Cabin noise

Bonzo

Must have been a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG time ago kenchen, because crap, I'm old, and I've never seen it. You must be archaic?? 16,000+ posts means OLD or SUPER GEEK, for sure.

Can you find it for us, you old super geek one you?

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troubadour

I just edited the post and added the text below to item #2 near the end - I had forgotten this one minor detail:

"They also selected a suitable washer for each of the new bolts. (I told
them not to worry about the little plastic cap that covered the original
bolts as they were out of sight anyway.)"

You can see the washer underneath the bolt head in the picture.

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The "spacer" is just a piece of squared aluminum stock, slightly tapered on one cut end to take in the angle off the cabin floor. A piece of pipe would also work, utilizing the same kind of taper, etc.

troubadour

I created a new thread under the DIY Section entitled "Raising Rear of Passenger Seat Cushion".

kenchan

i made a DIY just for you and pintsize. lol
here you go..

DIY: How to raise your factory seat to improve visibility


i got tired of sending PM's... and trying to remember what i did.

kenchan

i asked the moderator to merge your tread into mine so that people can see both of ours together.

credit goes to modshack.

RiCharlie

My wife just said to save the money and let her sit on a pillow.. fine with me..

troubadour

Thanks, kenchan.

RI: I don't want any pillows around in the car. When I make a close pass, my wife might smother me with it.

kenchan

that's fine too especially if you're not a car person and do not need the vehicle dyamic feedback.

np, i should've posted the DIY earlier since i remember typing up the same thing a couple of times over the years.

and yah, no pillows in my Z. im not phelan.

RiCharlie

As well she should!!

kenchan

pass as in driving, not farting...

Bonzo

Yeah, right!!!!

Back at cha......

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Delivered Tuesday November 15, 9:57 am!!!
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troubadour

(And actually, we have heated seats and I don't want pillows because in the winter that would defeat part of the heating operation.)

scottIN

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but here goes...

I thought my Z was super-loud on the road noise from day 1 (I'm at about 1800 miles). Getting ready to go on a 1400 mile trip next week, so I thought I'd check my tires. Holy crap! I was between 45 and 48 psi. I'm sure a few of those psi are from going from 20 degrees when I picked the car up to 70 degrees now, but I have a feeling they were overfilled from day 1.

And I'm usually really good about checking my tires, but my gauge was in my truck and it's kept one place, the Z another. But I should have checked.

End result is this: road noise was cut by over half when I went to 35 psi. Like you can actually carry on a conversation now! My wife is very happy. And the ride is much improved though I definitely see the need for sway bars with the properly inflated tires.

So check your tire pressures (along with everything else) - it makes a huge difference.

rebe945

I found that my change to Hankooks, although much larger, offer a quieter and softer ride. Psi level also contribites as Scott mentioned. Strangely, I hear very few pings in the wells from debris. Is it the tire tread configuration?

RiCharlie

Why do you need vehicle dynamic feedback if your in the passengers seat?