Don't laugh - flat spots
 

So I have had my Z for a month now and it has 83 miles on it. I call it my garage queen. Should I be worried about flat spots on the tires from it sitting? What is the best way to handle long time frames between driving? TIA

keep it jacked up on stands? lol i doubt it matters that much lol..

If you're going to leave it sit for a long time (month) over-inflate your tires to about 45 pounds. Just remember to deflate after.

This is how they ship new cars - with 45-50 lbs. in the tires - to prevent flat spots.

I don't believe it's possible to get flat spots on modern tires? I think that's a thing of the past...

my car sits for weeks at a time. you'll be fine.

I honestly don't understand why people buy the 370 and just let stand in their garage.

I drive the bloody car every single day

wat do you mean by long time? if it's like 3 weeks just keep it at 40psi. if it's like for over a month or so, keep it at 40psi and use flatstoppers.

if it's like just 5-6days then just keep it at 37-38psi.

Because I have 5 cars and put the miles on my wife's new black cherry roadster :tup:

Everybody has their different opinions. I don't understand somebody taking a car that is a limited edition (40th Anniv or Nismo) and hacking it all up with wierd mods. The flip side is in 10 or 20 years possibly I will have the only cherry/original 40th Anniversary which would be way cool in my book.

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Mod it and keep all the original parts. If you are worried about the car's value in 20 years, that's just crazy....lol

P.S: In 20 years, it won't be worth much anyways.

my work provides a bus for free. why spend extra money on gas and paying for parking? plus i have a civic for all the other stuff. the z is strictly pleasure driving.

Never did I say I was doing this for an investment or to keep it from depreciating. Purely a beauty is in the eye of the beholder mentality. If I can afford to buy nice things and treat them how I chose, that shouldn't be "crazy" should it? :rolleyes:

Sorry to say these cars won't be worth squat in 10, 20, 30 years. Its a mass produced car thats exported pretty much anywhere on earth. Its a $40k car and I'll treat it as nothing more than that. Personally if you just bought the car to sit in the garage with the notion that it will be worth something, you wasted your money. Thats my opinion and I'm sure alot of you disagree with me

i really wouldnt wouldnt worry about flat spots to much..my brothers evox sat for a good 6 months without over inflation or anything. and had 0 problems. Would assume the z wouldnt be too different. BTW Great Choice in color :tup:

Just put some nitro in the tires

I burn rubber to get rid of all my flat spots.

Even if I had 5 cars, I would choose to drive the Z EVERYDAY, except when it snows of course hehe. It's a 30-40k car, not a Lambo and its FUN to drive, man I'm so addicted !

Yup...mod, use and enjoy your car...the way you see fit!

I plan to use Flatstoppers for the winter months. And, 78% nitrogen is good enough for me. I don't see how repeatedly inflating your tires to 45-40 psi and then deflating to normal pressures so frequently is practical, other than saving money from not buying flatstoppers.

Thanks for the input folks. Didn't realize I was gonna strike a nerve because I don't drive my Z. Like I said I drive my wife's Z and then my DD so I rarely have time to drive my 40th. I have six kids so possibly one day somebody is going to get a nice present. HA!

Holy smokes...6 kids!?! How do you do it? I've got two and it's a handful. My older son (turning 5) already says that when he grows up he wants to drive my "new car", referring to the Z. He's got good taste!
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Oh damn no wonder you don't drive it much then! Your a lucky guy to have the wife you have letting you have a Z and then her having one herself!

i dont drive my car in the winter so this is why i use the flatstoppers.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...flastopper.jpg

Problem solved!

Now please let this thread die.

Or, maybe we can argue if it is proper to badge a G37/G35 as a Skyline...

Dumb question of the day. Do you just jack each end and place Flat Stopper under the tire? Looks like a great way to store the Z for long periods, and a car cover to boot.

...hmmm...I get bald tires, not flat spots! 365-day-a-year DD!!!

You place them right in front/behind the tires and just drive up them.

i just jack up the car and place under the tire. reason is i dont have much space inside the garage so it's just easier for me to park the car where i want it for the hibernation first instead of guessing where it might stop.