Hi all,

New to the forum, but already in love with this car. I've been looking out for some the last few weeks, and going to see an apparently nice 2008 G37s tonight. If numbers work out, I'll be a-buyin'!

In any case, since I'm getting this car to be a daily driver for at least a year, I was wondering if anyone here had experience driving this car in winter, and perhaps some suggestions for the size of steelie rims and tire?

Hoping that for next winter I'll be able to get a beater and take care of this car for a few years.

 

Glad to see your interest in the G37. Mine is a daily driver to school and back (80 miles a day) and I live in New York so the snow is an issue. I have basic all season tires and they were pretty slippy in the snow but nothing too out of control. Other forum members have said they have far better results with dedicated snow tires.

Although it was slippery, the G did perform way better than my old honda accord.

 

We use the G (non-x) version as an all season, all year daily driver. You really need to get some winter tires. We have Blizzaks and love them. Unless you have the X model you really need winter tires as with that power, light rear end and rear wheel drive you are just asking for trouble. Winter tires won't turn the G into a SUV, You still will need to make "need to go out" decisions in any snows greater than 2-3".

 

^^^yeah...what he said...the second upgrade I made were Michelin Pilot AS Ultra Sport Tires...IMO far better tires than what came stock on my car...but if its more than an inch on the ground, you better post up somewhere! rear wheel drive cars with any power are horrible in any snow.

 

I had a g35 coupe and i rocked it in the winter with all seasons! I'm from minnesota where the winters can be pretty harsh. would highly recommend dedicated snow tires. I think its a small price to pay.

cost of tires > cost of body work lol.

 

Hey Guys, I just bought myself a 2009 g37x. I live in montreal, canada and our winters are horrible(just so you know).My previous car was a Pathfinder and in winter I used to buy Nokians tire, honestly best tire by far for winter driving...anyways by law we have to have winter tires here and so my question is should i go smaller size like 17" instead of the 18" ? and would that cause any issues other than the speedometre not being accurate?

 

Mario, you can put 17" wheels on the car and still have the same overall tire diameter. Just get a tire with a larger sidewall. Performance will change a little, but it won't make a big difference on a winter tire. You'll have more sidewall as cushion if/when you slide it into a curb.

The other question that people typically face with winter tires is whether to put a narrower tire on. If the tire is narrower, the contact patch will be smaller and therefore there's more pressure/weight on that contact patch (per square centimeter). The thought is narrower tires will sink through the snow/slush better to get to pavement for grip. Wider tires tend to ride up on the snow more (like wider skis). I'm not sure I completely buy into that theory, but it's something to think about.

Nokian makes awesome snows. But I've had great luck with Blizzaks and Michelin X-ice on my SUVs.

 

Thank you Sinecure Appreciate the time you took to answer me....Cheers!

 

paying for tires > paying for body work

cost of tires < cost of body work

Daily driven in Canadian winters. No issues!

 

Hey Mario! I'm actually from Montreal myself hehe

And thanks for all the replies guys; just wanted to make sure I wasn't being crazy taking this car out all season...but to be honest...I test drove a few, and it handles and drives so well, that I just couldn't park it and look at it.

The plan was always absolutely to get winter tires, and like Mario I was wondering what's the smallest size that will clear the stock 37s calipers and rotors...and I got my answer to that as well, so cheers guys!

 

i have the x. I used sport tires for the winter and even in snow it was amazing, bearly any slip and i had full control. I am going to get all seasons the next time. I have another set of rims on my car right now which have super sport tires on them and im not going to ride those during this winter. I dont think they will have much traction

I was debating whether or not i should get the sport or x and i went the x because of snow. I found out that if you are planning on driving your car during snow days, you should seriously invest in winter tires. Just because I did not want to invest in them, i went with the x.

bottom line is if you have a RWD, you should get winter tires. even all seasons arent that good in the snow

 

Yep, in my experience, even the best all-season is far inferior to the worst snow tire in snowy conditions.