Wheel upgrade 16’s to 17’s

[wing172]

I have just upgraded my wheels from Turinis 16s 195/45/16, to 17" turinis 205/40/17 and the car is starting to pull a little bit to the left. any ideas on what it could be? it was fine on the 16s

 

[Day]

Balancing perhaps?

 

[wing172]

Yeah thats what i was hinking so i changed the front left for the front rear and it still does the same so i havent a clue

 

[Fred@BTM]

tracking???

 

[wing172]

do i need it done even though theres not much difference between the two sizes? also is it common?

 

[Fred@BTM]

always wise to check

 

[wing172]

Yeah might have that done then, any other ideas on what it could be? thanks

 

[Fred@BTM]

it "could" be a knackered top mount if the car is over 30K

 

[Fred@BTM]

also Renaults are notorious for the springs snapping

 

[wing172]

Replaced the springs with lowering ones, if the top mount is broke wouldnt it have pulled with the 16s on?

 

[Munson]

I would have thought if youve dropped it, youll almost certainly need to have it all re-aligned??

 

[wing172]

i had it aligned when it was droped and on 16s, is it common to have to realign it when you upgrade from 16s to 17s? anyone else had this problem?

 

[Andyman]

You sure the car isnt just tramlining due to having wider tyres ??

 

[V1NNY]

Would it be a problem though? hes only gone up by 10mm. could it be the tracking? i was considering an upgrade soon

 

[wing172]

Anyone

 

[badinvincible]

Have you checked the tracking? Check tyre pressures?

 

[wing172]

Ive checked tyre pressures, i havent had the tracking done since i upgraded, but had it done when it was on 16s and it was fine

 

[badinvincible]

£20 for tracking or 4 new tyres?

 

[wing172]

why 4 new tyres lol?

 

[cliotuRS]

buckled alloy done by the muppets who weighted your wheels that happened to me anyways.

 

[wing172]

Thats what i was worried about so i switched it for the rear left one and it does exactly the same so im thinking, steering or suspension, but both were fine on 16s and i have only had 17s for 2 days and 10 miles

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by wing172 on 13 September 2005

why 4 new tyres lol?

Sorry, 2 tyres.

If the tracking is out, youll get uneven wear on the tread.

 

[wing172]

wondered why you said 4 lol