlanta area so there is little to no snow in the winter but plenty of heat and rain. I'm looking for something that looks good but also has great tread wear(I need them to last for a good while), traction, quiet ride, etc..I do a lot of driving to and from work, mostly highway miles.I will consider all price range tires as long as they are worth the money and I get everything I'm looking for. Any suggestions will be great. Thanks!
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