A lot of noisy gravel getting kicked around

chmod

Hey, all. Owner of a shiny new Z here.

Having come from a very old sedan I'm probably not used to the noises a real sports car makes, but I hear a lot of rocks and gravel bouncing around when taking certain roads, particularly when I'm first pulling out. I realize this car has much larger tires and is a lot closer to the ground, but I'm just a bit paranoid.

Is this something that's common with sports cars, or am I just imagining things?

Liquid_G

totally normal. just drive faster and you wont notice it.

awesomez

It's normal for 370Z but not for all sport cars.

Cyberium

I know it's a horrible noise... sounds alot worse than it is. Big rear tires + big rear fenders = loud gravel

mjd77

Not too big a deal but I wish they would have done something to insulate the fenders a little more. 350s are like this too.

PapoZalsa

I had a 350 and was nothing like the 370Z. I think the lack or little sound insulation on the wheel wells is the cause of the noise.

Anyway, I'm not complaining

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kannibul

Fixed

Chico370Z

yeah its pretty damn loud in there, especially when it's raining. Nice to hear at times...just crank up the music if you want to drown it out

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chmod

Ah, that's good to know. Thanks.

It doesn't bother me per se, it just sounded odd and I got a little worried.

resdm50

Yeah I was worried about this too at first, it's normal though. My wheelwell liners look like they've been sand blasted, lol.

elmz

You'll get used to it. Not sure if it's common on sports cars though. The rear wheel well is all metal connected to the frame and there are no plastic covers like you'll find in the front.

antman22

i lined my rear wheel wells with nerf. works like a charm :P

370Zsteve

One of the primary goals of the designers was weight reduction. There is no sound insulation in the wheel wells. There are threads on the forum that detail DIYs on installing sound deadening materials.

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Liquid_G

nerf? like the footballs? pics?

antman22

i was kidding haha, but it'd be a good idea right? i mean, all that's needed is a thin foam liner that keeps the rocks from hitting the wells. it wouldn't add a huge amount either. the Z has very sticky tires (just look at how many pebbles are stuck to it when its parked one day) and it flings up everything. it'd be great if there was some sort of well lining that could do this.

SoCal, im with ya on the JDM features. The side mirrors i'm a little indifferent about, but i would love a backup camera. I know we have a few DIY's on this site that I've read, but I'm far too scared to attempt of that myself.