[Sacramento]: Sacramento Z Owners
i'm thinking a datsun 620 pickup, 510 wagon, or subaru forester. it really depends on what i find first or when i find it. if i got a car now it would be the forester, but in a few months when i don't need to drive long distances as much i'd rather go with one of the datsuns. i've wanted a 510 since i was 12 and was about to get one for my first car but the dude flaked on me and i gave up. last weekend i helped my buddy lower his 620 and it cost us all of $35 to drop it 3 inches. the ease of working on them is what i like. and i want to build an l28...
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Just out of curiosity, what are you guys using for tires (brand/model) around this area? I've been poking around tire sites trying to figure out what might work well around this area for the next time I need to buy some tires. The stock ones wore out faster than I expected last year and I had to jump into a full set of Goodyear Eagle GT's which are ok, but I don't expect to at all put any new ones of those on next time I have to replace something. Decent dry and good wet grip, but way too mushy in corners.
I've been looking at the Conti Extreme DW's http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ire=445YR8ECDW They seem to be getting good reviews on Tire Rack and though there was only 1 350z review, there were a few G coupe reviews and they all seemed to like the tire as well.
I've been looking at the Conti Extreme DW's http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ire=445YR8ECDW They seem to be getting good reviews on Tire Rack and though there was only 1 350z review, there were a few G coupe reviews and they all seemed to like the tire as well.
Actually, on second thought, they're kinda deadly in the winter bro. lol
i wasted my 600th post damn it...
and Max i drive mine for about 3 hours or more a day 5 days a week, but i love the loud and ill be keeping my apexi axle back if it gets to me... what are you looking at for a DD though?
Jeremy, if everything goes as planned, ill be moving by the 15th! and i might have a jack by then too haha
and Max i drive mine for about 3 hours or more a day 5 days a week, but i love the loud and ill be keeping my apexi axle back if it gets to me... what are you looking at for a DD though?
Jeremy, if everything goes as planned, ill be moving by the 15th! and i might have a jack by then too haha
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damn that drop looks so clean, how does it ride?
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ive got the Nitto NT555's and i like them alot. ive never had a problem breakin loose unless its raining and i really get on it.
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HAHA somehow I knew someone was going to say that. I found those on tire rack after asking about the Conti's and realizing there was still one section up in performance. So I should also mention, my Z is my DD so it has to be able to handle the rain we get in the winter. I don't mind having to be more careful in the rain, I just don't want to have to turn into the granny doing 50 in the slow lane in my Z because it's doing more than sprinkling. The Conti's looked like a good tread pattern and got some great wet weather reviews, the RE-11's tread pattern makes me a bit nervous. Are you and Hal using the RE-11's on your 370's?
jesus. how many miles is that a week? i feel bad putting a lot of miles on my z.
i'm thinking a datsun 620 pickup, 510 wagon, or subaru forester. it really depends on what i find first or when i find it. if i got a car now it would be the forester, but in a few months when i don't need to drive long distances as much i'd rather go with one of the datsuns. i've wanted a 510 since i was 12 and was about to get one for my first car but the dude flaked on me and i gave up. last weekend i helped my buddy lower his 620 and it cost us all of $35 to drop it 3 inches. the ease of working on them is what i like. and i want to build an l28...
ok.. i live in Elk Grove, and yes im moving again, but its only < 10 miles...
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Looks like a N fell off of my typing. I drive like a banshee so I break them loose all the time in the rain. Add road paint like the stripes across an intersection to the rain, and its all over for me. lol
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slipin on crosswalk paint is definately happenin, not to mention metal grates or plates in the road!
HAHA somehow I knew someone was going to say that. I found those on tire rack after asking about the Conti's and realizing there was still one section up in performance. So I should also mention, my Z is my DD so it has to be able to handle the rain we get in the winter. I don't mind having to be more careful in the rain, I just don't want to have to turn into the granny doing 50 in the slow lane in my Z because it's doing more than sprinkling. The Conti's looked like a good tread pattern and got some great wet weather reviews, the RE-11's tread pattern makes me a bit nervous. Are you and Hal using the RE-11's on your 370's?
So we should all seriously have a meet with our Z's. Anyone down?? And I mean a "Z" meet lol
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Oh for realz! There's about 4 man hole covers on the way home that I have to straddle and keep the tires off of. And the Taylor exit of 80 is hella funny in the rain because the bridge connects to the land portion of the road with a metal piece that goes across the street.
