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When driving your Z at highway speeds, would you consider your steering sensitive? Like, do you find yourself white-knuckleing the steering wheel? My '17 seems to follow every rut in

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Old 01-07-2019, 09:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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When driving your Z at highway speeds, would you consider your steering sensitive? Like, do you find yourself white-knuckleing the steering wheel?

My '17 seems to follow every rut in the road; else, I got something going on.
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When driving your Z at highway speeds, would you consider your steering sensitive? Like, do you find yourself white-knuckleing the steering wheel?

My '17 seems to follow every rut in the road; else, I got something going on.

Mine is a bit like that. You get used to it...
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Have your alignment checked and have it set dead middle of spec. for the toe front and rear. Tramlining is normal for our cars. Alignment set to dead middle has worked awesome for me. If you have mismatched tires front and rear this can also make it worse.
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No, the steering is perfect, manual and heavy. I love it.
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I've found that if the air pressure in the tires is higher than what is written on the sticker on the inside of the driver door jamb, the car will wonder and move around on the road at freeway speeds and will require more input to drive straight.

Make sure the tires are not overfilled. 3 to 5 psi makes a big difference in this car.
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As per Spooler, Zs are prone to tramlining (following ruts in the road). It's a problem that is common to all cars with wide tires. Being a light car just makes things worse. But that doesn't mean you don't have a problem. I'd first check inflation (as per IAmTheStig). If that doesn't make things better, get the alignment (front and back) checked. If everything checks out, learn to accept it.
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Mine is twitchy as chit. Because of the way I have it set-up with alignment for the track. With the 285/35-19's on the front. It will want to follow lines in the road at times.
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I just try not to yell at it, make fun of it, or call it names, that seems to keep the sensitivity in check
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I just try not to yell at it, make fun of it, or call it names, that seems to keep the sensitivity in check
Hopefully it's not a snowflake.
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I add 25 mg adderall to gas tank and my car stays focused on the road
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On a good highway I can go about a mile with out any steering inputs what so ever. On a bad one I have to hold the wheel firmly because I never know where it will want to go next. Overall I am very happy with my steering feel, I'm not happy with some roads.
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Pretty good feel for power steering but requires more force than I'd like when recovering from getting sideways. I'd prefer full manual. Gives much better road feel but major PITA in parking lots.
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Pretty good feel for power steering but requires more force than I'd like when recovering from getting sideways. I'd prefer full manual. Gives much better road feel but major PITA in parking lots.
Then you need a Alfa Romeo 4C. That car will build muscle on your arms.
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