High speed ride now getting dangerous

[tokyogtr]

OK, so you've heard me mention how great the power is but the high speed handling needs tweaking. Well, it's getting worse. The car behaves so erratically when on fast highways with any bends that it's almost dangerous. On the circuit there's none of this but on a public highway above 180kph beware, it pitches like a SOAB. I've tried comfort, normal and R modes but it's always the same which means the springs are just not up to the job. When I spoke to mine's they said they had lots of complaints about this. Apparently the springs they supply will not fix the problem. This means either waiting for springs or going with a full suspension upgrade and therefore deleting the Comfort/Normal/R mode altogether and being stuck on R.

If the shocks really cannot be made to handle the weight of this car with any types of springs on highways then I will have to trump up the Yen1m to replace them. Or, wait to see if the Euro version is any better based on feedback from the JDM owners.

I'm going to have one last crack by speaking to the HPC and see if they will have any advice but JDM buyers beware, this car is NOT good on highways at high speeds. It's just too "bouncy".

[Robbie J]

at what sort of speeds?

PM if you like

[psd1]

Originally Posted by Robbie J

at what sort of speeds?

PM if you like

...says "above 180kph"

[Robbie J]

yes but there is a lot between 180 and 300

some people drive in Germany

I take it just as fast then

R

[psd1]

So I assume by his post that anything above 180 is sketchy...which is definately not good.

Be careful in yours!

[kraath]

Well maybe it is a price question?
In Japan the car is limited to 180 km/h so no need for expensive parts there.
You delimit = your problem
In Germany i can go as fast as i want but the advertised price is +30k EUR from the Japanese one.
Just a thought

[EvolutionVI]

Originally Posted by kraath

Well maybe it is a price question?
In Japan the car is limited to 180 km/h so no need for expensive parts there.
You delimit = your problem
In Germany i can go as fast as i want but the advertised price is +30k EUR from the Japanese one.
Just a thought

Yes,thats true,pricewise,but tbh,i think this money will go in the pockets of Nissan Europe,not into better parts,as its a "world car"

Oder glaubst du wirklich,wir Deutschen bekommen den besten GTR??

[gtrlux]

Originally Posted by EvolutionVI

Yes,thats true,pricewise,but tbh,i think this money will go in the pockets of Nissan Europe,not into better parts,as its a "world car"

Oder glaubst du wirklich,wir Deutschen bekommen den besten GTR??

Wenn man so hin sieht was sonst so viel schoenes von Nissan nach Deutschland oder Luxemburg kommt, muesste der german-GTR ein Micra Fahrwerk bekommen um mit dem Rest-Schrott in Nissan Deutschlands Showrooms mithalten zu koennen . . .
Ich scheatze aber dass das mit den 180kph eine wichtige Rolle spielen wird.

Also remember the fact that the new GTR came out in Japan first last year, big awaiting of the fans in japan, the car has a heavy price tag, exploding every thing else in the Nissanmodel range in japan, so I guess as the car anyway is limited to 180kph, the behavior can be excused . . . the japanese allways build cars for them selves (like the NSX needing the trunk for the Golf bag ).
If they don`t change the Suspension in the EU version, they will get slammed in the press to death!!!
If you would adresse the issue in japan officially, by saying above 180kph the car behaves dangerous, the press and public would think you`re a fool as anyway nowhere you can drive save over 150kph.

[tokyogtr]

anything over 180 feels twitchy as hell. lots of pitching. plus the car tramlines very very badly and the steering gets very light when this happens.

fingers crossed the HPC will have a solution. otherwise, "one milllllllion yen"...

[psd1]

This is the first I have heard of this and I have ready just about every rag's R35's reviews...But it doesnt suprise me as, "the Twitch" goes back many GTR models...oh, and the tramlining problem as well!!!

[supracat]

am assuming obvious things like tyre pressures and tread all ok??

[tokyogtr]

Originally Posted by supracat

am assuming obvious things like tyre pressures and tread all ok??

yup, all good. as i said, mine's getting a lot of complaints about this which means nissan is doing nothing to fix the problem as "technically" the car can only do 180kph on the public road anyway.

[First]

Tokyo how profound exactly is the seriousness? As in 170km/h everthing is perfect and godlike and 190km/h the just turns into estacy induced maniac? Or is it a more gradual thing? Like driving 250km/h will be a hell lot worst then 200km/h and 200km/h worst over 190km/h and so forth?

What I'm trying to say is, does it behave like a on and off switch? moment you go past 180km/h like 185km/h it just turns into a maniac already?

Meanwhile I have not heard of this issue anyway in the magazines and net reviews but I'll take tokyo's word for it. And how is it in straightline then? What about going straightline to 300km/h? One way ticket to hell?

[First]

Tokyo/Kanzen any idea if we change to Mine's ESTA street suspension, the ride will improve along with the high speed erratic behaviour?

The only things turning me off with modding the suspension is I heard major reallignment and camber adjustments need to be done. Lots of work honestly. If the ride comfort is better compared to stock ones, I'll definately go for it.

I never knew Bilsteins could be so inferior. Perhaps they should've gone for Sachs R series/Eibach springs.

[nidge]

Originally Posted by tokyogtr

yup, all good. as i said, mine's getting a lot of complaints about this which means Nissan is doing nothing to fix the problem as "technically" the car can only do 180kph on the public road anyway.

be interested to hear how (or if) you resolve this problem, thanks