Ok so this is question is for those 350Z owners in and around NY who use the belt parkway - BQE - and other NY roads.. I drive the **** out of the Z on most NJ roads which are also beat to hell IE: route 22 - route 78 - parkway - route 21 etc.. But i finally had the chance to see how my z faired in some NY highways and wow i was all over the place specifically on the Belt.. So my question is who here has aggressive wheels and or a drop that uses these highways and actually drives? While i was driving i was thinking no way could would i have been able to push it with even 19's or even a little drop.. Anyone with wheels or drop who use these treacherous roads please tell me what setup u run. also horror stories welcomed. Thanks ahead of time.. HR

 

basically, i stay the f*ck away from the Belt and the rest of them over there.

Luckily i live on LI and dont go to the city all the time but when i do its terrible.

I used to work all around the city when i had my 300z and i beat that thing to sh*t driving on those roads.

NY roads suck. Then people on here from other places ask me why i wont drop my Z to the floor? come visit! lol

 

I had the pleasure of heading out to buddies house in LI last night and holy freakin &^&% i was literally all over the road. granted i was pushing the limits a little and didnt feel out of control at any point but between the huge dips and beat up road i was saying to myself if i had wheels i'd be screwed..

 

on th ebelt stay in the middle lane you'll be fine.......the bqe just all around blows

 

ya know thats what i ended up doing. I found myself staying in the middle all the way to the Verranzano even when i could pass on the either side but i didn't want to find out what lurked when turns would pop up.

 

yeah the outside lanes are terrible. but not only do u gotta avoid potholes and dips u gotta avoid crazy f*ckin people, in NY even old people and women drive reckless.

 

yeah man between the people scared and the people who are just nuts and think u have to drive like an a$$ it's a fun time driving in NY..

 

oh yeah im not complaing dude, its always an adventure. You feel like your in a movie. and i love when u **** other people off they scream, curse, flip u the bird, i love it haha

 

jus drive slow and careful and you'll be fine

 

man i dont even think the belt is that bad. at least not from exit 1 to like.....19. i dont know about the exits after as ive never had to use the belt past exit 19.

 

13 sets of rims... 19s and 18s all running 35 or 30 series tires with a LOW stance... never bent or popped a tire.

worst i have ever done is scrape my underpanel.

 

Nice ...... that's what i'm talking about..

 

This is exactly where i was.. Got off at 19 heading to hewlitt... then back.. Once i got near JFK is when the road got pretty choppy. All in all still fun tho

 

Oh yea 6 sets of wheels and ive bent every last one of them...

Now im on Nismo Rays 19/18 hopefully the roads dont destroy these
2 weeks so far no bends as of yet
285/35/19 and 255/40/18 tires

 

fingers crossed.. bro

 

man i wish i could drop my z, my driveways always scrapes my front lip.

 

Yeah tell me bout it... All 6 sets of wheels were aftermarket wheels that i bent but ive never been able to bend an OEM wheel on any off my cars..
Im hoping my bet pays off going with OEM Rays