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I've had the car since 46k, hit 60k tonight, and in that time, it's never been towed, knock on wood. However, the tread and pressure on the rear tires are fine, but the fronts are suffering from male pattern baldness, not unlike myself. I'm going to have a front end alignment done and front tires replaced in the morning. Is this likely to help?
- Ian in Tampa/Clearwater
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You may want to throw down the extra few dollars to have a 4 wheel alignment done on the car, instead of just a front end.
Also, take a look at the rear sway bar. It is very easy to see by looking under the car. Check to make sure it is secure, and pay special attention to the bushings that hold it in place. Those may have worn out, and could be causing the problem.
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Make sure the rear tire pressure is slightly lower then the fronts.
Like 36-38 front and 32-34 rear for instance.
The higher the rear tire pressure the more susceptible to oversteer it becomes. Without a large rear bar and/or suspension mods (struts & springs) to help make it more predictable and controllable the rear of our cars is pretty twitchy at throttle off conditions.
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ive always wanted to do this, but i can only accomplish it in six inches of snow and pullling the e-brake
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Make sure the rear tire pressure is slightly lower then the fronts.
Like 36-38 front and 32-34 rear for instance.
The higher the rear tire pressure the more susceptible to oversteer it becomes. Without a large rear bar and/or suspension mods (struts & springs) to help make it more predictable and controllable the rear of our cars is pretty twitchy at throttle off conditions.
why is it then that the factory stickers says 31psi front and 34psi rear?
only time the rear has slid out on my was on a sandy corner(s) ( happened twice in once in two different cars ) and I either turned real fast or lifted late and then turned, scared the crap out of me both times
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The issue appears to have been cured by a four wheel alignment and a new set of front tires. Thanks for your help. The car seems to be handling much better. It also turns out that the PO had 195/65/15's on the front and 205/60/15's on the rear. The fronts went bald, but the rears were fine. I replaced the fronts with a pair of firestone affinity - low price high mileage tire. Since I've put about 14k on the car since the end of July, I figure that a 70k tire would help.
- Ian in Tampa
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