Needs Help, Stuck Vehicle

pa19103 · 01-21-2012, 06:34 PM

I have a '11 Sports Pkg. Right now it is stuck on a low hill pointing down, the hill is not that steep but the grass/mud being soft doesn't help. I CANNOT go forward much more and I need to back the car up (uphill) and the tires keep spinning, VDC off doesn't help.

I looked in the OM and on page 6-20, says do not strap anything into that little notch under the bottom left chassis. And it doesn't tell me where I could hook on the back to pull.

Does anyone know where would be a safe place I could strap and pull the car up?

PapoZalsa · 01-21-2012, 08:03 PM

Don't know the answer but you might want to call a tow truck. What was the cause, an accident?

IDZRVIT · 01-21-2012, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

What was the cause, an accident?

Or on a date trying to get lucky off the beaten path?

Z_ealot · 01-21-2012, 09:24 PM

just a suggestion, but your tow hook in the trunk might come in handy for someone to pull on that and help your Z out of the mud...fyi, it screws into the front of your Z

CC_370z · 01-21-2012, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_ealot

just a suggestion, but your tow hook in the trunk might come in handy for someone to pull on that and help your Z out of the mud...fyi, it screws into the front of your Z

but you will have to remove the black plastic.

Vince · 01-22-2012, 12:38 AM

It sounds like he can't hook up to the front tow hook point and needs to back it out... Maybe put some wood under the rear tires to get traction?

Trips · 01-22-2012, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

It sounds like he can't hook up to the front tow hook point and needs to back it out... Maybe put some wood under the rear tires to get traction?

StLRedrider · 01-22-2012, 12:00 PM

onzedge · 01-22-2012, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

Or on a date trying to get lucky off the beaten path?

haitech · 01-23-2012, 01:12 AM

Put wooden planks underneath the tires and make sure nothing/nobody is behind it because if you floor it, the planks will shoot straight back

Mecinoid · 01-23-2012, 01:33 AM

Lower your rear tire pressure to about 20psi, sack cloth, sand, gravel. Then back out slowly using handbrake to help you modulate. This can also help the limitted slip diff transfer the torque a bit.

When you get out drive safely / slowly to the gas station and air up your tires to regular pressure.

Some people use tire chains but, I'd stay away from that unles the above doesn't work. You can throw a chain and cause body damage. Trucks do it all the time. However, they don't have wide tires with small wheel clearances.

Good luck !!!

Vince · 01-23-2012, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haitech

Put wooden planks underneath the tires and make sure nothing/nobody is behind it because if you floor it, the planks will shoot straight back

He's backing out, so the wood would shoot forward...

Augustus · 01-23-2012, 09:42 AM

Something like this?

Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more

Saw something like this at the local WalMart for like $20. More expensive than boards, but perhaps less likely to shoot out from under the tires?

ChrisSlicks · 01-23-2012, 10:15 AM

Summer tires on wet grass are horrible, if you want to be driving the Z in the winter time you really need a good set of snow tires.

Were you able to get the car unstuck? Despite what the manual says I would consider using the rear hook in certain cases, to carefully winch across flat ground or a very light slope perhaps. In these cases you are only exerting maybe 200 lbs of pressure. Using it to pull up a steep hill or winch onto a flat bed would be a no.

PapoZalsa · 01-23-2012, 10:26 AM

OK, we need an update in the situation the OP posted.

01-21-2012, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
pa19103 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: PA Posts: 17 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 14	Needs Help, Stuck Vehicle I have a '11 Sports Pkg. Right now it is stuck on a low hill pointing down, the hill is not that steep but the grass/mud being soft doesn't help. I CANNOT go forward much more and I need to back the car up (uphill) and the tires keep spinning, VDC off doesn't help. I looked in the OM and on page 6-20, says do not strap anything into that little notch under the bottom left chassis. And it doesn't tell me where I could hook on the back to pull. Does anyone know where would be a safe place I could strap and pull the car up?

01-21-2012, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Don't know the answer but you might want to call a tow truck. What was the cause, an accident? __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

01-22-2012, 12:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Vince Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 161 Drives: 12 370Z PW T/S/N 6MT Rep Power: 14	It sounds like he can't hook up to the front tow hook point and needs to back it out... Maybe put some wood under the rear tires to get traction? __________________ -Vince 2012 Nissan 370Z Pearl White/Persimmon Touring/Sport/Nav 6MT 370Z Production Statistics - VIN Lookup Utility

01-22-2012, 12:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
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01-23-2012, 10:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	Summer tires on wet grass are horrible, if you want to be driving the Z in the winter time you really need a good set of snow tires. Were you able to get the car unstuck? Despite what the manual says I would consider using the rear hook in certain cases, to carefully winch across flat ground or a very light slope perhaps. In these cases you are only exerting maybe 200 lbs of pressure. Using it to pull up a steep hill or winch onto a flat bed would be a no. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

01-21-2012, 09:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10091	just a suggestion, but your tow hook in the trunk might come in handy for someone to pull on that and help your Z out of the mud...fyi, it screws into the front of your Z

01-23-2012, 01:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
haitech Track Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin/Dallas Posts: 922 Drives: 11' 370z Magnetic M6 Rep Power: 15	Put wooden planks underneath the tires and make sure nothing/nobody is behind it because if you floor it, the planks will shoot straight back

01-23-2012, 01:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mecinoid Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Discovery Bay Posts: 234 Drives: 16 370Z Sport Wht S7 Rep Power: 6725	Lower your rear tire pressure to about 20psi, sack cloth, sand, gravel. Then back out slowly using handbrake to help you modulate. This can also help the limitted slip diff transfer the torque a bit. When you get out drive safely / slowly to the gas station and air up your tires to regular pressure. Some people use tire chains but, I'd stay away from that unles the above doesn't work. You can throw a chain and cause body damage. Trucks do it all the time. However, they don't have wide tires with small wheel clearances. Good luck !!!

01-23-2012, 09:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Augustus Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 146 Drives: 2011 370Z Touring M6 Rep Power: 14	Something like this? Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more Saw something like this at the local WalMart for like $20. More expensive than boards, but perhaps less likely to shoot out from under the tires?

01-23-2012, 10:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	OK, we need an update in the situation the OP posted. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

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