alignment or defective tires?
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alignment or defective tires?
So I just bought some g-force pro series tires from costco.. And ever since I bought them whenever i'm driving on the freeway, my car sways back and forth like im driving in high winds... what u guys thinK?
check the tires they might be defective, you might have radial pull or something. Rotate the tires and see if it still does it; if it stops swaying, then it's the tires. if it still sways after the rotation, go get the alignment checked.
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Freeways have grooves cut in them to help drain water, these grooves arent perfectly straight.... And wider tires as well as stikier tires have a tendency to grab these grooves and follow them... its called Tracking.
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Rep Power: 256 like zzyzx said, but it might also have something to do with the tread patterns gripping the grooves as well. from what it sounds like you're saying is that your car rocks side to side as if driving on wobbly wheels/suspension, rather than the tires grabbing on to the road, but i dont know. maybe something to do with wheel balance? how's tire pressure?
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Rep Power: 0 i believe it is the tracking like zzyzx says beacause it only happens when im on the freeway not on paved road. In any case im gettin new tires because it is really annoying and doesn't feel safe..
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Rep Power: 247 are you running stock rims? if so are there weights on the outside of your wheel? if not then you might want to go back and have them rebalanced. if you have aftermarket wheels then have them balance it on alloy 2. this will put sticky weights on the inside of the wheel near the spokes and a weight on the inside of the lip. might save some money rather than buyin new tires. let me know how it works out.
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Rep Power: 328 check your air pressure. There are a lot of idiots that think all tires should have MAX air pressure and could make it handle similar to the way you describe
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