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Bonzo 05-03-2012 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1701594)
i posted this long time ago somewhere. it's a modshack mod...

Must have been a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG time ago kenchen, because crap, I'm old, and I've never seen it. You must be archaic?? 16,000+ posts means OLD or SUPER GEEK, for sure. :nutswinger::icon17:

Can you find it for us, you old super geek one you? ;)

troubadour 05-03-2012 12:56 PM

I just edited the post and added the text below to item #2 near the end - I had forgotten this one minor detail:

"They also selected a suitable washer for each of the new bolts. (I told
them not to worry about the little plastic cap that covered the original
bolts as they were out of sight anyway.)"

You can see the washer underneath the bolt head in the picture.

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The "spacer" is just a piece of squared aluminum stock, slightly tapered on one cut end to take in the angle off the cabin floor. A piece of pipe would also work, utilizing the same kind of taper, etc.

troubadour 05-03-2012 01:08 PM

I created a new thread under the DIY Section entitled "Raising Rear of Passenger Seat Cushion".

kenchan 05-03-2012 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo (Post 1701607)
Must have been a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG time ago kenchen, because crap, I'm old, and I've never seen it. You must be archaic?? 16,000+ posts means OLD or SUPER GEEK, for sure. :nutswinger::icon17:

Can you find it for us, you old super geek one you? ;)

i made a DIY just for you and pintsize. lol :tup:
here you go..

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...isibility.html


i got tired of sending PM's... and trying to remember what i did. :icon17:

kenchan 05-03-2012 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troubadour (Post 1701873)
I created a new thread under the DIY Section entitled "Raising Rear of Passenger Seat Cushion".

i asked the moderator to merge your tread into mine so that people can see both of ours together.

credit goes to modshack.

RiCharlie 05-03-2012 01:37 PM

My wife just said to save the money and let her sit on a pillow.. fine with me..

troubadour 05-03-2012 01:42 PM

Thanks, kenchan.

RI: I don't want any pillows around in the car. When I make a close pass, my wife might smother me with it.

kenchan 05-03-2012 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie (Post 1701999)
My wife just said to save the money and let her sit on a pillow.. fine with me..

that's fine too especially if you're not a car person and do not need the vehicle dyamic feedback.

Quote:

Originally Posted by troubadour (Post 1702025)
Thanks, kenchan.

RI: I don't want any pillows around in the car. When I make a close pass, my wife might smother me with it.

:tup: np, i should've posted the DIY earlier since i remember typing up the same thing a couple of times over the years. :icon17:

and yah, no pillows in my Z. im not phelan.

RiCharlie 05-03-2012 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troubadour (Post 1702025)
RI: I don't want any pillows around in the car. When I make a close pass, my wife might smother me with it.

As well she should!! :)

kenchan 05-03-2012 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie (Post 1702096)
As well she should!! :)

pass as in driving, not farting...

Bonzo 05-03-2012 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1702165)
pass as in driving, not farting...

Yeah, right!!!!

Back at cha......:icon23:

troubadour 05-03-2012 06:14 PM

(And actually, we have heated seats and I don't want pillows because in the winter that would defeat part of the heating operation.)

scottIN 05-05-2012 08:23 AM

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but here goes...

I thought my Z was super-loud on the road noise from day 1 (I'm at about 1800 miles). Getting ready to go on a 1400 mile trip next week, so I thought I'd check my tires. Holy crap! I was between 45 and 48 psi. I'm sure a few of those psi are from going from 20 degrees when I picked the car up to 70 degrees now, but I have a feeling they were overfilled from day 1.

And I'm usually really good about checking my tires, but my gauge was in my truck and it's kept one place, the Z another. But I should have checked.

End result is this: road noise was cut by over half when I went to 35 psi. Like you can actually carry on a conversation now! My wife is very happy. And the ride is much improved though I definitely see the need for sway bars with the properly inflated tires.

So check your tire pressures (along with everything else) - it makes a huge difference.

rebe945 05-06-2012 07:27 AM

Tires
 
I found that my change to Hankooks, although much larger, offer a quieter and softer ride. Psi level also contribites as Scott mentioned. Strangely, I hear very few pings in the wells from debris. Is it the tire tread configuration?

RiCharlie 05-06-2012 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1702034)
that's fine too especially if you're not a car person and do not need the vehicle dyamic feedback.

Why do you need vehicle dynamic feedback if your in the passengers seat?


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