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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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To those with 235/17's...

Do you guys feel the car "tramlining/tracking" quite a bit? Meaning the car wants to follow road imperfections quite a bit. I've done some major replacements to my front-end recently:
- LCA's
- end link bushings
- right inner-tie rod
- eiback/illumina/strut mounts/bearings (used) Illuminas set at 1 now after playing around with it
- alignment
Tire pressure is 35 front/34 rear. The car tracks very straight on the h/way with no vibration. Around town, it seems to tug left & right depending on the road. It did this before all the work was done. Seems it's worse when I switched from oem 15's to 17's, then again there was so much looseness before, I'm not sure if this is normal. I know that wider tires would cause more tracking when road ruts are encountered. I just expected it to be more apparent on the highway vs city streets.

Appreciate your input.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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yes....wider tires will do that....especially if they are warn in the inner tread blocks
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MaximaSE96
yes....wider tires will do that....especially if they are warn in the inner tread blocks
I better check mine, the car was driven a few days before the alignment.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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It's not the size that causes the tramlining, its the tire.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by nismos14
It's not the size that causes the tramlining, its the tire.
Kumho Ecsta AST...H-rated I know,but I wanted something cheap/smooth ride (to offset the Eibachs) & quiet. The tires do all of this...except the wet traction is quite poor. Oh well...
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