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Byline: WES RAYNAL
The second quarter with our long-term Nissan 350Z came and went with a ton of fun behind the wheel. The Z remains quick and tight, and looks great on the road.
Tires were the biggest issue during the quarter, specifically the front tires. At 11,000 miles we started hearing quite a bit of noise coming from the Bridge-stones up front. Indeed there is a lot of online buzz among Z owners about rapid tire wear, and it turns out we are experiencing the same thing. Nissan has issued a service bulletin to dealers saying that on some models, there is something inherent to the suspension design/geometry causing the inside edge of the tires to wear in a choppy manner. Nissan couldn't tell us how many "some'' is, but that's what causes the noise. Our dealer says the bulletin instructs service technicians to reduce toe-in as much as possible. Since the tires are unidirectional and different sizes front/rear, you can't rotate them. The best you can do is to remove the tires from their respective rims and mount them on the other side, ...