:roflpuke2: LOL. *cough**cough* Someone's trying to stir the pot! *cough**cough* :stirthepot:

Man, bobo really hates the nismo lol

Hardly, why would I hate it? I think its a solid car. I just don't see it as being worth the extra cash.

Was just joking around since I saw all your posts in the nismo thread playing devils advocate to the nismo.

Gotcha lol. Some people (read: people who intend to purchase it) just cant stomach the fact that not everyone is going to see it as being worth it, and this offends them.

The only thing that might make it worth it, IMHO, is the added stiffness from the special weld process. That is not something those of us with the non-Nismo models can add.

Ahh, but, only one problem - according to the review, they didn't do any welding on this chassis - just mucked with the suspension.

2009 Nissan Nismo 370Z First Drive and Video on Inside Line

Hmm...interesting. I could've sworn they previously said it was seam-welded on the assembly line. If it isn't, then yeah I agree. Not worth it.

Dude, they did a ninja edit on their article! I wasn't imagining things. This is the article where I read about the seam welds.

2009 Nissan Nismo 370Z - 2009 New York Auto Show

And this is a quote from their original article:
Which they now edited to read:
Check out this sticky. The full original article is quoted in the sticky. http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-p...4-07-09-a.html

Thats what they get for simply assuming. Then they probably found out the truth lol.

Proof that magazine reviews are full o' crap, eh?

WARNING - Nissan 370Z Wheel Locks ARE WRONG
 

WARNING: The wheel locks being sold by Nissan for the 370Z are NOT the correct wheel locks. I had these very same locks on my 370Z Rays and after one month of driving with them the locks began to show signs of stress fractures around the locking pattern. One wheel lock completely sheared of from the pattern to a 1/4 inch down the lock shaft itself.

I took it over to the Nissan dealer and they indicated the locks that are required are shank-style and the ones being sold by Nissan as the wheel locks for a 370Z are not shanks and they need to be......and they should NOT have the beveled tips but rather instead be straight shaft shanks.

In fact they showed me that these "Nissan 370Z wheel locks" don't even screw on far enough to make contact with the wheel to create locking pressure on the wheel. These wheel locks are they said in plain words the wrong wheel locks to use on the 19" Sport Rays application.

They told me that I have been driving around for a month in essence with just 4 lug nut on and that any cornering in the past month I was doing was putting severe stress on the "Nissan 370Z wheel locks" which was what was causing the wheel locks to fracture.

They indicated the correct wheel lock for the 370Z Rays is the McGard
#21153 wheel locks as these are the correct shank length and shape in that they are straight shafts.

Fortunately no damage was done to the Rays while driving for the past month with the wrong wheel locks being sold by Nissan .

This isn't quite correct. I think there's some confusion on the part of your dealer. I recommend you review this thread, where this topic has been thoroughly covered: http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...d-lug-nut.html

But I'll give you the Cliff Notes real quick. When the 370Z was first released, they did not have wheel locks. Dealers started just throwing on the standard wheel locks that fit all Nissans, not realizing that the Z's wheels were different. This picture here shows one of the lug nuts from a 19" Rays Sport wheel on the left, and one of the 'standard' Nissan locks that the dealers were putting on:

http://www.the370z.com/members/chris...ocking-nut.jpg

This was a colossal fail on the part of the dealers, and these standard locks started fracturing, as shown on the far right of the above pic.

Since then, they have finally gotten with the program and now have locks that are correct for our wheels. This is what they look like:

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9338/img0236.jpg

These are the ones you want. Notice that they're exactly the same dimensions as the stock lug nuts. So your blanket statement that "The wheel locks being sold by Nissan for the 370Z are NOT the correct wheel locks" isn't quite accurate. It depends on which locks your dealership is selling. If a dealership is selling the 'standard' Nissan locks for the 370Z, then yes, those are the wrong ones and they need to come off asap. But if they're selling the ones pictured above, those absolutely are the correct ones and there's nothing wrong with them.

The McGard 21153s I put on my car are also compatible, but understand that I put them on my car as an interim measure. In other words, I ordered them before Nissan caught up and released the correct locks. Now that the correct ones are out, there's really no reason to go with the 21153s. Btw, just as a side note, the Nissan locks are also McGards (i.e., McGard makes them). In fact, I have since swapped out the 21153s for the 'correct' locks from Nissan.

Hope that clears things up. :tiphat:

A sad thing happened this morning. I was on my way to gym at 5am and, upon exiting off of the highway, discovered a dead body laying in the middle of the exit ramp. I'm glad the 370Z handles so well, because I had to swerve hard to avoid hitting him. And with how low the Z is, the body would have caught the front and dragged. Anyway, it was a gruesome scene. I pulled over, and the poor guy's legs were crushed, as was his head. There were skull fragments and bits of brain laying all over the place. Some of those fragments must've been on the main highway, because as cars drove past, I could hear the sound of them cracking. I had to go home afterwards, I just couldn't work out at the gym. I still don't feel quite right. I've seen worse on the internet, but something about seeing this up close and personal is just different. Thumbnail below. I took pics with my BlackBerry in case the police need them for evidence (it was starting to rain just as the cops arrived). Don't open it if you're squeamish. It's really blurry and not all that graphic as a result, but still. May the poor guy rest in peace.

^^ wow omg. that is sad. i wonder whats the story behind that.

oh damn, not a pleasant way to start your day for sure.