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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Considering Hankook Ventus V12 couple questions

I've found a good deal on some Ventus V12's on discountedwheelwarehouse.com

http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/SC_List.cfm

Anybody ever deal with them? Also, I'm considering getting the same size tires for the front and back, so they can be rotated. Or can this not be done, since the wheels in the rear are a little bit wider? I drive a lot of highway miles and i would like to get the most amount of wear out of the tires as I can. Will this look stupid? Does anybody have pics with non staggered set-up?
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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I have them now and am getting another set today. They're good tires.

If you get the same sizes all around, it will be expensive to rotate them as they will have to break down all 4 wheels each time to swap the tires on the wheels as they are directional and the front wheels can't be swapped with the rears. I did this on my Maxima with a staggered setup. I retrospect I wouldn't do it again. Just buy rears twice as often as fronts.
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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So, the problem is with the wheels being different sizes then? I've have non-staggered, equally sized wheels with directional tires on my Accord. I just rotated the tires from the front to the back, but keeping them on the same sides of the car. That can't be done with the G37s since the wheels are different sizes?
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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I have a set of 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 on the OE 19s. I will be getting a new set once my Volks are refinished next month.

Their sidewall might be a little softer compared to others, but they grip very very nicely.
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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So, the problem is with the wheels being different sizes then? I've have non-staggered, equally sized wheels with directional tires on my Accord. I just rotated the tires from the front to the back, but keeping them on the same sides of the car. That can't be done with the G37s since the wheels are different sizes?
Correct. You can't rotate front to back and put the narrower tires in the front.
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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how would the tires be narrower if they are the same size? do you mean the rim?
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Why don't you get X spec wheels/tires? I think a 20x8.5~9 +25~30 with 255/35/20 all around would be nice.
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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Been a great tire since we started selling them. Haven't had any complaints.
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Neal, how come you guys don't carry Nitto or Falken tires?
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Wish I knew. Not shared really with the sales staff.
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