Hard shocks

Spati · 05-11-2015, 01:07 PM

Friends ,

I have a 2013 370z , the shocks for it are very hard and when ever i am on a bumpy road i feel like i am driving a cheap car with spoiled shocks. Also my tires seem to slip when they hit a hole or something on the road. Please help me understand whats the best tires and shocks to get....

TerribleONE · 05-11-2015, 01:08 PM

Is this your first sports car?

Edit: How many miles do you have on your Z?

Spati · 05-11-2015, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerribleONE

Is this your first sports car?

Edit: How many miles do you have on your Z?

Yes this is my first sports car. I bought it brand new in 2012 it has 45K now. I always had this problem with the hard shocks , but being my first sports car i always(stupidly) felt this is how sports car shocks are

.

I have the RE tires on it and they make awful cabin noise...

kenchan · 05-11-2015, 01:41 PM

check ur psi should be 35psi cold for comfort.

for u, try continental DW tires next time. they feel very compliant to rough roads.

dP3NGU1N · 05-11-2015, 02:12 PM

That's just how sports cars are.... Unless they left the shipping spacers in the shocks.

Chuck33079 · 05-11-2015, 02:18 PM

Shocks are probably fine, the alignment sounds a bit off if you're having the tires slip when you hit a bump.

Trips · 05-11-2015, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

That's just how sports cars are.... Unless they left the shipping spacers in the shocks.

Thats the only thing that I thought also, But I don't see the Op has a Nismo or that would've been the one things to star with.

I would guess IF the Op has had this issue from day one other than the possible shipping spacers?

Thats just normal ride and might be a little more sensitive to the sports car type ride.

Leingod · 05-11-2015, 02:33 PM

Def sounds more alignment like. I find the Z to be far more comfortable than my Civic which is basically a Corolla at this point in terms of comfort.

Could the shipping spacers still be in it? Basically blue hockey pucks if I remember correctly.

mishuko · 05-11-2015, 03:27 PM

Are you accelerating with the traction off going over pot holes? I noticed a slip over bumps and crack with the stock tires when they were on their last legs.

onzedge · 05-11-2015, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

check ur psi should be 35psi cold for comfort.

for u, try continental DW tires next time. they feel very compliant to rough roads.

confucius · 05-11-2015, 07:54 PM

No,no,no. To the rest of the country, the OP is from Illinois. As am I. Our roads - like our State's budget are so bad that no tire brand or size, alignment, or model of car is a factor in road feel.

Limeybastard · 05-12-2015, 02:28 AM

First thing I noticed on mine when I bought her, the back end skittled/jumped over bumps if I made a quick sharp left right manoever. Didnt worry me. You think the suspension on the Z is stiff? Try a Mazdaspeed 3, its like driving with no tires.

axmea? · 05-12-2015, 02:32 AM

Hey Spati,

Put coilovers and sways bars. Problem solved.

onzedge · 05-12-2015, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by confucius

No,no,no. To the rest of the country, the OP is from Illinois. As am I. Our roads - like our State's budget are so bad that no tire brand or size, alignment, or model of car is a factor in road feel.

Funny -- everyone says that about their own state's roads.

DOOMMONKEY777 · 05-12-2015, 03:42 PM

Remove rear sway bar. This will let the suspension have their own independent....balance?....rather than shared or connected.

You will notice while one tire slips the other will grab w/o bar, rather than one tire slips and due to the bar messes up the grip of the other, although the bar is good for good smooth roads.

Try it. Maybe you will like or not.

Edit :correction sway bar.

05-11-2015, 01:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spati Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Peoria Il Posts: 11 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 12	Hard shocks Friends , I have a 2013 370z , the shocks for it are very hard and when ever i am on a bumpy road i feel like i am driving a cheap car with spoiled shocks. Also my tires seem to slip when they hit a hole or something on the road. Please help me understand whats the best tires and shocks to get....

05-11-2015, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Is this your first sports car? Edit: How many miles do you have on your Z? __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	check ur psi should be 35psi cold for comfort. for u, try continental DW tires next time. they feel very compliant to rough roads. onzedge likes this.

05-11-2015, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
dP3NGU1N A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Irvine Posts: 1,682 Drives: 13 PW sport 6mt Rep Power: 18	That's just how sports cars are.... Unless they left the shipping spacers in the shocks. __________________ 35% Hooper Optik \| Takeda Attack CAI \| F.I. HFC \| Hotchkis Sway Bar \| Stillen 24row \| OS Giken Super Lock LSD \| TK Shift Knob \| EVO-R Carbon Diffuser

05-11-2015, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Shocks are probably fine, the alignment sounds a bit off if you're having the tires slip when you hit a bump. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

05-11-2015, 02:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Def sounds more alignment like. I find the Z to be far more comfortable than my Civic which is basically a Corolla at this point in terms of comfort. Could the shipping spacers still be in it? Basically blue hockey pucks if I remember correctly. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

05-11-2015, 03:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
mishuko A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: bouncin on tigga Posts: 8,062 Drives: '12 Z Rep Power: 9435	Are you accelerating with the traction off going over pot holes? I noticed a slip over bumps and crack with the stock tires when they were on their last legs.

05-11-2015, 07:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
confucius Base Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: 312-land Posts: 58 Drives: '13 Sport Slvr MT Rep Power: 12	No,no,no. To the rest of the country, the OP is from Illinois. As am I. Our roads - like our State's budget are so bad that no tire brand or size, alignment, or model of car is a factor in road feel.

05-12-2015, 02:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 17	First thing I noticed on mine when I bought her, the back end skittled/jumped over bumps if I made a quick sharp left right manoever. Didnt worry me. You think the suspension on the Z is stiff? Try a Mazdaspeed 3, its like driving with no tires.

05-12-2015, 02:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,236 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Hey Spati, Put coilovers and sways bars. Problem solved. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

05-12-2015, 03:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,008 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 21	Remove rear sway bar. This will let the suspension have their own independent....balance?....rather than shared or connected. You will notice while one tire slips the other will grab w/o bar, rather than one tire slips and due to the bar messes up the grip of the other, although the bar is good for good smooth roads. Try it. Maybe you will like or not. Edit :correction sway bar. __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane Last edited by DOOMMONKEY777; 05-12-2015 at 03:51 PM.

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