Hi all,

I have been looking into buying a new 350z and have driven alot of new 350z as well as some used 350z, they all pull to the right I have also noticed the the Potenza tires that come on this car seem to be noisy and get worse when the tires have 9k or more miles. Is this normal for this car?

Mike

 

Mike is that you? This is Edgar from CVICU
You looking into a Z? didn't you just buy that boxster?
My Z doesn't pull but yeah the tires are loud. As for > 9K miles that might be do to tire feathering on <'04.5 Zs

 

Edgar,

Yah, It's me, and yes Im am looking hard at the Z just spent 1100 on the Box for a H2O pump, expansion tank and thermostat with housing..... Ouch.
Currently looking at the Enthusist Model sticker 30.300.00 but can get OTD for 28500.00. The Potenza tires seem to really suck.

P.S Dude when you coming back...... you have been gone to long.

Mike

 

taking some time off for the wedding. Yeah the shitenzas do suck. If you do research on them they only have a tread life of 140. Good luck dude.

 

treadwear is a fairly meaningless number actually..it is not a universal measurement, but rather a measurement assigned by the manufacturer that is only relative to other tires they make.

If the car pulls, it is either a poor alignment, or a crown in the road

the noise tends to be the feathering issue...some get it, some don't

 

There is a TSB for the 'pulling to the right' issue. I'm not sure if it applies to all model years or just the earlier ones, but it's something to consider, also.