Tires effect how car rides ??
08-01-2006, 02:38 PM
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Tires effect how car rides ?? Hey guys , i have a dumb quick question... when i bought this car, it came with the tires, which i took off, but i put them back on (cheap Visa brand). I mean tires are tires but , i duno if its my shocks or wtf, i do have prokit, but my car hits bumps soooooooo damn hard. However when im on my et streets... it doesnt hit bumps hard.. Is it that i have cheap tires and they just suck .. 
08-01-2006, 02:56 PM
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I must say that tires are not just tires. There are so many out there that are designed to do different things. Yes tires can affect the ride that bad. My wifes car had Pilot Sports, now it has GS-d3's its night and day. As far as the hitting bumps way hard. You might be bottoming out. I know that prokits can do that. Check out your bump stops on the rear. How far are they from bottoming out?? Start there. But pretty good chance its the tires
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With the smaller sidewall on the tire the ride is goin to be stiffer because your riding on a rubberband. When your on your ET Streets, there is alot of flex in the sidewall and kinda cushions the blows of things.
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the tires size are 275/45/17. stock but CHEAP lol.. i got mod happy and forgot about the tires/wheels ..
However you mentioned the bump stop, ya i lost that. never put it on.. Should i look for one and think about putting it on ?
However you mentioned the bump stop, ya i lost that. never put it on.. Should i look for one and think about putting it on ?
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I have a big difference in handling since my stock 16s were replaced by Firehawk rims and tires. The car is all over the road. Those tires grab every groove there is, sometimes I need two hands on the wheel. Bumps are about the same.
08-04-2006, 12:37 AM
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If your car is lowered with stock shocks... its going to be rough...
If you have **** for tires too, its going to feel like u have star jones in the backseat.
If you have **** for tires too, its going to feel like u have star jones in the backseat.
