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Old 08-11-2010, 02:20 PM
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Hi all,
I just purchased rear tires for my 07GT and noticed at speeds from 50MPH to 80MPH that the car tends to wander. The rear tries are slightly larger then the front and I suspect that to be the issue. My question is what can be done to eliminate this wandering. My front tires are 235/45ZR17 my rear are 245/45ZR17. Any help would be great.
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Old 08-11-2010, 03:50 PM
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I, as well as lots of other people have had larger rear tires without a problem, so I can't really imagine that being the issue. When was the last time you had the alignment checked?
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Old 08-11-2010, 03:58 PM
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wandering could be as simple as improper tire pressure. What pressure do you run your tires on?
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Old 08-13-2010, 11:06 AM
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I have never had it aligned. Howevere I did not have this issue untill the rear tires were replaced. It was like flipping a switch and since nothing was done to the front end at the time.
As far as the new tires I have not checked it since they were put on. I used to run the old tires at 35lb. What would be a good pressure?
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Old 08-17-2010, 11:58 AM
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Hi,
Thanks for your response. I checked tire pessure and it is at 35lb all around. I also had my alignment check yesterday and was told it was fine. The shop that checked it said it could be the front tires however these are the tires I have had all along the only thing that I changed was the rear tires. Any ideas?
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