Has anyone had problems with bent wheels/rims on on Infiniti G35 Coupe?

Question

I have antera rims that came on the car when I bought it less than a year ago. I have hit some serious pot holes and now have wheels that are bent and can't be repaired. When I called Infiniti and asked them about getting factory wheels, they said the problem may persist.

Has anyone else had this problem with their factory or custom wheels?

Answer 1

"You hit some serious pot holes...."

A G35 is not intended to hit pot holes; you need to take more care in your driving, or get a vehicle suited to your driving style with tall skinny truck tires that will handle "...serious pot holes..."

I do not know how small a wheel will fit over your G35's brake calipers; but the smallest wheel offered stock appears to be 17" with 225/50R17 tires on the front, and 235/70R17 tires on the back.  They are very low profile.  Optional wheels have even lower profile tires.

You may want to trade your G35 for something like a Nissan Rogue S AWD which comes with 215/70R16 tires as standard.  These have side walls which are 150mm tall (215 x .70) versus 112mm tall (225 x .50) which will absorb a great deal more "pot hole" without damage to the rims.

Overall these showy tall wheels with very short side wall tires are for appearance only - they are expensive, and do not protect the wheels.

Tire size: for example P225/50R17 means:

P - passenger car

225 - 225 mm section width (max tire width ± 5mm at nominal pressure and load)

50 - 50 series, means that the side wall height is 50% of the section width

R - radial

17 - rim diameter in inches.