You can in fact fit 18" wheels on the 2010 370Z with sport package. I bought my winter tires and wheels off tirerack.com and they fit over the brakes. I'm sure even with the winter tires on its not the greatest in the snow but I would never drive it with summer tires on. Thats a death wish. I bought 18" low profile Bridgestone Blizzaks from the website and got a great deal too.

You dont need sandbags or anything. I find i get more than enough traction to accelerate on the snow with winter tires. Besides wouldnt putting extra weight far in the back cause more oversteer?

More weight in the rear would cause more understeer because it will increase your rear traction, not decrease it.

i just put the 18" snow package on with Blizzaks, nice looking rims, for 1200 bucks. We have snow now and as long as the snow is not to deep and you are not a chop driver the car is no problem in the winter.

I'm thinking more like a heavier rear will want to swing around like a pendulum somewhat like how the 911 carrera

The weight needs to be in the back but on or in-front of the rear axle. Weight behind the rear axle will give you the pendulum effect you speak of.

i see. so basically you just shove the sand bags into the gap between the strut brace and the imaginary line connecting the rear wheels.

Exactly. The Z has a slight front weight bias so the more you can even it out the better, but the weight needs to be on the imaginary plane created by the space between the front and rear axles.

Don't mess with sandbags just put snow tires on. This thing gets around like a tank with winter tires.

Well I have done it for some days, well most roads are clear of snow but my street never gets cleaned or salted or whatever so it is just a horrible mess of snow and ice.

VDC on + throttle = standing still as the spinning on the ice will cause it to cut of the throttle.

VDC off + throttle = drifting out of the street :p the entire road I was just sliding countersteering then slide to other side and countersteering it is actually quite fun.

but the best way to drive in my street is just let the AT pull you ahead not hitting the throttle and its fine.

There is no question that you need snow tires, but adding some weight to the rear axle doesn't hurt either (in addition to snows).

Instead of buying New wheels and tires for $1500+, I would buy a FWD honda for $1500!!! Park the Z and keep it out of the SALT and the snow!! Mine stays parked after the first snow and doesnt usually come out till march!

I've been rocking this to deal with the snow:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/530f0bce.jpg

must be nice

I drive all year round not too bad.
Been thinking of getting rims and tires...

What is snow you guys speak of? lol I love Texas.

lol I had to get my car out of the garage so we could clean it up.

about 10 inches of snow, I got stick instantly, didn't budge just completely stuck. I needed 3 people pushing me just to get it moving.

I have on my nismo. DONT DO IT!!!
its HELL.
I had a STI drive right by me when i was stuck. He was Laughing his *** off

Thats what i do with my truck, it doesnt have VDC (thank god).


My best advice is get winter tires, turn VDC off and go to some winter auto-x. I just did it a few weeks ago with my truck, it was my first week driving my truck ever in the winter and i learned alot!. Learned how it stops, turns, accelerates all on ice and snow. That one day gave me alot of confidence in the truck.

summer tires + snow = disaster, i would not buy a Z at a cold area, im just gonna have to stare at it and not be able to drive it

Our first snow storm I drove through a couple inches in my neighborhood and some slush in the turn arounds on the highway, no problem with Continental ExtremeContact DWS on.

This storm, had about 3 inches in my neighborhood but some traffic had packed it down a little, it was slipping a little bit on the packed icy tracks, no real problem getting out to the highway.

just got to drive in some real snow today and the car did great, the traction control didn't even bother me. It seems to be a pretty decent system