Its 100% driver's error. I didn't know wheels/tires bouncing off curbs was a normal thing, regardless of tire sizes.

 

It happens, and you deal with it. It comes with the territory.

 

Not bad for me since i came from a 77 vette. U basically are sitting on the back axle and its long so u have no idea where u front wheels are at.

Pic for reference.

 

i think also the z has got a close tight turning radius and misjudge the curb on turns and uturns..depending on what car you drove before the z i guess.

 

i wouldn't go so far as to say a lot of Z owners, i would say a very small minority of them do. mostly the ones too cheap to get the proper size tire because it costs a bit more. you want those 10.5 wheels, you need to pay for the proper sized tire. if you can not afford it, get the size wheel you can.

as for those that curb them, i do not think it is Z specific or that the Z suffers more than any other car on the road. yeah we see it alot here on the boards but go to any other site and see they have curbing issues as well. it is just another one of those hazards that a driver faces. even the most careful person can end up with a scratch. so scratched wheels is not determined by the car, but how the car was driven.

 

stretched tires(personally i think it looks ugly and horrible, especially when it's so blatenly stretched that you can see the entire lip section of the wheel) and people running "aggressive" offsets. That and people just not being careful.

I've had my stock 07 rims for over a year now and have yet to curb one.

 

cbr900, what a shameless reason to post a picture of your Vette.


....looks great tho

 

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....tretched+tires


Plenty!

Look at the second post:

work meister s1
19x9.5 +10 225/35/19 front
19x11 +17 245/35/19 rear
pulled rear fenders...for something more aggressive in the future
(undecided at the moment)
flame if you must

He's asking for new wheels!

Some people are running 11.0 inch wide tires in the rear, with 275
s .

 

Maybe the best response... You certainly remain within character. Although I do get your point (“Stupid question”), I was hoping for a little more detail… but do enjoy the humor.

--Spike

 

I curbed my new (stock) tires within the first 3 weeks pulling up to an ATM. Honestly I just wasn't used to the width of the car. 6 years in a GTI and 11 before that in a Civic... At least thats what I tell myself.

 

I bought my Z with a curbed front rim. =(

 

Me too.

I curbed one on my own in a drive thru, trying to get closer to the window. Why there would be a curb underneathe a drive thru window that sticks out so far is beyond me. Needless to say I was so effing pissed when I did that. At least they weren't Volks or anything

 

I'd stay away from drive-thrus at all costs... and fast food. =P

 

d00d...4th MEAL!!

 

lol

 

100% Driver Error. I admit it, it was my fault, but that stupid curb just wouldn't get out of my way.

 

oh great...you again!

You can give someone driving lessons every day for a month and there is still the possibilty of hitting a curb.

I know, I know...you've NEVER hit a curb. Kudos to you!

 

driver errror/

 

When the car is undertired, not enough width for the wheels to have a sidewall of a tire to protect it, this will happen.