new tires and now TERRIBLE handeling!!
08-26-2009, 11:45 AM
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new tires and now TERRIBLE handeling!! i just got new tires, 245/45/17. they are diamondback brand. when i'm on the hwy and do a lane change it feels like the *** end of the car is moving side to side.
also ran a GTI last night and when i hit the brakes i was ALLOVER my lave trying to keep it straight.
WTF is going on here, the only thing that was changed is the tire.
also ran a GTI last night and when i hit the brakes i was ALLOVER my lave trying to keep it straight.
WTF is going on here, the only thing that was changed is the tire.
08-26-2009, 01:31 PM
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air is at 40-45, thats actually higher than what i normally run.
and they were a rear tires only replacments, the fronts tsill had a good amount of tread.
so no, no alignment
and they were a rear tires only replacments, the fronts tsill had a good amount of tread.
so no, no alignment
08-26-2009, 03:31 PM
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put them to about 36 and that should help. also remember new tires have a mold release on them and it will take a few miles to wear it off eather that or light em up real good one time lol.
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08-27-2009, 09:09 AM
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thats what it was. they were actually at 38-40. lowerd them down to 30-32 and they ride just perfect. only thing i worry about now is the tire cupping in the middle because of the lower pressure. we'll wait and see.
08-27-2009, 11:06 AM
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^ Why do you say "low pressure" . . . ? Just because the sidewall says it will hold 44 psi, does not mean that is what the tire should be inflated too . . .
Tire inflation should ALWAYS follow (be close to) the factory recommendations in the owners manual and tire placard in the door jamb . . .
Tire inflation should ALWAYS follow (be close to) the factory recommendations in the owners manual and tire placard in the door jamb . . .
08-27-2009, 12:04 PM
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well i actually said lowER pressure, and the sidewall said 50 or 51 i think. just thought that the tire may have been designed to run a higher pressure.
but either way, the problem has been fixed, the car now rides straight with very minimal wiggle. there will always be a small amount.
for what it's worth, these things hook like a mother fudge. but I dont have 10's of thousands dumped into my power/drive train, not even close.
but either way, the problem has been fixed, the car now rides straight with very minimal wiggle. there will always be a small amount.
for what it's worth, these things hook like a mother fudge. but I dont have 10's of thousands dumped into my power/drive train, not even close.
08-27-2009, 12:52 PM
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well i actually said lowER pressure, and the sidewall said 50 or 51 i think. just thought that the tire may have been designed to run a higher pressure.
but either way, the problem has been fixed, the car now rides straight with very minimal wiggle. there will always be a small amount.
for what it's worth, these things hook like a mother fudge. but I dont have 10's of thousands dumped into my power/drive train, not even close.
but either way, the problem has been fixed, the car now rides straight with very minimal wiggle. there will always be a small amount.
for what it's worth, these things hook like a mother fudge. but I dont have 10's of thousands dumped into my power/drive train, not even close.
