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Old Dec 22, 2003
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Is this indicative of a sticky tire or what?

Alright, you know how if you turn and let go of the wheel and then accelerate the wheel will re-center itself? Well if I take a turn hard and acclerate sometimes the wheel gets like "stuck" in that position and doesn't re-center itself (not that I take my hands off the wheel, I'm just saying for example). Does that mean I have sticky tires or something or does that mean something is wrong or what? I have Falken Ze-512 205/60/15

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Old Dec 22, 2003
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somethings wrong... i really doubt its ur tires...
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Old Dec 22, 2003
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yup, something is wrong..... have you hit any big potholes lately? you may have bent the steering rack.. or knocked the caster off. Get that checked out.
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It sounds like the tire is losing traction, not having too much.
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Old Dec 22, 2003
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Its probably just torque steer, usually happens when you accelerate in a straight line too, it pulls the steering wheel to one side. When you have the wheel turned it probably has a more dramatic effect on it.
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Old Dec 22, 2003
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Originally posted by RiceBuRNeR
It sounds like the tire is losing traction, not having too much.
It doesn't lose traction when this happens, so it's not like I'm sliding and that's why the wheel isn't turning back. The tire has grip the whole time.
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dunno then, I know that If I loose grip in a corner that the wheel is kinda hard to straighten, but if you still have traction then Im not shure whats happening.
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yeah my car did that when i first installed my coilovers (full), my whole suspension was messed up, then i got everything retightened and aligned, then it fixed that issue.. it was annoying as hell too..
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yeh and ur tires are Z rated not very sticky have u had an alignment lately?
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the speed rating has no bearing as to how sticky a tire is..... it just tells you how fast you can safely go with them and not have them tear them selfs apart...
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the tires he has are the same as the ones im riding on hard as hell not sticky at all
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My tires are H rated, not Z rated.
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