Hey guys, I have a stock base with the 17" and recently got 2 new tires in the back. I went with 255/45/17 in the back and the front still has 225/50/17. After I did this, I also got an alignment done.

Yesterday, I took a long drive on the highway and immediately noticed a difference in the handling of the car. It feels almost unsteady on the highway. The wheel feels looser initially, but is tighter once you start turning. The problem is that initial loose feeling give me wiggle room. On a twisty turn, if I correct the steering a little, it over-corrects too much and it feels like the car sways a little back and forth (pretty scary).

Is this a problem with the alignment (toe setting? they didn't do a good job?) or is it simply that I need to put 245/45/17's in the front to keep the stock stagger.

Getting another alignment is not a problem I've got a 3 year plan.

Thanks for the help.

 

Sounds like they messud up the alignment. Did you they give you a printout of the specs after the alignment?

PS That must have made the drive to the The Gville frustrating.

 

New tires and alignment will alter handling. Depends what you do and do not prefer. Negative front camber allows the car to lead into a turn (slight alteration of the steering wheel gets a quick response from the front tires). Racers prefer negative camber. The trade-off of negative camber is straight line instability.

New tires are always difficult to judge. I recommend that you put 200 miles on the tires before making any decision.

 

That actually didn't give me a printout. After alignment it usually doesn't feel like that, I think I'm going back tomorrow to try to get that fixed. Any yeah, It made the drive to Gville extremely frustrating, especially through the construction in Orlando.

I'm not really a racer, I'm just looking for as stiff of a steering wheel as possible. What should I tell them at the alignment place in order to get what I'm looking for?

 

Just tell the technician what you told us.

 

where do you get your alignment done in gville and would you recommend the place?

 

I have a 3-year plan with Tires-plus. Here in Gville I like it so far, in Miami I haven't been so lucky. On 34th Street just past Archer is the Tires-plus I go to.

 

if you mix and match tread designs you will have these issues