big problem...help please!

[mikesclio]

last week i got 2 new rear tyres fitted at a garage near me. from the second i drove out i noticed something weird. its the handling, i can be going along on a DC and if i pull over sharply it snakes really easily. doesnt feel anywhere near as responsive as it did before. and when i brake hard its bloody hard to keep control. its actually quite scary, dont feel anywhere near as safe in it anymore.

does anyone know what might be wrong? i dont realy wana winge to the same garage coz i dont trust them anymore. (they were supposed to have fixed my scorpion exhaust but now it sounds just as bad, sometimes even worse!) but im afraid if i take it somewhere else theyll charge loads tryin to find the fault.

sorry to go on, need help though please

appreciated, cheers

mike

 

[clio__chris]

have u checked the tyre pressures? i checked mine for the 1st time after buying mine the other day.......... waaaaaaaay out and not consistant

 

[RS-Steve]

if you got lower profile they may be directional. Could be on the wrong way round??

 

[Monkey45]

Yeah sounds like the new tyres might be directional and have been put on the wrong way round. Swap your rear wheels over and go for a quick spin, if that helps go and get all the balancing and tracking done again.

 

[mikesclio]

maybe, how do i know, also, tyre pressures are ok i think, what should they be? it doesnt seem like its that kinda problem, one minute the cars okish, the next its like a different car n its gona pull me off the road!

help!

 

[welsh182]

will have an arrow indicating direction on sidewall.

 

[lou_m]

What tyres are they?

 

[mikesclio]

theyre maxxis i think, on the wall of the tyre it says 44psi max, what pressure should they be at then? also, i have toyo on the front, they say 50psi, what should these be at?

 

[Neil82]

33 ish?

 

[lou_m]

I run my cup at 36psi ont the fronts and 32 on the back. Id imagine yours would be similar.

 

[mikesclio]

just went to garage, they were on bout 29psi all round

topped rears up to 34, and fronts to 36. feels bit beta but i dont think it was a pressure problem, i reckon its still gona try and get me off the road!

 

[mikesclio]

no1 know what might be wrong?

 

[Bookie]

Could well be your tracking mate. Had it checked on my valver as every time i braked it wanted to throw me into a hedge. plus torque steer on take off was worse than a front wheel drive turbo. everything ok now tho. Worth a check dude for half hours labour cost.

Id try going back to where u had it done, just tell them the prob, if theyre decent guys then they should sort it for free.

Bookie

 

[connor]

I know this is really obvious....

but all tires have a glaze on them... which takes about a hundred miles to take off, this glaze can make you spin out of control really easily as i found out the day i fitted my 4 brand new toyos.

U sure thats not it ? how long u had them?

however, the best ideas apart from that is, directions wrong way, tire pressures wrong, and maybe tracking.

 

[mikesclio]

pressures are now ok, directions are ok, theyve now done about 200 miles, maybe more.

surely it wouldnt be the tracking as they didnt touch the front wheels!?

mike

 

[clio182]

you paid your money.

so take it back and let them sort it out.

simple