BMW 1 Series M Coupe

280z/300zx

Considering all that torque how is traction?

My 370z is horrible. Mind you I'm still on stock tires but I can have the rear end come out sideways while doing a rolling start in 2nd gear going straight. It's crazy to think that a car with this wide of tires and so little torque can have such traction issues. My previous 06 Vette was no where near like this and my girlfriends current Camaro (although weight could be a factor) is also much better. I'm planning on getting some Pilot sports soon and hoping that makes things better.

ZPirate

I changed my wheels and tires (as well as my suspension) shortly after purchasing my 370Z so I really never experienced much in the way of traction issues with the car. The only traction issues I had is when I initially set the rear aftermarket sway bar too stiff. It made the car want to oversteer. But softening it up corrected that issue for the most part.

I too had a 2006 Corvette and that thing had traction issues when the temp was less than 50 degrees. It always seemed to be to be on the verge of loosing traction when you got on it too, no matter the temp. That coupled with the vague steering made the Vette feel loose to me and I never really felt very comfortable with the car in terms of driving it hard.

The 135i feels somewhere in between the two to me in terms of traction. It will fishtail some when you really get on it, but it doesn't feel as loose to me as the Vette did. The steering feel is much better than the Vette too.

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2003 Daytona Blue 350Z Touring/Nismo
2009 Platinum Graphite 370Z Touring/Sport (Sold)
2009 BMW 135i/Dinan Stage 2 software upgrade/M3 suspension piecies/Koni Sports/ETS FMIC/Alufelgen SF-71 wheels