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Old 06-10-2013, 04:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi all this is my first post on this forum so Hi to all. I have got a new 2013 370z after owning a 04 and 08 350z. I am thrilled to bits with the car and the finish is way above the 350. The only niggle I have is that she feels quite twitch at high speed and will tram line a fair bit. I did experience this with the 04 350 but with the 08 model all was good. I know that the W/B is shorter on the 370 and would think that the wheel alighnment is crucial but this was done from new and ive only done 3500ks. I now our roads in New Zealand are a bit ratshit but does anyone else notice this. By the way on smooth new tarmac she is fine but in NZ there aint much of it.
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Congrats on the purchase! What exactly do you mean by "twitch?" I have taken my Z to pretty high speeds and it feels extremely stable. I also have suspension mods though. My car feels squirrelly through canyon roads, but I know it's cus I have crappy tires. Maybe the roads are making it seem twitchy like you said. GL mate
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I noticed a lot of tracking with the OEM tires when I first got my Z driving straight on the local interstate highway.
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This car tramlines hard when the tires are brand new. Especially with these average quality Bridgestone's. Wider tires and shorter wheelbase are definitely major contributors to increased tramlining, but i feel the car is still very controllable. It just catches you off guard in your first experiences with the car.
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370Zs do that. Wide tires, short wheelbase.

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Mine sometimes follows the grooves in the road if they are deep enough. Perfectly normal as wide tires have a tendency to do that.
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As most have said, so so roads, the wider tires, short base, but definitely the RE50A stockers are a big part of that.

When I upgraded to the RE-11, granted I still catch grooves but now I don't make passengers nauseous lol.
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Hi all this is my first post on this forum so Hi to all. I have got a new 2013 370z after owning a 04 and 08 350z. I am thrilled to bits with the car and the finish is way above the 350. The only niggle I have is that she feels quite twitch at high speed and will tram line a fair bit. I did experience this with the 04 350 but with the 08 model all was good. I know that the W/B is shorter on the 370 and would think that the wheel alighnment is crucial but this was done from new and ive only done 3500ks. I now our roads in New Zealand are a bit ratshit but does anyone else notice this. By the way on smooth new tarmac she is fine but in NZ there aint much of it.
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ive noticed too when i first got my 370Z 4ys ago. i think i mentioned it several times. here are ways you can remedy:

1) add 15mm spacers on the rear wheel/tires to widen track.
2) run continental DW tires. they have softer sidewall.
3) or just get use to it.
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