Handling

[mylesfreeman]

hi guys

if you follow my project thread you will see that iv fitted a new set of turinis. For some reason the handling of the car has dropped.

when i break it seems to pull to the left a bit, if i hit an uneven road it seems to want to pull in different directions

any clues?

 

[MartinR]

Get the alignment checked/corrected.

 

[Adam G]

If it's only happened since changing wheels, I'd check tyre pressures first. Or are your new tyres a lower profile? As that could cause this effect to a certain extent.

 

[mylesfreeman]

they are a lower profile yes, ill check the pressures later

thanks

 

[Harbinger]

Lower profile = Lower compliance, or tyre could not be fitted correctly.

 

[MG cup]

Swap the wheels around onto different axles.

 

[BustaMOVEs]

Tread wrong way, or just different tyres with different charistics.
And as others have said lower profile is going to be more twitchy, check balancing and pressures too.

What size tyres are they?

 

[mylesfreeman]

16's

 

[BustaMOVEs]

Well that's told me a lot!

Are they 205/195-45-16?

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

I'd check tyre pressure first. May be obvious but have you gone from premium tyres to budget as obviously that will have an effect on handling/road holding