A 370Z in the snow

Joe1561

Hey everyone!

So I am about to get a 370z but I live in Denver, Colorado. How do they handle in the snow.(obviously with some snow tires like blizzaks with possibly chains) I trust my driving ability but there's some things good driving can't help.

Thanks!

Joe

mayday813

With dedicated snows/rims it will handle fine especially if you have a limited slip differential or viscous diff. whatever Nissan calls it. Chains may not clear brakes, etc. I've used Michelin Xice snow tires for the past four winters in Iowa. No problem until the snow gets 5 inches deep then you best park it unless you like to plow snow.

cofo11

No, especially on a sports car, an LSD will not improve handling in the snow, take off traction possibly, but with an LSD you're immediately going to find the fall line on a slick surface if it locks up.

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DeliriousClam

Well I can tell you that with summer tires, it's kinda drivable in the snow

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POS VETT

The 370Z is my wife's daily driver and winter beater. If she could do it, you could do it too. It runs the cheapest winter tires I could find, in this case oversized Falken Eurowinter HS449 (to increase ground clearance) in 245/50/18 mounted on 350Z OEM wheels.

MacCool

I live in Minnesota. As a daily driver in a snow-prone part of the country...the 370Z is a bad, bad choice.

I can also tell you that with summer tires it's not in the slightest bit driveable in the snow. As a matter of fact, it's downright dangerous. With the expense and hassle of snow tires and rims, the car is about as driveable as you would expect from a 3300 lb 330 HP rear-wheel drive car with 4.5 inches of ground clearance. That is...not very.

somms

Drives fine in the snow with real snow tires, as long as it's not too deep.

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Duc_Z09

Bzzzzzzzzzt! Wrong.

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner!

I've been stuck in half an inch of snow. On a flat side street. Stock 285 Potenza RE11's. With summer tires don't even bother. With skinny winter rims and Blizzak's you might get away with it every now and again... but why risk it? I know the main reason I shelled out for a dedicated sports car was so I could coat it with salt and calcium every winter and tempt some jackass in a speeding SUV with bald tires to slide into it.

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DeliriousClam

Not wrong. I drove it in the snow with summer tires. No scares. Just sideways at times.

Can't tell me I'm wrong when I've experienced it myself.

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Duc_Z09

You just proved my point. Sideways on a deserted side street is fun. Sideways into oncoming traffic gets yourself and a carload of other people killed.

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Joe1561

14 years is a long time, you shouldve 1.Had insurance and 2. By that time had enough for another car (to replace the wrecked one) or a "winter beater"

Solid370z

I was able to drive in 1-3" snow max with the CONTINENTAL EXTREMECONTACT DWS. Good luck doing that with the stock tires.

Wheels3309

Let's be honest. Im not sure people from New Jersey even know what "winter" is really like, so advice given to someone in Colorado about driving a Z in "winter" conditions might not be the most relevant information. Add in the fact that your only 22, and can't possibly have enough experience to really even give advice in this area, and this starts to get dangerous.

In these parts we average 160" of snow every season. I drove my G35 coupe through 4 of those *#*!-ing winters with the most expensive snow tires I could find... I "made it through" most of the time and just didn't drive it when the snow got deeper than 3-4" (which happened quite a bit)

While it is "doable" it is VERY dangerous... I would strongly advise against if at all possible.

This is one of the reasons I didn't get the Z until I could afford a winter beater. It's a dedicated sports car. Purpose built.

Not to mention what's already been said... Why beat the piss out if such an awesome car driving it through the winter?!

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enkei2k

stock tires aren't RE-11's...and those RE-11's are 'extreme summer performance tires'...per Tire Rack's website.

I've driven in the snow before with the stock OEM RE050s (which are a step below 'extreme'). Not a lot of snow, just a light coating...so I can't really give much input on this topic.

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cofo11

What he's doing in this thread is quite clever I have to admit though. Mixing just the right amount of truths in with the half thruths to make it plausible takes talent.

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