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Tire rumbling has Z owners grumbling.(The 350Z.)(Brief Article)
Byline: MAC MORRISON
Faced with owner complaints and a raging online debate about unusual tire wear on its popular 350Z sports car, Nissan has dispatched a team of engineers to investigate the problem.
Here's what we know: A yet-to-be-determined number of the 39,000 2003 model year Z cars sold in America left Nissan's Oppama (Japan) factory with incorrect front suspension toe settings. The result-after driving only a few thousand miles-is an uneven, "cupped'' wear pattern on the inside edge of each front tire that causes irritatingly loud road noise, particularly at speeds below 30 mph. We experienced the phenomenon firsthand with our long-term 350Z test car (AW, Dec. 1), and a click on Z enthusiast website my350z.com reveals over 1000 posts on the matter to the site's online discussion board.
What if your Z suffers from obnoxious tire roar? Nissan issued its dealers a technical service bulletin ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Tire rumbling has Z owners grumbling.(The 350Z.)(Brief Article)