Car tracks in ruts bad... any solutions?
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SL01GT
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If you are talking about tracking when the road is dipped out, I would first ask what size tires you have. The wider the tire the more you tend to go side to side if the road is dipped where the tires run.
forpit2000gt
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size rim and tire, brand of tire?? all make a difference. When I installed 245 Kumos, I was all over the road, totallly different from What I was used to.
redlined50
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4.6_02_Black_GT
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I run Goodyear F1s, 275/35/18 all corners Eibach sportlines(2inchdrop), and mine tracks badly as well, I view it as a benifit, I always know exactly which way the road is sloped because my car wants to go that way.
As stated its a function, of wide tires, low profile tires, I do have MM, caster camber plates already.
To your question, I'm considering laying back the front sturts slightly, toward the driver, I believe this is actually called postive caster, your question prompted me to go back and re-read the MM CC plate install document then I checked by last alignment print out.
Stock Caster is 3 to 4 degrees positve, MM recommends, 6-7 degrees positive but cautions you could induce excessive bumpster if you go beyond 7 degrees, I think on my next alignment I'll have the technican pull my struts back to (postive caster) to 7 degrees, I'll report my findings in a week or so.
As stated its a function, of wide tires, low profile tires, I do have MM, caster camber plates already.
To your question, I'm considering laying back the front sturts slightly, toward the driver, I believe this is actually called postive caster, your question prompted me to go back and re-read the MM CC plate install document then I checked by last alignment print out.
Stock Caster is 3 to 4 degrees positve, MM recommends, 6-7 degrees positive but cautions you could induce excessive bumpster if you go beyond 7 degrees, I think on my next alignment I'll have the technican pull my struts back to (postive caster) to 7 degrees, I'll report my findings in a week or so.
StangIt #1
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tfalk said:
It will help, but I doubt that it will prevent it. It's one of those things that you will expect with a low profile, W-I-D-E tire. Keep in mind that even a 245/45/17 tire is still putting about 9" of rubber to the asphalt, which is not exactly a skinny tire. My car is lowered, but it tramlined even before it was lowered. In addition, I have used three different brands of tires, and have experienced it to some degree with all three brands (the Goodyear's did it very badly, the Dunlop's did it somewhat, and the Sumitomo's do it a little). Problem seems to get worse as the tires get more and more wear.
