Yep, you're dead on as usual, Deane.

About the only thing the dealer has been cheaper on compared to third party stores/shops are the Goodyear RS-A 20"s for the FX. Not only has the cost of the tires been routinely cheaper than anywhere else, the cost plus the labor, so far, is the cheapest in town.

 

Question: I have NO clue about brakes. Do the G37 brakes have calipers? (I have no idea what a caliper is either) I called iForged to see if my 20" wheels would fit on the G37. He said "as long as the G37 does not have Brembos anymore and no calipers." I gave him the specs of 14.0" vented disc front & 13.8" rear and he said that was fine for my wheel size & offsets.

I know they do not have Brembo brakes, but what about calipers?

Also, do all three G37 models have the same size brakes?

 

Diva, ALL disc brakes have calipers. It's the part of the brake that houses the pistons that does the braking. The caliper is the part of the brake that says "INFINITI" on the new G37's.

You might want to double check on the clearance of the iForged 20"s. The G37's calipers may be the same size as that of the Brembo's on the G35's

 

They are 4 piston calipers up front, 2 in the back...that is if you have the sports package. Non sport has something like 13" all around I think.

 

Thanks guys. I obviously got something mixed up about the calipers. I sent him the details about the 4 & 2 pistons blah, blah, blah. Are the brembo brakes way bigger than the ones on the G37? BTW, I didn't have Brembos on my old coupe, so my wheels were made for the regular brakes on an 04.

It dawned on me today about the brakes and the sport package. So I need to make dayuuum sure my wheels will fit. Can you imagine me trying to take the car back to the dealer (in tears) saying...."her shoes won't fit, I need to exchange her for another model". hehe Yeah right!

 

Infiniti needs to spend more money on EDUCATING their sales men on their products. The guy probably was like uhh i remember the old one had a brembo brake option so BINGO this one must be the same thing

 

With all the talk of a convertible and AWD I hope ther is a slight bump in hp becuase those features will add quite a bit of weight- especially if you get it loaded with other options.
I would think that another 20 HP would be in order to offset the added weight to keep the performance where it is on the current coupe.

 

I can't see that happening. It would be nice though.


Thanks Alex. I guess it pays to shop around for pretty well everything.