Sporty G37 thread

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

The staggered tires helped with terminal understeer.  Wheels/tires don't affect torque steer (that's up to halfshaft and suspension geometry).

This article on the V8 Grand Prix states Torque Steer AND Understeer.....

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/pontiac-grand-prix-gxp-road-test

[12,000 RPM]

I need a wash but this is in response to all the snark and sarcasm over my car's rear end scariness:

Rear tires:


I think the dealership I bought the car from probably threw on some takeoffs. But I'm gonna vaguebook for another couple of hours... get some clean sunset pics

[r0tor]

Your rear camber is screwed

[Cookie Monster]

Your rear camber is screwed

Nah mang that's the street cred you see.

[12,000 RPM]

Welp... here it is. Man my paint is so fucked







First impressions.... pretty good. Steering is surprisingly noticeably more responsive and it digs a lot better out of corners. A little more road noise and choppiness in the ride but nothing crazy. I did have the right idea with the width/offset... right now the front is a little more cholo than I'd like. I might drop the front and raise the rear just a tad, but overall I'm happy. No rubbing either bitches.... god damn it, all I do is win 

Next set of wheels though, I will definitely make sure they clear that front BBK. Probably do 19x9.5 +40 with confirmed clearance.

[Cookie Monster]

How are you not eating your fenders with that poke?

[12,000 RPM]

By the grace of God hijo

[giant_mtb]

Runs bald tires. Wonders why he gets scared. Gets mad at everyone for calling him a dumbass for running bald tires and scaring himself.

[12,000 RPM]

It was no wonder. I posted a pic of them before, and got new tires Dial back the snark just a hair, nobody likes a try hard.

[giant_mtb]

I'll try, but I'm not a fan of black over chrome. Can't tell if it's a poser stance car or a camry on coillvers.

[CaminoRacer]

Looks good

[Soup DeVille]

As an aside; your headlights seems to be aimed super low.

[MX793]

This article on the V8 Grand Prix states Torque Steer AND Understeer.....

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/pontiac-grand-prix-gxp-road-test

The width wasn't for torque steer.  They selected a tire with a very specific sidewall/casing construction to minimize torque steer (article notes that the wider tires/track actually would have normally increased torque steer).

[CaminoRacer]

As an aside; your headlights seems to be aimed super low.

+1

[Xer0]

I thought you sold the Civic?

[12,000 RPM]

I'll try, but I'm not a fan of black over chrome. Can't tell if it's a poser stance car or a camry on coillvers.

You're not a fan of anything though, which I def took into consideration before this decision.

I thought you sold the Civic?

Not yet. Just haven't had the time to prep it. But it should go on the market this month.

[MX793]

On a black car is one of the few instances I find chrome tolerable.

[CaminoRacer]

Are they chrome? They look like polished metal in those pics

[MexicoCityM3]

Looks good. But the key question:

Is it still a widow maker?

[12,000 RPM]

Are they chrome? They look like polished metal in those pics

Yea they are polished. A hair too blingy for me, but the other options weren't as good IMO. I hate black on black; black on bronze is a little too dark, and they had a kind of black chrome that looked OK but cost a good bit more. Truthfully I'm a fan of the OEM wheel color so I may go over this with that. But for now this works.

[r0tor]

Wow... Never seen those wheels before... - sigh-

On a side note, I see you have the customery 6" of wheel weights associated with continental tires.

[12,000 RPM]

HATE HATE HATE

[Raza]

Wheels aren't to my taste, but the height looks good and works with them.

[Cookie Monster]

By the grace of God hijo

Have you taken corners hard yet? Maybe you haven't compressed the suspension enough...

[CaminoRacer]

Have you taken corners hard yet? Maybe you haven't compressed the suspension enough...

Or go over a good bump with the wheels turned. I'm surprised I haven't crunched my fenders yet.

[12,000 RPM]

It does look like there is some contact, but it's very slight. I'm going to get a camber kit at all 4 corners and just go a little more negative up front. It looks like out back is where the chewing happens, so I will get that more upright. -2 all around is probably a little aggressive for the street but should be manageable. I had the Civic at -1.5 all around and it did well with tire wear

[AutobahnSHO]

That rice addiction dies hard.

[12,000 RPM]

I'm a tuner boi, not ashamed.

[68_427]

I'm -2.5 front and -2 rear.  Tire wear is perfectly fine.

[r0tor]

You do realize that in a RWD car, the preference should be to run less camber in the rear so you actually have straight line grip right?