go big or go home

 

I love big wheels.
I'd do 22's on an M
But for the G, I stick with 20"

 

If you say it's not your first rodeo, why ask?
You will loose 0-60 & worst of all, the on ramps.
Your not going to want the added weight.
Even if you don't care about performance.
Why not get some real Jdm wheels, sounds like you can swing it.,
Like I said originally, why add unsprung weight.
This will decrease performance & lower your g force limits.

Plus even if it's light, the rim will be wider , this will add rolling resistance.
Plus the weight of 21 inch tires.

Unless your buying 4-500 a piece tires, you will loose speed.

Add in the cost of the 21 inch tire if you ever get a flat.

Why not lower it & put rims that have no gap.

Even if you drive mellow, potholes & road imperfections will just be enhanced.

I has lightweight rims, they get beat up like any other rim.

Unless your going to keep them for a "show car" ok.

 

Anything over 19" is FU@KEN ghetto!!!!

 

My apologies on the misunderstanding. I meant it's not my first rodeo with wheels and suspensions, but this is my first time on this platform. I went through a similar issue when I had an A4 and 90% of the forum was against 20" wheels and no one had them. Now 20" wheels are common. I see the same thing here. As you said, the price of tires and selection of wheels, more so, are deterring me from 21's.

 

Apparently so; he's even started with the screen name...

Different world than you; it's all about "show", not "go"...

I cannot lie...

 

The stock rims on the G37 are 19''. If you're not going to go up at least an inch, then what's the point of even buying new wheels? Besides weighing less. I doubt that 2-3 pounds difference per wheel is going to change your 0-60 by enough for anyone to give a flying ****.

In fact I just read a nice article where the person reduced their wheel/tire weight by 82 pounds and shaved off an incredible 0.111 seconds off their quarter mile. That's 82 ****ing pounds, not the 20lbs (if you're lucky) you might be able to save.

IMO not worth it at all unless you're taking it to the track, which I believe someone mentioned already....

 

Finally, someone that gets it. Thank you for understanding that I'm not trying to build a car that is race track ready at any given moment on my way to the train station for my daily commute.

 

I agree with going up a size to 20s, but 21s mean the tires are just too low. Your odds of bending a rim go way up, not worth the risk IMO.

 

Every 100 lbs will result in a .10 second increase in 1/4 mile times.
90% of g owners won't track the car.

But aftermarket rims lighter is better.
Bigger is not better, maybe on a gtr platform the extra weight isn't a problem.

I noticed when I had my coupe, adding 20s was a huge mistake.
Beside the blowouts, & other issues due to poor road conditions.
It suffered hard in the corners, it was the biggest regret I had when I modded the g.

I'd stick with some nice light 19s.
You'd be surprised how it feels.

If your about driving mellow, rock the 20s.
It's all about preference.
I've had big rims, waste of $ IMO.
Better spent on other things.

 

I'm sad to hear you had such a noticeable performance decrease when you got 20'' rims. I'm currently looking for new wheels for this summer, and I was planning on getting some cvt's; but now your post is kind of discouraging me.

Our roads here are shït in the spring and throughout most of summer. Spring thaw = massive car destroying potholes. To be honest, I popped one of my tires on one about a month ago. Cost me $300 for a new tire, and that's with oem 19's! Probably 1000 people smashed that pothole going full speed that day, and I was the only one who popped a tire. Needless to say I was pissed.

Could you explain what you mean when you say it suffered hard on corners? I like to take corners fast once in a while and I want to continue being able to do so.

On the plus side, tires for 20's can be much cheaper than for 19's.

 

100 pound weight loss on a car will not necessarily gain you a tenth in the quarter. It depends on how much the car weighed before it lost weight. A 3000 lb car will benefit more than a 4000 lb car from losing 100 lbs with equal power.

Also I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with 20's, but it's not always like that. I've had cheap wheels and expensive wheels, I've gone up as much as 3" on some cars, I've dealt with good tire shops and bad and in my experiences I can't agree that bigger wheels are a waste of money because all of those aspects factor. Like you said, personal preference.