LordSQra

5 hours ago, Keith D said:

PAS problems are often the fluid condition or drive belt.  I'd check both.

 

Is the geometry & ride height stock?

Thanks, I’ll get the belt checked, and yes, it’s all stock.

I’ve just got to work now, and after driving for 20 minutes, I was turning on full lock, and it seems fine—it’s only an issue when the tyres are cold.

As I said, it wasn’t a problem before, so it can’t be physics 🙂 .

I’ll try softer tyres and hopefully, that’ll sort it.

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I’m experiencing a similar issue with my 370Z Nismo.

My tires are skipping badly, and I hear a metallic clunk when the car judders. The clunk seems to come from the front and it’s especially noticeable and embarrassing when leaving a car park. 

I’ve read about the Ackermann effect and cold tires, and people say it’s normal and unavoidable, but it feels worse lately. My PAS fluid is fine, and I’m currently running Pirelli P Zero tires, which have hard sidewalls. I don’t recall noticing this issue with my previous tires (Michelin PS4S or Dunlops) in the past five years of owning the car, so I’m considering switching to softer tires to see if that helps.

I also notice some noise on full lock when driving up or down the spiral ramp of a multi-story car park, even with warm tires. My tire pressure is set to 35 PSI front and back.

Could alignment help reduce the skipping?

Lastly, after driving a rental car for a week, I noticed my steering felt stiff when I got back to the 370Z, but it seemed fine after a few days. Maybe it’s just the nature of the car.

If I ever decide to sell the car, this could put off potential buyers, and I don’t think they would accept “it’s normal for this car and it's just physics ” as an argument—I know I wouldn’t. Looks like I’ll have to sell it in the warm summer, lol.

I’ll try to record a video and add it here later. I’ll probably take the car to a garage to have it investigated, but I was wondering if anyone here has managed to fix this. As I mentioned, I didn’t have this issue before, so it doesn’t seem normal to me.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Haven’t posted in a while.
Autumn Sunday 🍁

The pictures and videos shared here are simply amazing ! Gutted that I couldn't make it, definitely will be attending the next one ! 

While browsing the pictures I spotted my old 350z from a decade ago! Good to see her still alive and kicking. Although, I have to admit, she has gone through quite the transformation since then  if I didn't see the number plates I wouldn't recognized her lol.  It's like she's been on a journey of her own and I'm both surprised and impressed with the changes she's undergone over the years.

Captured in the golden hour 😎

looks like a common problem...I had my nsr fixed today, it was loud ! now I can listen to my exhaust again and not being distracted by it  

17 hours ago, Loadmaster said:

Mileage is climbing, nearly 5,000 miles covered since I bought my Z in February 2021.

 I've seen this car in the flesh and it's a beast! 

GLWTS Chirag 👍 

/ Damian

5 hours ago, Loadmaster said:

From above....

 

nice angle 👌

I let myself to tamper a bit with that pic, hope u don't mind lol. 

1) Payco - Datsun 510 SSS. Reg WWU 276J

2) KBAD - 350z . Reg J44SUS

3) nismoandy- 350z - WP06FNX 

4) Nino - 370z - Reg. SK12 XZZ

5) Olly350z - 370z Nismo - GM16 JBX

6) Andy_Muxlow - 350Z - Reg. A20MUX

7) andy james. 350z reg AJ07 ZZZ

😎Humpy - 370z N12 SRA

9) Richn370 - 370Z CX59OKP

10) ColDel - vx220 - VK05XEU

11) davey83 - 350z - GT05ZED

12) pintopete58 350z GA53SOZ 

13) Charlie Boy - 350z - AK56BYT

14) 💥Zippypooz - 350z - N44SSN💥

15) hotrain69 - 350z - NA07YTU

16) JohnI - 370Z Nismo - PA04YCO

17) Loadmaster - 370Z Nismo - RK67 DZZ

18) Pinoy-R- 350z - YT55NNO 

19) Paul K - 350Z roadster - K50PTK

20) Stephanie -Grey 350z V6 SYA

21) MatthewThain - Ginge 350Z GT - FA53 FZZ

22) Jamie_T350z - 350Z GT - UK04 ZED

23) Slipstream - 370z Nismo - GX65BOH

24) Lewis Schwier - 370z Nismo - V6 LXD

26) prodrive11 - 350z - YL05XPD

27) Sebastian - 350z - PR02 SEB

28) Shane - 370z Nismo - V6 XSK
29) ZaneDylan - 350z - G2 DYH

30) sk08rad - 370z Nismo - sk08rad

35 minutes ago, stanski said:

Apparently in Romania now? Hope it had a Covid test first?

 

https://news.sky.com/story/mysterious-monolith-found-in-romania-days-after-a-similar-one-vanished-in-utah-12147652

Tried to retake my last picture with DRSL camera for better resolution but look at the difference a week can make...

38 minutes ago, HEADPHONES said:

Surely a candidate for the calendar collection

 thx  shame it was taken with a smartphone and quality isn't the best, need to start carry DSLR camera 

autumn accent 

8 minutes ago, ShortPaul said:

Thats very strange, on the other pics it appears that the red accents are cut short and dont appear to flow in to the front grill

when you zoom it really close you can see that the red bit curves and goes up 

1 hour ago, ShortPaul said:

There must have been a small face lift

I've had a look on some other pictures of mine and no its same as yours. It just looks different from that angle 

25 minutes ago, ShortPaul said:

You bumper looks different to bumper 

good eye! just looked at your nismo and davidv10's and yeah it is slighty different than yours...would never notice that 

Then they should defo get rid of rear camera  ....

I never damaged any of my cars by hitting a kerb etc ( touch wood ) but wouldn't mind to have an extra help in situations like this where lets be honest u can't really judge how high the kerb is in milimiters.

Well if you can kudos to you lol but having a parking sensors doesn't make you less of a driver...

or

Cargo clip

 perfect fit 

Why there is no parking sensors at the front fitted from the manufacture I just dont get it...

Has anyone fitted parking sensors in their nismos? 



On 07/03/2019 at 16:04, Ekona said:

255/35/19

285/35/19

 

In MPS4S.

Hi,

Sorry for spamming in your topic Payco lol but no point for me to start a new one.

I am looking for new set of tyres for my 370 Nismo and unfortunatelly there is still no MPS4S in 245/40/19 size at the EU market.

The only ones I could find were the Pirelli PZero and Dunlops same what I have now.

Ekona you do recommend the above setup but I am a bit confused as that tyre calculator 

https://www.errolstyres.co.za/odcalculator says that it isn't ok. However when you check 255/40/19 there is no issue.

Should I get higher profile then or is 35 still ok?

Also how are the wheel arch gaps with the lower profile tyre and does it make the car front much lower? 

I have huge speed bumps where I live and even with the original setup when I drive over it I can hear like I am scraping the bottom of my car.

Many thanks

Damian