zguy95135 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 my dad bought a bunch of old Road & Track Magazines at a swap meet today. In a couple of them they had the performance specs of the 240Z. The highest listed one was .77G on a 200ft. circle. Was is just the tires back then or did the early Z's really handle that bad? When we go driving in the backroads i noticed that the car handled good even before the new tires ( falken azenis w/ old struts, my dads 2+2). Could someone explain this to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 .77g really isn't that bad for a stock car in that age. most suped up cars still can't pull 1g on the skid pads. pulling in the .9g is very impressive. -Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Stock tire size was 185/87/14 bias ply tire. That should pretty much cover it. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Tires have come a long way in 30+ years... However, .77g is very good for any car from 30 years ago, especially an inexpensive little car like the Datsun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Roadholding is really dependant on tires... To me, it's still an useless stat to list in a magazine. Unless every car is tested on the same tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 in Sport compact car, they usually test with all the same tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 You really can't compare .g numbers without knowing the diameter of the skidpad, surface conditions (dry, wet, dusty surface, etc.), and other variables. Also, .g numbers are just a measurement of absolute grip in a very artificial situation. They really don't tell how well a car gets around corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I have a road and track with a blue 240 on it that has road test with 9 different tire brands, which I think is the same mag. your talking about. Michelin was the best in dry cornering with a .745 G and Yokohama came in last with a .713. All the tires tested were Radials too. Overall Michelins where the best and the Yokohamas where the worst of the bunch. Like mentioned tires have progressed so much that the test in that mag. don't mean much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 i was looking at that too but in another one it had a road test of the 240Z. thats were it said .77. thanks for all the replies guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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