370z in the winter?

shumby · 09-06-2010, 11:36 PM

i know it is not a Z but I have a G37 that is not a SC G37. I have had it since 2008. I live in Edmonton Canada and drive my car all winter. a good set of winter. michelin pilot alpins and some care while driving and it is fine. Just make sure to wash the cae once a week to get the salt and road grime off it. not a full wash like in the summer but a good hosedown.

As for tires like I said get the michelin's I have had the blizzacks on and they suck. Had them on for one winter and took them off. did not even try to resell them i put a knfe to the sidewall and recycled them.

shumby · 09-07-2010, 02:15 AM

^^^ i like your style

Zolfix · 09-07-2010, 12:07 PM

I am in Ottawa and I am sure as hell not driving my Z. The main issue is the low clearance. It definitely snows more than the ground clearance several times a year. Getting stuck somewhere is not on my list of things to do. I am just going to buy a cheap beater car for the winter.

dakr · 09-07-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zolfix

I am in Ottawa and I am sure as hell not driving my Z. The main issue is the low clearance. It definitely snows more than the ground clearance several times a year. Getting stuck somewhere is not on my list of things to do. I am just going to buy a cheap beater car for the winter.

I would too, but I don't have space for two cars. Either the Z is my year around car, or I have to get something else.

If ground clearance is the only issue, is there anyway to raise the car for the winter?

Ztoon · 09-07-2010, 12:17 PM

I don't want to even think about winter!
With the drop I have, a couple of inches of snow will make my Z a toboggan.

370Z_Fan · 09-07-2010, 01:44 PM

Any recommendations on sizing of winter rims and tires for best traction?

kenchan · 09-07-2010, 01:52 PM

i would use 225/45/18 (225/50/18) and 245/45/18 if i had to run snows.

spearfish25 · 09-07-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i would use 225/45/18 (225/50/18) and 245/45/18 if i had to run snows.

Probably better to just get a square setup so you can swap tires front to rear and get more life out of them.

kenchan · 09-07-2010, 02:08 PM

dakr- just run slightly taller tires.

kenchan · 09-07-2010, 03:44 PM

^^ yah, i suppose how much miles you drive in the winter that might be true.

terbo · 09-07-2010, 03:50 PM

Driving the Z with the summer tires on it in the snow is a bad bad idea. I learned the hard way when I ended up facing oncoming traffic last winter :X

kenchan · 09-07-2010, 03:56 PM

hahaha, yah, snow tires makes the car feel like it's awd especially on a FWD car....so the benefit is very big...espeically anything deeper than 0.5".

tjlazer · 09-07-2010, 04:47 PM

Remember this: Leave VDC alone unless its warm and dry out!

You have been warned.

90 ST · 09-07-2010, 07:53 PM

I'm in Calgary and will be running the Hankook i+Pike, lots of good feed back on them and not over priced, doing a 225/50/18 front and a 245/45/18 rear on 350Z track wheels.

09-06-2010, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 45 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 237	i know it is not a Z but I have a G37 that is not a SC G37. I have had it since 2008. I live in Edmonton Canada and drive my car all winter. a good set of winter. michelin pilot alpins and some care while driving and it is fine. Just make sure to wash the cae once a week to get the salt and road grime off it. not a full wash like in the summer but a good hosedown. As for tires like I said get the michelin's I have had the blizzacks on and they suck. Had them on for one winter and took them off. did not even try to resell them i put a knfe to the sidewall and recycled them. __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

09-07-2010, 02:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 45 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 237	^^^ i like your style __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

09-07-2010, 12:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ztoon Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: B.C. Posts: 578 Drives: '09 370a7 Rep Power: 26	I don't want to even think about winter! With the drop I have, a couple of inches of snow will make my Z a toboggan. __________________ Stillen G3\|CBE\|ground kit, F.I. H.F.C., C.F. fangs\|mirrors\|pillars, Hotchkis, SSR Type-F, RE-11, UpRev, BC BR coilovers 15% tint, LED black hdlts, color match handles, Dynamat, tail lt. tint, Mines C.F. frt. lip\|rear spoiler, Amuse rear,skirts, vented fenders, c.f. vented hood, gloss blk. roof

09-07-2010, 04:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Remember this: Leave VDC alone unless its warm and dry out! You have been warned. __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

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09-07-2010, 12:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zolfix Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 35 Drives: '10 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	I am in Ottawa and I am sure as hell not driving my Z. The main issue is the low clearance. It definitely snows more than the ground clearance several times a year. Getting stuck somewhere is not on my list of things to do. I am just going to buy a cheap beater car for the winter.

09-07-2010, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
370Z_Fan Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 238 Drives: 2010 MB ZR sport pkg Rep Power: 17	Any recommendations on sizing of winter rims and tires for best traction?

09-07-2010, 01:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i would use 225/45/18 (225/50/18) and 245/45/18 if i had to run snows.

09-07-2010, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	dakr- just run slightly taller tires.

09-07-2010, 03:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	^^ yah, i suppose how much miles you drive in the winter that might be true.

09-07-2010, 03:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
terbo Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 143 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	Driving the Z with the summer tires on it in the snow is a bad bad idea. I learned the hard way when I ended up facing oncoming traffic last winter :X

09-07-2010, 03:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	hahaha, yah, snow tires makes the car feel like it's awd especially on a FWD car....so the benefit is very big...espeically anything deeper than 0.5".

09-07-2010, 07:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
90 ST A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,861 Drives: 90 and 15 GMC Sierra Rep Power: 422	I'm in Calgary and will be running the Hankook i+Pike, lots of good feed back on them and not over priced, doing a 225/50/18 front and a 245/45/18 rear on 350Z track wheels.