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Old 06-16-2011, 06:43 AM
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Might it be possible that what you are feeling is tramlining. I know high performance summer tires with a lot of grip can make a car feel a bit squirrly as the tires tend to follow the ruts and grooves in the road. I know when I had some super sticky Pirrelli tires on my car it was almost un-driveable on the frost heave pot hole laden things we call roads in New England.
 
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Old 06-16-2011, 07:37 AM
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Geo,

In your post you used the term "still feels". I therefore infer that you had the problem prior to the new tires.

Perhaps you should be looking at steering and suspension links/components. Probably the sooner the better.
 
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Old 06-22-2011, 01:09 PM
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Geob,

What are you finding out? Do let us know how you sorted out the problem. That way we all share and learn.
 
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Whoops,

Thought this thread was about my ex wife .
 
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Old 06-23-2011, 09:48 AM
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This sounds like the symptoms of worn control arm bushings. Just get someone to check the suspension, it's nothing fancy. I sure would not want to feel like I was driving a dangerous handling car. It would be unusual for new tires to tramline. This behavior usually begins with low profile tires that are about 1/2 to 3/4 worn.
 
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