Spacers installed=no traction control?

dvboy · 10-08-2015, 01:43 PM

I recently installed 20mm/15mm spacers on my 2016 base and just noticed yesterday in the rain that my traction control light does not come on anymore when spinning the tires.The spacers are the only mod I have done to the car,so is it safe to assume the spacers caused this?

NORAIN · 10-08-2015, 03:53 PM

First time I've heard of this. I think your tires can still spin with it on, without the light coming on. If you get sideways it comes in...

Chuck33079 · 10-08-2015, 04:04 PM

I can't imagine any way spacers would effect traction control.

dvboy · 10-08-2015, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

I can't imagine any way spacers would effect traction control.

OK.....admittedly I am new to these cars,not familiar with the traction control system.I know when it's dry the traction control light would come on under a hard 1-2 shift,but is it normal for traction control to do nothing in wet conditions punching it in first spinning the tires?

jcosta79 · 10-08-2015, 04:32 PM

Something else is happening. Did you install the spacers yourself? Were they bolt-on or do you have extended studs?

SouthArk370Z · 10-08-2015, 04:36 PM

My guess is that a wheel speed sensor got disconnected or misaligned.

jcosta79 · 10-08-2015, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

My guess is that a wheel speed sensor got disconnected or misaligned.

This. That's why I asked if he did the work himself and if replacing the studs was involved.

SouthArk370Z · 10-08-2015, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dvboy

... I know when it's dry the traction control light would come on under a hard 1-2 shift ...

That may be low brake fluid level. Several threads on this.

The FSM has good descriptions of how the different nannies react and interact plus wiring diagrams, &c.

SouthArk370Z · 10-08-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

This. That's why I asked if he did the work himself and if replacing the studs was involved.

I'm not at all certain that a wheel speed sensor(s) is the problem. Seems to me that a bad sensor would cause the dash light to be on all the time. I haven't looked at that section of the FSM in quite a while and don't remember what the system does on sensor failure. But the sensor wiring/alignment is pretty easy to check and the wheels were worked on, so that's the first place I'd look.

dvboy · 10-08-2015, 05:14 PM

They are bolt on spacers,no stud replacement required,put them on myself.

dvboy · 10-08-2015, 07:25 PM

Maybe things are working as they should,today it's dry and I chirped the tires on the 1-2 shift and the TC light went on

10-08-2015, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	Spacers installed=no traction control? I recently installed 20mm/15mm spacers on my 2016 base and just noticed yesterday in the rain that my traction control light does not come on anymore when spinning the tires.The spacers are the only mod I have done to the car,so is it safe to assume the spacers caused this?

10-08-2015, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
NORAIN Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wilmington, NC Age: 57 Posts: 323 Drives: 2011 370Z 6M SP Rep Power: 12	First time I've heard of this. I think your tires can still spin with it on, without the light coming on. If you get sideways it comes in... __________________ Swift Springs\|265-305 RE-11\|Forgestar F14\|F.I. TDX S.S. 12" Res."Milled Out"\|K&N\|SPL\|Z1(34 row)oil cooler\|Z1 brake upgrade\|Hotchkis Zspeed\|Team Voodoo\|HPDEjunkie.com

10-08-2015, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	I can't imagine any way spacers would effect traction control. Brendan and wanker like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

10-08-2015, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	Something else is happening. Did you install the spacers yourself? Were they bolt-on or do you have extended studs? __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

10-08-2015, 04:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	My guess is that a wheel speed sensor got disconnected or misaligned. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

10-08-2015, 05:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	They are bolt on spacers,no stud replacement required,put them on myself.

10-08-2015, 07:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	Maybe things are working as they should,today it's dry and I chirped the tires on the 1-2 shift and the TC light went on

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