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Old 09-05-07, 09:08 PM
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The place where I bought my GS from did me a favor of replacing all four tires with brand new ones for the car with what seems to be cheap tires. The Good Year and Kuhmo's I had on my previous GS rolled over well on the drawbridge. With these new tires, I rolled over the same drawbridge a couple of times and the car got very wobbly to the point where part of the car felt like it was going into the other lane. Mind you, it was dry outside and only happened when I rolled over the metal of the draw bridge. What gives?
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I have felt this sensation many times in Chicago, when going under the Chicago Stock Exchange and other places as well. It's called tracking, it's a weird feeling but not unusual on metal surfaces.
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nope... and you might want to check into the alignment of the car... sometimes this tracking can be a sign the alignment isn't exactly where it should be... however, I would say pretty normal, and some tires definitely do it worse than others...
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
nope... and you might want to check into the alignment of the car... sometimes this tracking can be a sign the alignment isn't exactly where it should be... however, I would say pretty normal, and some tires definitely do it worse than others...
Alignment? I don't think it's an alignment issue. The car rides and handles very well. Thanks for the reply.
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