'04.5 Touring built 01/04. 7,100 miles @ 35 psi. I check them every week. So far, so good.

 

hey guys i will be purchasing a used 03 track Z wit about 11k miles on it. what should i look for to make sure the feathering issue isnt a problem. thanx

sunny

 

03 Enthusiast with 20k miles. No tire feathering

 

'04 Touring model
no feathering @ 5,000 miles...

 

5000 miles and the car rides great.

 

I have an 03 super black track model with 3900 miles
and no sign of feathering.

 

out of the 64 posts re: this question, no one has provided any alignment data. It seems everyone visually checks their tires for the feathering.

Why is this?
Do you not understand what their specs are?

Do you not have the service manuals?

Is it the $80-90 alignment cost and time spent?

Do you think alignment spec data is a non-issue?

Perhaps, this is analagous to people not going to the dentist until they have a cavity, at which point its too late.

Regardless if its new or has 20,000 miles on it, I would have thought people would have feedback on this.

I do a "visual" inspection to the best of my ability, and wanted to make sure b/c the worst thing for new cars is the transportation from the careless drivers/haulers.

At 4500 miles I experienced the following out of spec:

-left front camber out
-left front caster out
-left rear camber out

Perhaps, I'm in the wrong posting thread to address this issue....

Thanks for your feedback everyone.

 

2004 Roadster, 5467 miles, nothing yet.

 

04 SB base no feathering here... built date 10/03 15000 miles so far

 

You guys are luck that you haven't run into feathering problems. Had my tires replaced at 7000 miles. The sound was so loud you couldn't hear the stereo. I have 14000 miles now and noticed last week they are starting to feather again.....Dealer said it isn't bad enough yet for them to do anything so to just come back once it gets worse...go figure...

 

2003 DB Base, Purchased 8/03, not sure of build date
13,880 miles
No feathering-- will be checking alignment later this month.

 

2004 DB Base
9,000 miles with no feathering
Bought 3/04
Build date is 2/04 I believe

 

20,000 miles in 1 1/2 years with no feathering.

 

04.5 Enthusiast with 5,000 miles and so far, no feathering or any other problems.

 

16,000 miles, tires perfect.

 

Maybe a little early to tell, but I have a 03 Track with 8100 miles. The original tires still look brand new and in my opinion have about 90% tread left front and back, but im no tire expert. I do find the stock track tires, Bridgestone, I believe a little noisy on the high way, not near as bad as my buddies lifted Jeep with 38 inch mud terrains. haha Any one put on a different brand of tire on to their rays rims yet and notice it being quieter? BEN

 

Sweat or Reynolds?

 

no fethribg

 

my suspicion is that some people have feathering and don't realize it or don't recognize it. if you're used to loud road noise (maybe coming from a truck or just a poorly insulated car), you may not notice the noise as something extremely unusual. all three car mags--edmunds, mt, autoweek--who conducted long term tests reported feathering. and autoweek reported that like 70% of owners they talked to had feathering. on top of that, every feathering poll on this site has demonstrated a lopsided majority of zs with feathering. (this thread invites only z owners *without* feathering to respond, so don't confuse it with a poll). my two cents.

 

'03 Coupe- purchased with 7,000 miles, sold with 15,000 -no problems.

'04 Roadster - purchased with 4,000 miles - no evidence yet.