Alignment question

P's_Z · 11-02-2013, 11:28 PM

Is it worth or recommended to get an alignment between sets of tires on our Z's? For exmple, lets say the life of my stock 2013 tires from new will be 20k miles, and i get an alignment at 10k miles, will this extend the life of my tires so i can squeeze a few more miles out of them? I searched but couldnt find a lot of info specific for the Z. Thanks in advance.

Joepro · 11-02-2013, 11:51 PM

I align my car once a month, then again I do it myself for free. The answer is yes. IMO the general populous overlook the importance of proper wheel alignment, even more so on a sports car.

roy'sz · 11-03-2013, 12:38 AM

Tire pressures are crucial as well as allignment. I got my tires dialed in. Fronts are at 36, 000 and am on the 2nd set of rears on the reo760 at 23, 000.

P's_Z · 11-03-2013, 05:14 AM

Thanks to both! And yes, i check tire pressure at least twice a month, although i could do better by checking them weekly

roy'sz · 11-03-2013, 09:19 AM

Twice is eddecient. If you run full psi on the rear it will cause center tire wear. Atleast that was the experience I have had.

P's_Z · 11-04-2013, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by roy'sz

Tire pressures are crucial as well as allignment. I got my tires dialed in. Fronts are at 36, 000 and am on the 2nd set of rears on the reo760 at 23, 000.

If i understand correctly, youre running 23psi in the rear tires? Thats not too low?

roy'sz · 11-04-2013, 10:08 PM

I run 31f and 29.5 rear.

P's_Z · 11-05-2013, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roy'sz

I run 31f and 29.5 rear.

Yeah my bad!

you were mentioning psi then I saw the numbers, just noticed the zeros werent a mistake but your millage. Thanks again.

Marti · 11-06-2013, 02:06 PM

Keep an eye on your tire pressures weekly and an alignment every 6 months is more than enough on a street car without crazy suspension mods.

We've had cars that come in once a year with the same suspension settings they left with 15,000 miles prior.

11-02-2013, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
P's_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: PR Posts: 1,530 Drives: Zeta Rep Power: 469	Alignment question Is it worth or recommended to get an alignment between sets of tires on our Z's? For exmple, lets say the life of my stock 2013 tires from new will be 20k miles, and i get an alignment at 10k miles, will this extend the life of my tires so i can squeeze a few more miles out of them? I searched but couldnt find a lot of info specific for the Z. Thanks in advance.

11-02-2013, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Joepro A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Athens ohio Posts: 1,213 Drives: Company car Rep Power: 34	I align my car once a month, then again I do it myself for free. The answer is yes. IMO the general populous overlook the importance of proper wheel alignment, even more so on a sports car. P's_Z likes this. __________________ Swift\|Koni\|SPC\| FI CBE\|Z1\|Stillen\|Sbend\|Zspeed\|R/T Tuned\|523 whp\|458 tq\|10.5 psi\|SOLD Joepro's Journal\|Joepro's Boosted Performance Build \|Pittsburgh-Western-Pa-Ohio-Wv-Group

11-03-2013, 12:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Tire pressures are crucial as well as allignment. I got my tires dialed in. Fronts are at 36, 000 and am on the 2nd set of rears on the reo760 at 23, 000. P's_Z likes this. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

11-03-2013, 09:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Twice is eddecient. If you run full psi on the rear it will cause center tire wear. Atleast that was the experience I have had. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

11-04-2013, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	I run 31f and 29.5 rear. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

11-03-2013, 05:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
P's_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: PR Posts: 1,530 Drives: Zeta Rep Power: 469	Thanks to both! And yes, i check tire pressure at least twice a month, although i could do better by checking them weekly

11-06-2013, 02:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,090 Drives: TT SC300 Rep Power: 17	Keep an eye on your tire pressures weekly and an alignment every 6 months is more than enough on a street car without crazy suspension mods. We've had cars that come in once a year with the same suspension settings they left with 15,000 miles prior. __________________ Marti - Rev Works, Inc https://www.facebook.com/Revworks www.revworksinc.com / marti@revworksinc.com / aim: aimformarti 407-542-7863

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