Ha ha. Yeah, it's a big sacrifice just for looks. That's why I think spacers would be the way to go here. My last car was RWD and most people with aftermarket wheels were running 9.5" wheels with 275's in the rear and 8.5" wheels up front with 245's. I ended up just running 245's on 8.5" wheels X 4 and was able to get over 40K miles out of my Toyo T1-R's!
Yeah, that's a nice touch. The place I purchased my wheels for my G35 offered me custom made Infiniti logo center caps for my wheels included, they looked great! (here's a pic). Great idea, I'll have find someone who can make those!
Thanks man. These rims are 18 lbs where the OEM 17's are 24 lbs. The tire weight matches the OEM Michelin's, but my wheels are 10mm wider and are not low rolling resistance, so I'm seeing a very slight decrease in mileage, but not much. If I went with low rolling resistance tires, I'd be seeing a gain in mileage for sure. I was only able to find 3 or 4 manufacturers that sell this tire size, but I wasn't happy w/ any of them. Hopefully when I'm in the market for my next set of rubber there will be more options out there.
