Subject	Stock tires and car is tail swinging happy
Posted by	zyal8r808 on August 16, 2006 at 2:35 PM
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Message	I'm fairly new here and have found my car to be extremely loose in wet weather. I know how it sounds...of course it's loose in wet weather. But, it seems extremely loose. I can be on the freeway at around 60 mph and drop to 3rd and 4th and the rear tires break loose too easily. Is it the stock size tires that suck or maybe the suspension. Everything is stock. Any good, fairly cheap mods that might help me. Thanks. BTW, this forum is the best I've seen for technical help with Zs. Great job folks.
Follow Ups	Stock tires and car is tail swinging happy - zyal8r808 14:35:57 08/16/06 i dont think that is particularly common in an NA Z - Atl300zxTT 14:38:51 08/16/06 ummm... - RedSER13 14:42:20 08/16/06 ??? Not in my TT they won't - BigTDogg (MA) 14:46:15 08/16/06 I've had ppl tell me an NA can't hit 90 in 3rd gear... - 300ZMang 21:22:46 08/16/06 it can, but you have to pretty much get it close to redline (n/m) - Guapo 21:34:48 08/16/06 I was gonna say... yea, I go to about 6800 or so once in - 300ZMang 21:40:16 08/16/06 When I was doing my 0-60 runs with the g-tech, I would - BigTDogg (MA) 22:43:53 08/16/06 Get better tires, mount in correct direction. Check Camber. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:45:35 08/16/06 you got 3 out of 4. Move to tech was the 4th...so close :D (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:48:02 08/16/06 Old springs? shocks? bushings? (n/m) - manstretch (NC) 15:11:22 08/16/06 Typically that would show when he went over bumps not - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:21:23 08/16/06 I don't think it should be that bad, probably your driving (n/m) - CRAZZEPETE. 15:06:28 08/16/06 Change driving habits? It's a Z. It wants to go. ; ) - zyal8r808 15:31:53 08/16/06 Start @ the basics - how much tread & what model tires? (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:58:45 08/16/06 Also, check tire sizes. Maybe he's got bigger tires - PiotrC70 18:15:43 08/16/06 Is this your first rear wheel drive car? - PEwithaZ 16:00:21 08/16/06 No. I had '91 240, '03 350, '05 FX and now '90 300. - zyal8r808 16:04:42 08/16/06 your car needs some serious help (n/m) - inf 19:18:38 08/16/06 Get tires with more tread or (like me) stop driving in rain (n/m) - Technomancer 17:04:52 08/16/06 Re: Stock tires and car is tail swinging happy - e300ztt 17:28:20 08/16/06 Compression skid? - WAGGZ 19:44:51 08/16/06 ummm no.. that is engine braking causing it, not weight (n/m) - AntiHero 01:10:08 08/17/06 do you feel the car ACTUALLY slide, or just rpms shoot up? (n/m) - shawnc 18:35:12 08/16/06 I can feel the tailend moving side to side and hear the... - zyal8r808 20:05:37 08/16/06 Sooo..... - WAGGZ 20:43:18 08/16/06 Again - WHAT TIRES DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR CAR? (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 22:53:12 08/16/06 It's mainly your tires !!!! - 300ZMang 21:26:45 08/16/06
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