20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
07-19-2008, 10:13 AM
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20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
After installing my 20"s on my car. Itseems that my wheels pull me in directions of the lowest point in the road. At first I enjoyed the heavier foot print feeling in the steering wheel, now it just seems annoying.
What can I do to make turning the wheel feel more OEM, as well as fixing the pull in ether direction, from what I've been told its because I have 20"s and there heavier.
Help!
What can I do to make turning the wheel feel more OEM, as well as fixing the pull in ether direction, from what I've been told its because I have 20"s and there heavier.
Help!
07-19-2008, 12:24 PM
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Re: 20
Did you change ANYTHING else at the same time as the tyres/wheels? (dampers, springs and such)
Check the air pressure on all four and confirm alignment is correct. I have just installed R888's and have noticed them a bit more "willing" to respond to grooves in road and such. You may just be suffering from "tireverybigasizeamous" syndrome. I have had this for quite sometime and seat-time is the only known cure for me
Check the air pressure on all four and confirm alignment is correct. I have just installed R888's and have noticed them a bit more "willing" to respond to grooves in road and such. You may just be suffering from "tireverybigasizeamous" syndrome. I have had this for quite sometime and seat-time is the only known cure for me
Jazzer
Last edited by Jazzer The Cat; 08-21-2008 at 10:14 AM.
07-19-2008, 10:53 PM
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RE: 20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
ORIGINAL: Jazzer The Cat
Did you change ANYTHING else at the same time as the tires/wheels? (dampers, springs and such)
Check the air pressure on all four and confirm alignment is correct. I have just installed R888's and have noticed them a bit more 'willing' to respond to grooves in road and such. You may just be suffering from 'tireverybigasizeamous' syndrome. I have had this for quite sometime and seat-time is the only known cure for me [8D]
Jazzer
Did you change ANYTHING else at the same time as the tires/wheels? (dampers, springs and such)
Check the air pressure on all four and confirm alignment is correct. I have just installed R888's and have noticed them a bit more 'willing' to respond to grooves in road and such. You may just be suffering from 'tireverybigasizeamous' syndrome. I have had this for quite sometime and seat-time is the only known cure for me [8D]
Jazzer
07-20-2008, 08:21 AM
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RE: 20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
It's possible that you may need to run slightly different alignment settings than "OE preferred". Wheel width and offset matter, and the actual tire size itself can make some difference.
Some tires "tramline" worse than others.
Norm
Some tires "tramline" worse than others.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 08-21-2008 at 11:53 AM. Reason: fix apostrophe
07-24-2008, 07:34 AM
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RE: 20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
If you went with wider tires, then this symptom is normal as you have more tread tracking to the the low point. I notice this also after going to wider rubber. It's very pronounced on roads where truck traffic has made "grooves" in the right hand lanes.
07-24-2008, 09:53 PM
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RE: 20" Wheel Handling Improvement Suggestions
ORIGINAL: Nuke
If you went with wider tires, then this symptom is normal as you have more tread tracking to the the low point. I notice this also after going to wider rubber. It's very pronounced on roads where truck traffic has made "grooves" in the right hand lanes.
If you went with wider tires, then this symptom is normal as you have more tread tracking to the the low point. I notice this also after going to wider rubber. It's very pronounced on roads where truck traffic has made "grooves" in the right hand lanes.
08-21-2008, 11:47 AM
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VERY typical on a wider front tire. I was worried going from the factory 235 to a 255, but it deals with ruts in the road about the same. I did a 305 on my truck and if I don't keep a firm grip on the wheel it will pull me right into another lane sometimes.. very annoying.. On the truck I have had alignment checked 2 times with no change.. its definately the tire width.