Winter Tire Setup - 2012 G37XS Coupe
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Winter Tire Setup - 2012 G37XS Coupe
Hello All,
So i'm still a relatively new owner (June 2016) and i have been in search for a little while for a winter tire setup (due to the potential horrible Canadian weather
). that being said, i have found an amazing deal on a set of year old winter tires that i am interested in but wanted to check with the community before purchasing.
The tires are:
245/45/18 on rims and non staggered. Tires were used for a month due to the car being sold shortly after. They were originally on a 2008 G37S.
Now i've done my research and i know that 225/50/18 is popular for a winter setup. what i am wondering is two things:
1) will the 245/45/18 setup work on my 2012 G37XS (will it clear the brakes and not scrape the walls)
2) other than slightly less optimal snow/ice performance of the size of the tire, is there anything further i should be concerned about?
Thank you all in advance for your assitance, this forum has helped me alot in the past both prior to and after the purchase of my baby
. Just felt like i needed a more direct answer to my question as i found people giving opinions rather than answers on the site 
.
So i'm still a relatively new owner (June 2016) and i have been in search for a little while for a winter tire setup (due to the potential horrible Canadian weather
). that being said, i have found an amazing deal on a set of year old winter tires that i am interested in but wanted to check with the community before purchasing. The tires are:
245/45/18 on rims and non staggered. Tires were used for a month due to the car being sold shortly after. They were originally on a 2008 G37S.
Now i've done my research and i know that 225/50/18 is popular for a winter setup. what i am wondering is two things:
1) will the 245/45/18 setup work on my 2012 G37XS (will it clear the brakes and not scrape the walls)
2) other than slightly less optimal snow/ice performance of the size of the tire, is there anything further i should be concerned about?
Thank you all in advance for your assitance, this forum has helped me alot in the past both prior to and after the purchase of my baby
. Just felt like i needed a more direct answer to my question as i found people giving opinions rather than answers on the site .
You'll be fine with that setup assuming they are quality tires, and when you say winter tires, are these snow or All Season tires? If they are snow tires you should be in good shape, if they are all seasons you need to be more cautious in the snow as they won't have near the snow carving capability of true snow tires. And yeah, if those wheels came off a 2008 G37S then they will clear your brakes (the 08 S coupes also have the same big calipers).
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Yup they are winter tires and not all seasons. i am not one who believes in all seasons for winter here in canada... just to much of an uncertainty depending on the year.
thanks again for the quick reply.
thanks again for the quick reply.
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Hello All,
So i'm still a relatively new owner (June 2016) and i have been in search for a little while for a winter tire setup (due to the potential horrible Canadian weather). that being said, i have found an amazing deal on a set of year old winter tires that i am interested in but wanted to check with the community before purchasing.
The tires are:
245/45/18 on rims and non staggered. Tires were used for a month due to the car being sold shortly after. They were originally on a 2008 G37S.
Now i've done my research and i know that 225/50/18 is popular for a winter setup. what i am wondering is two things:
1) will the 245/45/18 setup work on my 2012 G37XS (will it clear the brakes and not scrape the walls)
2) other than slightly less optimal snow/ice performance of the size of the tire, is there anything further i should be concerned about?
Thank you all in advance for your assitance, this forum has helped me alot in the past both prior to and after the purchase of my baby. Just felt like i needed a more direct answer to my question as i found people giving opinions rather than answers on the site .
So i'm still a relatively new owner (June 2016) and i have been in search for a little while for a winter tire setup (due to the potential horrible Canadian weather
). that being said, i have found an amazing deal on a set of year old winter tires that i am interested in but wanted to check with the community before purchasing. The tires are:
245/45/18 on rims and non staggered. Tires were used for a month due to the car being sold shortly after. They were originally on a 2008 G37S.
Now i've done my research and i know that 225/50/18 is popular for a winter setup. what i am wondering is two things:
1) will the 245/45/18 setup work on my 2012 G37XS (will it clear the brakes and not scrape the walls)
2) other than slightly less optimal snow/ice performance of the size of the tire, is there anything further i should be concerned about?
Thank you all in advance for your assitance, this forum has helped me alot in the past both prior to and after the purchase of my baby
. Just felt like i needed a more direct answer to my question as i found people giving opinions rather than answers on the site .Check the date codes
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