Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Wheels & Tires Tramlining (look ma' I learned a new word!)....

Well, I went down to Les Schwab and got some new tires. They are Toyo Spectrums. They were the second most expensive tires they had. Man those things are grabby. I'm having a hard time spinning them, and sliding around corners now...I guess that just means I need more power . As far as the tramlining, they seemed to have helped a lot, but I guess I will never get rid of it completely.

By the way Les Schwab is freaking awesome! I actually brought both my cars to them at the same time. As soon as you pull up, they come out running to find out what you need, but NOT in the used car salesman sort of way. They give you the choices, and information about each, and then let you decide. They DIDN'T try to do the B.S. stuff I've had at other places: "oh, that's the tire disposal fee", "oh, that fee is for the valve steams", "oh, did you want those balanced?". Everything was included in the estimates, and that is exactly what I paid.

Excessive negative camber is the number one culprit for tramlining. So you'll notice it more in extremely lowered cars without camber correction, than you will in the same exact car wit same tires wheels etc, but at stock ride height.

I've learned to live with tramlining, actually sorta fun in a wet parking lot.

I've got it real bad too.. Although I have found through trial and error that it can be affected by tire pressure. It does it worse the lower my tire pressure is, and it improves the higher the pressure is.