Maybe it's only me or also maybe it's because i haven't lowered my car yet; however, when i'm driving over 120mph in my G35s im feeling alittle unsure of my car's handling. In my 2000 CLK 430 benz i felt much safer at the higher speeds. (It was heavier also). Does your G feel lite in the rear. Any comments.

 

Ummm, Mercedes was built for the Autobahn and brought over here- G35 was built for 65MPH speed limits- thats why

 

infiniti claims zero lift aerodynamics front and rear if you have the rear spoiler. i don't think what you're feeling is an aero effect.

what i do think you're feeling is underdamped suspension. i feel it too.

 

Agreed... when you start hitting 90+ the car feels a little slippery, esp if you're in DS mode. And yeah, I know we shouldn't be going that fast anyway but it happens...

It's a little squirrelly around the corners, so I wonder if a better sway bar or a strut bar would help.

And I have a 2002 CLK as well and it sure feels more planted at speeds. It's probably just because the car is heavier or because it has a lower center of gravity being a coupe.

 

You need to get closer to the 150 mark to get the full aero effects...


J/K - are you guys nuts?

 

Where are you driving 120+ MPH? In Virginia where radar detectors are illegal?
If I were going that fast, the car's handling is probably the least of other worries.

 

i've been driving 110 couple times. didn't feel any different then going 65 except that it's going much faster...

 

+1, around a hundred the G feels very stable (haven't owned a benz to compare to that).

I will say that the rear end is squirrely around turns though, may swap out the tires.

 

I bet the road surface has a lot to do with it too....
Some recently resurfaced freeway areas around LA feel like butta - others like the 210 heading east feel like a bucking bronco.

 

I must say the car handles beautifully. I of course am lowered, which did make a difference IMO. High speeds seem to dart in and out without a real concern. Haven't had the car up to 120, maybe 110, but still loving the feel of the road.

 

I know it's a serious crime etc for speeding but I really want to know my car's potential. I can get to 120mph at a blink of and eye and have ALL eye's on me. It's faster off the line and handles is better than the Clk 430. (That's what sold me plus cheaper) The part of Hwy 95 where I live has sportbike's going 180mph EVERYDAY (actually i was in the pack that day)

Anyway is lowering the answer? I'm mostly worried about alignment issues after lowering

 

Please discover your car's potential at the track and not where it is potentially dangerous for innocent and unsuspecting people. What would you think if you observed a car passing one of your family members doing some 120 to 150 miles per hour on a public roadway?

 

Understood. Sorry to my fellow forum members and the general public for my foolish act / behavior. P.S i'm been driving for 25 years i'm 42 years old. I would never risk my life most of ALL or anyone elses... I was passing school buses in the 12th grade in a 911 targa.

But back to the "subject" - so lowering is the key.

 

While we realize that some people may have the necessary skills to attempt this kind of maneuver (anywhere), we discourage and won't tollerate any kind of non-track discussion for fear that it will encourage like activity with the younger, less experienced crowd.

I'd suggest you base you questions on a visit to a proper track or facility that is setup for this kind of activity, thereby inferring that it is on the track that this should be done and not on the street.

For you to drive that way on the street or anywhere else is in fact risking your life along with other innocents.

Please refrain from such posts whether it's street racing or any kind of high speed and illegal driving anywhere off track.

Colin.