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    ok i just put new tires on my car 205/40/16 i went a little lower than 45 i know....and now when im driving and need to turn or merge into a lane on the highway my car feels really loose, like it wants to jump out on me. this ever happen to anyone?

    #2
    how fast were you going?

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      #3
      well it does it at pretty much any speed. just taking corners isnt so bad, its mainly when i act like im doing a slalom, back and forth like that. i have a 03 es and my new tires are falken ziex 512's
      Last edited by mazdakindaguy03; 04-15-2004, 02:56 PM.

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        #4
        maybe it's not that the car wan'ts to jump out on you (however you meant that), but that your not used to the stickyness of the tires.
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          #5
          I have heard that lower profile tires also tend to "tramline" more than normal ones, i.e. they follow the grooves in the highway a lot more... not sure if it is true.
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            #6
            well i know that its not the tires following the lines on the highway becouse i feel that on my bike all the time and im used to it, i also doubt that its becouse im not used to sticky rubber, i used yoko parada's on my probe all the time...i dont know what it is...you think maybe i got bad tires?

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              #7
              It may not be the tires, but it's hard to tell without driving it. You do a visual check of all the suspension components? Nothing broken?

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                #8
                Have you ever had low pro tires?
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                  #9
                  i inspected the suspension and nothing wrong at all, its not doing it as much now that i have put a few miles on them. yes i have had low profile tire before, my probe ran a 35 series and never had this kinda prob. i dunno i think its getting beter now...

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                    #10
                    I had zeix on my car, I never had a sensation like what you are describing. Though my car does tend to grab onto a side of the road everynow and then.
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Motegi
                      I had zeix on my car, I never had a sensation like what you are describing. Though my car does tend to grab onto a side of the road everynow and then.
                      do you think it would get better if i owered the car say 2 inches?

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                        #12
                        If it's going away, sounds like it was just the sticker tires, but you can never go wrong lowering.

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                          #13
                          Lowering the car won't make the problem go away.

                          I think it is just the tires following the grooves in the road. It used to always happen to me, I actually got used to it.

                          Also you didn't mention what type of tires you have.
                          I think you probably just pushed the tire a little to much in the corner and didn't realize the warning that the tire was giving you that it could break away.
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by bruce95fmla
                            Lowering the car won't make the problem go away.

                            I think it is just the tires following the grooves in the road. It used to always happen to me, I actually got used to it.

                            Also you didn't mention what type of tires you have.
                            I think you probably just pushed the tire a little to much in the corner and didn't realize the warning that the tire was giving you that it could break away.

                            i know that it is not the tires following the road becouse it does it on perfect brand new roads with no lines, and i did metion that i had falken ziex 512's and they are not breaking away becouse it feels loose when i barley swearve around and if tires gave that easy they wouldnt be on my car...

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