[6pack] New tires and wheels

[Michael Porter]

Jim Jones wrote:
> Kendall:
>  
> Let us know how the car steers after you mount them. I have 205/65-15's on my
> car, and it tends to wander badly on rough roads. I'm going to have my
> alignment check, however. I'm thinking about having my old steel wheels
> refurbished and getting a set of redline tires in the stock size to use for
> show. I'm thinking that might reduce the dartiness of the steering.
>  
>   

Unless you have tires with a particularly squirmy tread, this is almost 
always a problem not with the tires or wheels, but with the toe 
setting.  Given that the cars have fairly short tie rods, bump steer is 
something that's inherent in the design, and takes a lot of work and 
fiddling to minimize.  When the toe goes awry, that magnifies the bump 
steer problem.


Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....