Coupe tramlining
Coupe tramlining
Juts out of curiosity does the Z3 Coupe suffer from the roadster tramlining issues or it is much more stiff?
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No real tramling on my M Coupe. If you mean the regular Z3 Coupes then it would be an interesting comparison - I suspect by comparison with the Roadster they don't suffer as much.
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Can you be more specific as to what you mean by tramlining?
To me I've only had this ever on motorways in lane one?
To me I've only had this ever on motorways in lane one?
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Re: Coupe tramlining
There are so many potential causes of tramlining that you would need a coupe and a roadster on fresh suspension, with the same tyres to make a comparison as to whether the chassis rigidity comes into play. Tramlining is generally a function of suspension, tyre make, tyre wear, etc, etc, so I doubt you could generalise that one would be better than the other.
My roadster doesn't suffer from tramlining so, to answer the question simply, a coupe can't be better than no tramlining.
My roadster doesn't suffer from tramlining so, to answer the question simply, a coupe can't be better than no tramlining.
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So you mean wandering around on a straight Road?
Or just over bumps?
Do they tend to have bump steer?
Or just over bumps?
Do they tend to have bump steer?
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on a smooth road it is ok but on uneven roads it tends to steer
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Re: Coupe tramlining
There are many threads on tramlining and the causes tend to be one of, or a combination of, tyres, suspension, bushes, balljoints or tracking. New tyres seems to be the most common resolution.
If you have a square setup, you could try swapping the wheels front-to-back as a no-cost experiment.
If you have a square setup, you could try swapping the wheels front-to-back as a no-cost experiment.
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Definition is given here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramlining
In the case of the zeds, I have had it when driving over white lines on the road - you can actually feel the steering pull as the tyres touch the lines. You may also feel it on the rutted inside line on the motorway, where the car will not want to leave the ruts.
I wouldn't expect any difference in the behaviour of the coupe vs. the same model roadster, as the front-ends are identical. The ///M suspension seems to be better setup to avoid tramlining, so the ///M Coupe will likely handle better than the non-M variants.
Cheers R.
In the case of the zeds, I have had it when driving over white lines on the road - you can actually feel the steering pull as the tyres touch the lines. You may also feel it on the rutted inside line on the motorway, where the car will not want to leave the ruts.
I wouldn't expect any difference in the behaviour of the coupe vs. the same model roadster, as the front-ends are identical. The ///M suspension seems to be better setup to avoid tramlining, so the ///M Coupe will likely handle better than the non-M variants.
Cheers R.
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Thought that is what you all meant...
umm all cars do it to some degree, like the wiki link says some are worse than others.
its impossible to make cars ignore the bumps and grooves in the road.
why do you think racing cars go over the kerbs? its because they want the effect of the kerb to pull the car around the corner.
My Audi S4 is worse... but wase better than the Focus ST i had.... the stupid pug 206 had none.. hmmmmm lol
umm all cars do it to some degree, like the wiki link says some are worse than others.
its impossible to make cars ignore the bumps and grooves in the road.
why do you think racing cars go over the kerbs? its because they want the effect of the kerb to pull the car around the corner.
My Audi S4 is worse... but wase better than the Focus ST i had.... the stupid pug 206 had none.. hmmmmm lol
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And I thought for my 30 years of racing I was running the kerbs to shorten the lap!
Saves turning the steering wheel and balancing the back end on the throttle I suppose.
Live and learn, eh?
Saves turning the steering wheel and balancing the back end on the throttle I suppose.
Live and learn, eh?
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maybe i should have said some kerbs... usually slow ones....lol
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On an identical, like-for-like basis, I would be sure that the Z3 Coupe would generally handle better than its Roadster counterpart and that the Stig would get around the Nurburgring more quickly in the Z3 Coupe. However, I’m not convinced that the specific characteristic of tramlining is solely a Roadster issue. The two things that seem to aggravate this Z3 issue are firstly soft/worn bushes and secondly, certain tyres. Tyres seem to crop up most as the cause.
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Having sorted several Z3's tramlining problems,
First make sure you have good new (under 6 year old tires on the front)
Second, change is the front control arm rear rubber bushings. Don't use the standard Z3 bushings, use the Z3M bushing. It has more rubber and makes a far stiffer connection to the car that reduces the tramlining. Some people use Poly bushings. I don't race or auto X so stick to rubber bushings.
There are other items that can be changes but these make the biggest change.
First make sure you have good new (under 6 year old tires on the front)
Second, change is the front control arm rear rubber bushings. Don't use the standard Z3 bushings, use the Z3M bushing. It has more rubber and makes a far stiffer connection to the car that reduces the tramlining. Some people use Poly bushings. I don't race or auto X so stick to rubber bushings.
There are other items that can be changes but these make the biggest change.
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Totally agree with the above. In my experience if you`ve had bad tramlining it affects the wear on the front tyres and fitting polybushes will improve it no end but unless you replace the front tyes it will still be there to some degree. Any wear in any of the ball joints will also have an effect.NZ00Z3 wrote:Having sorted several Z3's tramlining problems,
First make sure you have good new (under 6 year old tires on the front)
Second, change is the front control arm rear rubber bushings. Don't use the standard Z3 bushings, use the Z3M bushing. It has more rubber and makes a far stiffer connection to the car that reduces the tramlining. Some people use Poly bushings. I don't race or auto X so stick to rubber bushings.
There are other items that can be changes but these make the biggest change.