S197 Handling Section For everything suspension related, inlcuding brakes, tires, and wheels.

tramlining?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 4, 2015 | 11:42 AM
  #1  
itsblack's Avatar
itsblack
Thread Starter
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 75
From: VA
Default tramlining?

I have an 08 gt and recently bought a stock wheel and tire from a 2013 mustang gt for the winter. After putting them on I immediately felt a loose steering wheel. It would pull left or right everytime I would go over uneven surface. My suspension has been upgraded with steeda bumpsteer, camber bolts, tokico shocks, eibach springs, whiteline swaybars. Before the oe wheels and tires I was running 255/45/18 at front and 275/40/18 at the rear. Now I have 235/50/18 all the way around. I did feel very little bit of tramlining with the wider tires before, but now with the oe wheels it is more present. The oe tires has probably 45% thread left. Any idea what could cause this? Thanks guys
Old Jan 4, 2015 | 01:32 PM
  #2  
dusman59's Avatar
dusman59
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 87
From: Arizona
Default

Are the tires from the same manufacture? Some brands seem to tram-line more than others. Also different tread patterns of the same manufacture can cause this to be more pronounced.
Old Jan 4, 2015 | 02:11 PM
  #3  
itsblack's Avatar
itsblack
Thread Starter
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 75
From: VA
Default

Originally Posted by dusman59
Are the tires from the same manufacture? Some brands seem to tram-line more than others. Also different tread patterns of the same manufacture can cause this to be more pronounced.
Thanks for the info Dusan. Yes they are the original pirelli tires.
Old Jan 4, 2015 | 04:56 PM
  #4  
itsblack's Avatar
itsblack
Thread Starter
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 75
From: VA
Default

This is my mistake, the tires are kinda worn. I'd say close to the wear bar. Could this be the cause? Or the over all diameter? Thanks again.
Old Jan 5, 2015 | 06:32 AM
  #5  
Norm Peterson's Avatar
Norm Peterson
6th Gear Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,635
From: state of confusion
Default

How wide are the wheels that you've got the 255/45's and the 275/40's on?

How wide are the 2013 GT wheels?


Norm
Old Jan 5, 2015 | 10:35 AM
  #6  
itsblack's Avatar
itsblack
Thread Starter
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 75
From: VA
Default

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson
How wide are the wheels that you've got the 255/45's and the 275/40's on?

How wide are the 2013 GT wheels?


Norm
the wheels that i had on were 18x9 at the front and 18x10 at the rear.

the oe wheels are 18x8.

Last edited by itsblack; Jan 5, 2015 at 10:36 AM. Reason: forgot
Old Jan 5, 2015 | 10:54 AM
  #7  
ghunt's Avatar
ghunt
3rd Gear Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 750
From: WV
Default

What's the air pressure?

I've had tires where the pressure was too low and they pulled all over the road, and also ones where the pressure was too high and the car felt very "floaty."
Old Jan 5, 2015 | 11:07 AM
  #8  
itsblack's Avatar
itsblack
Thread Starter
1st Gear Member
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 75
From: VA
Default

Originally Posted by ghunt
What's the air pressure?

I've had tires where the pressure was too low and they pulled all over the road, and also ones where the pressure was too high and the car felt very "floaty."
Tire pressure is at 30psi.
Old Jan 7, 2015 | 01:24 AM
  #9  
808muscle's Avatar
808muscle
5th Gear Member
 
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 4,752
From: Maui
Default

Any chance there are some hub centric spacers still on the car that were for the wider removed wheels?
Old Jan 10, 2015 | 05:25 AM
  #10  
Mr.Ski's Avatar
Mr.Ski
2nd Gear Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 178
From: Somewhere in southern Indiana
Default

That's kind of a low tire pressure..... try 36 psi. I run all of mine about there with no issues. The car rolls a lot better too.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:12 PM.