My 370z is squirrely, need opinions/help

Waiz · 01-16-2012, 11:43 PM

On the particularly uneven areas of the road you will notice that the car will tend to take the track of the uneven pavement and you will have to fight it.

The wider the tires you have the more this becomes evident and it's completely normal.

Huck · 01-16-2012, 11:48 PM

It may be totally unrelated, but in my old S-10 the pitman arm and idler arm were both old and worn out, turned out there was some flex going on when I would turn the wheel. I could be going straight and hit a slight bump and my truck would jump in a different direction. There's a small chance it could be your steering components, but it sounds like it's just your bigger, grippier new tires

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XwChriswX · 01-17-2012, 01:22 AM

OP, if you've already made a similar thread on the same topic, no need for a 2nd thread bud.

Trips · 01-17-2012, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

OP, if you've already made a similar thread on the same topic, no need for a 2nd thread bud.

Op,

Both threads have been merged since there is no reason to have two threads on the same topic.

cossie1600 · 01-17-2012, 12:34 AM

How are they different tread? Are you sure they are even the same tire front and rear?

John Oliveira · 01-17-2012, 03:21 PM

To the moderators...sorry, I wasnt sure if my first post got buried and I left out tire sizes and the fact that there were some miles on the new rears which I thought couldve been at issue.

To the responders...Thanks again, more responses are helpful. Pretty sure I just need to run it a while and recheck everything. The good news is this car should handle fine with stock tires, its not a car design issue. Thanks again!

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01-16-2012, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 460	On the particularly uneven areas of the road you will notice that the car will tend to take the track of the uneven pavement and you will have to fight it. The wider the tires you have the more this becomes evident and it's completely normal.

01-17-2012, 12:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	How are they different tread? Are you sure they are even the same tire front and rear?

01-17-2012, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
John Oliveira Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bellflower, Ca Posts: 15 Drives: 2010 370z roadster t Rep Power: 14	To the moderators...sorry, I wasnt sure if my first post got buried and I left out tire sizes and the fact that there were some miles on the new rears which I thought couldve been at issue. To the responders...Thanks again, more responses are helpful. Pretty sure I just need to run it a while and recheck everything. The good news is this car should handle fine with stock tires, its not a car design issue. Thanks again!