[Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds

[Ron Porter]

4-wheel alignment.....assuming your tire pressures are OK.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Leslie Nielsen
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 3:12 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds


I'm running stock sizes on my '89, 215/65-15 on over half-worn Michelin
XGT-V4s, also on stock '89 basket wheels.  They are super grabby and I get
the 'sluggish' feel on the highway.  It seems like I fight it over every rut
and bump on the road.  I'm trying to burn these out before finally getting
some 17", so I don't have much experience with different tire sizes.  I
thought it was my steering as well and inspected that and didn't find
anything out.  I had just had my outter tie-rod ends replaced and was told
they did an alignment.  I dont' believe them...car still pulls to the right.
Unless I missed something.  /shrug.

Les
'89 Titanium (x 1 1/2 now...)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <molsen@excite.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds


When I drive at highway speeds, my car is kind of sluggish when reacting to
rapidly turning the steering wheels back and forth, i.e., "zig-zagging" down
a straight line.

My car is now wearing 235/45-17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso on 7.5" wide rims.

However, this sluggishness goes away completely when I put my old wheels
back on (235/45-17 Pirelli P7000SS mounted on 8" wide rims.) On these wheels
the steering is sharp and immediate.

In both cases I use the same tire pressure (42psi).

I'm starting to suspect that the Pzero's are soft in the side walls. Also
note that the Pzero are strictly summer tires, while the P7000SS are
all-season.

I checked the steering rack, ball joints, tie rods. All looks in good
condition.

What are your experiences with your tire/wheels combos?

---Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+

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