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Old 10-20-2005, 08:45 AM
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I'm looking to get a set of tires for my G35. I'd like to dial out some of the understeer with non-staggered tire sizes. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good tire size for my OEM 18" wheels? I was thinking about a 265-40-18, but this seems to be a bit wide for the wheels. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Does anyone have a suggestion for me? Better yet, is anyone running same-sized tires on all four wheels on their G35 Coupe OEM 18's? Thanks.
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Does the G35 have VDC?
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You really don't want to do that. The VDC and electronics wont like it. If you want to dial out some of the understeer run 245/40/18 in front and 245/45/18 or 255/45/18 in the rear. You really don't want to run the same size tires all around. A cross section of 265 is too wide for an 8" rim.

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Originally Posted by lowrider
You really don't want to do that. The VDC and electronics wont like it. If you want to dial out some of the understeer run 245/40/18 in front and 245/45/18 or 255/45/18 in the rear. You really don't want to run the same size tires all around. A cross section of 265 is too wide for an 8" rim.

Lou
You jumped the gun on my question, but thanks. VDC wants to “see” a specific ratio between the front and rear tire heights. Both 350Z and G35 drivers have messed with tire sizes causing havoc with VDC.

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Thanks for the info everyone! I thought the VDC would be affected. I think I'm going to just use the OEM fitments.
Old 10-22-2005, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Does the G35 have VDC?
VDC is standard on all G35
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