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 ...

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