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Old 05-09-05, 05:58 PM
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Infiniti G35 Wheels for FD?

Will the G35 18" Wheels fit the Touring FD with the stock suspension?? Thanks in advance for the help.

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It might help if you posted the size and offsets of the G35 wheels. I can tell you right now you will have to ditch the stock G35 tires -- way too tall.
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I do not know the wheel width or the off-set, I was hoping that some here knew. And BTW I am referring to the stock G35 18" Wheels. If any one knows of a site that has the information, I will look it up for myself. Thanks.
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Those wheels IIRC, have an offset of +30 or +33. That said, they won't work on an FD (stock wheel offset is +50).
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According to www.wheelspecs.com , the Infiniti wheels are 18x8 (not really a good size anyhow - kinda skinny)... and have a +30 offset.

_Technically_ they actually would probably fit. The +30 offset would set the outside face of the wheel at about the same spot as some commonly-recommended sizes like 17x9 +45 offset or 17x9 +40 offset.

The offset is definitely not what you'd want though for best performance. Overall I would NOT try this... even though I think they would "fit".
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Originally Posted by Wargasm

...the Infiniti wheels are 18x8 (not really a good size anyhow - kinda skinny)...
Skinny, just like the 16x8 stock wheels, eh?

_Technically_ they actually would probably fit.
Haha, yeah, as long as you drive in a straight line and don't ever turn the steering wheel.

For an 8" wide wheel up front, IMO, I'd go w/ nothing less than a +35.
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IMO 18x8 look "skinnier" than 16x8 stockers even though they're the same width. I don't like the wagon wheel look hehehe.
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Thanks guys for the info.

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As said - the stock G35 wheels have too low an offset to fit an FD correctly.. I think they are in the high 20's
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You can use the sedan G wheels as they are a higher offset. But the true problem lies in the centerbore where the Nissan stuff is approx 66mm and FD is 67.1. So you'll need to bore them just a tad.

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