My 370Z Feels wrong when making sharp turns

Lobo1114 · 12-31-2011, 12:38 PM

My 370Z feels so wrong (Jumpy and Tung, Tung, Tung Noise) when I make sharp turns, specially left ones. I took it to Nissan and they told me that It was a Z thing. 370Z with the 19" wheels tend to do that. This is my 4th Nissan and it sounded like bullsh!t to me.

Please feel free to comment on this, cause I cant believe that Nissan did this.

TreeSemdyZee · 12-31-2011, 01:54 PM

It's most likely your tires are breaking loose. In cold weather, the stock Bridgestones tend to do this. It's not the car, it's the hardness of the tires in cold weather.

Red__Zed · 12-31-2011, 01:55 PM

can you give any more description to what it is doing that feels wrong?

Rui Z · 12-31-2011, 02:18 PM

Have the dealership show you in a new Z if its supposed to be normal.

Alchemy · 12-31-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

It's most likely your tires are breaking loose. In cold weather, the stock Bridgestones tend to do this. It's not the car, it's the hardness of the tires in cold weather.

I agree. My stock tires did this all the time in the cold weather.

Lobo1114 · 01-01-2012, 09:14 PM

The dealer showed me with another used car and it did the same thing. I just bought this car and I freaked out about this sh!t. It pissed me off that I payed $32,000 for a car that does this sh!t

Alchemy · 01-01-2012, 09:16 PM

Dude are you sure it isnt the tires?? How fast are you going when you hear this noise??

Lobo1114 · 01-01-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rui Z

Have the dealership show you in a new Z if its supposed to be normal.

The dealer showed me, with another used car and it did the same thing. I just bought this car and I freaked out about this sh!t. It pissed me off that I payed $32,000 for a car that does this sh!t.

Lobo1114 · 01-01-2012, 09:26 PM

Can someone help me find good all season tires that will not diminish performance

TreeSemdyZee · 01-01-2012, 09:29 PM

Continental DWS.
You're not going to find an all-season that won't diminish performance. As long as you're not trying to track the car at 150mph, then the slight reduction in performance will be negligible.

Don't blame the car for the jumping, it's strictly the tires. If you put the same size tires on another car, the same thing will happen. It's just basic physics at work.

m4a1mustang · 01-01-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lobo1114

Can someone help me find good all season tires that will not diminish performance

All-season = no season.

What you need is a set of winter wheels and tires (especially if you need to drive around in the snow) and a nice set of summer wheels and summer tires for maximum warm weather performance.

The summer tires on your car now get very hard in cold weather and skip across the surface of the road during tight corners or high load situations. That's the noise you're hearing and feeling.

If you can't have a summer and winter set, and are going to rely on your car in the snow, then the Continentals TreeSemdy suggested are your best bet. They are the only all-seasons that have any real snow capability.

ImportConvert · 01-02-2012, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Lobo1114

The dealer showed me, with another used car and it did the same thing. I just bought this car and I freaked out about this sh!t. It pissed me off that I payed $32,000 for a car that does this sh!t.

My $75,000 car does the same thing. It's physics, and its normal.

Mikes350z · 01-02-2012, 09:08 PM

is your car 6-speed? If you start the car and turn a sharp left/right out of a parking spot lets say and it makes that noise, I found its from not enough RPM's, it doesnt come from clutch or engine shutter but sounds/feels like wheels are jumping.. get the RPM's up higher to at least 1500 or more and try that, see if it works.

m4a1mustang · 01-02-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikes350z

is your car 6-speed? If you start the car and turn a sharp left/right out of a parking spot lets say and it makes that noise, I found its from not enough RPM's, it doesnt come from clutch or engine shutter but sounds/feels like wheels are jumping.. get the RPM's up higher to at least 1500 or more and try that, see if it works.

That really shouldn't have anything to do with it and you shouldn't need to be above 1500 rpm to keep the car from stuttering at low speed. The engine has more than enough torque to keep it moving along at 500 rpm.

If you are making a sharp turn in cold weather with summer tires and it feels like the tires are skipping over the pavement... it's because they are. That's just how these compounds of rubber behave when they are below operating temperature.

2004YZFR1 · 01-02-2012, 10:42 PM

Ya it's just the tires, and it only does it when your going really slow. Mine does it when i back out of my drive way while cutting a sharp left turn. It's normal.

12-31-2011, 12:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lobo1114 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glenn Burnie, MD Posts: 114 Drives: Your Mom. LOL Rep Power: 14	My 370Z Feels wrong when making sharp turns My 370Z feels so wrong (Jumpy and Tung, Tung, Tung Noise) when I make sharp turns, specially left ones. I took it to Nissan and they told me that It was a Z thing. 370Z with the 19" wheels tend to do that. This is my 4th Nissan and it sounded like bullsh!t to me. Please feel free to comment on this, cause I cant believe that Nissan did this. Last edited by Lobo1114; 12-31-2011 at 12:50 PM.

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TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	It's most likely your tires are breaking loose. In cold weather, the stock Bridgestones tend to do this. It's not the car, it's the hardness of the tires in cold weather.

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Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	can you give any more description to what it is doing that feels wrong?

01-01-2012, 09:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lobo1114 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glenn Burnie, MD Posts: 114 Drives: Your Mom. LOL Rep Power: 14	The dealer showed me with another used car and it did the same thing. I just bought this car and I freaked out about this sh!t. It pissed me off that I payed $32,000 for a car that does this sh!t

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Lobo1114 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glenn Burnie, MD Posts: 114 Drives: Your Mom. LOL Rep Power: 14	Can someone help me find good all season tires that will not diminish performance

01-01-2012, 09:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	Continental DWS. You're not going to find an all-season that won't diminish performance. As long as you're not trying to track the car at 150mph, then the slight reduction in performance will be negligible. Don't blame the car for the jumping, it's strictly the tires. If you put the same size tires on another car, the same thing will happen. It's just basic physics at work.

01-02-2012, 10:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
2004YZFR1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 308 Drives: 09 370Z yellow,auto Rep Power: 15	Ya it's just the tires, and it only does it when your going really slow. Mine does it when i back out of my drive way while cutting a sharp left turn. It's normal.