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Originally Posted by Nuccigucci I've had this problem for a while now where I feel whenever I drive the car it feels like the front wheels are floating or like

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Old 11-01-2013, 06:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I've had this problem for a while now where I feel whenever I drive the car it feels like the front wheels are floating or like they're on ice. To be honest my tires aren't in the greatest of shape but it hasn't felt right in a while. My guess is that the alignment is off? From what I see the wheels a toed out a little and the camber almost looks positive also. The tire wear is also not normal I have wear on the inside and out side but I have a lot of tread in the middle which is why I think it is my alignment, I could be wrong this is why I'm asking you guys before I go ahead and do anything. It's also way worse when the road is wet which I feel like that's just the tires.

Also in the read my tires only wear on the inside could my alignment be that off?
Don't you realize that your tires have VERY LOW air pressure???
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Don't you realize that your tires have VERY LOW air pressure???
I checked multiple times they're spot on
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I checked multiple times they're spot on
What is your front tire pressure? Maybe you have a broken air guage.
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When you have very low pressure the center of tire thread caves in & you're driving on the outside threads. When you have too much air, the center threads blow out & you would be driving on the center threads. Einstein proved it! E=mc2 !!!!
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making contact with road, the car will feel like chit. That's from Isaac Newton's laws of motion
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What is your front tire pressure? Maybe you have a broken air guage.
I'm going to check now also the tire light isn't on so they can't be that low they don't even look it
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I'm going to check now also the tire light isn't on so they can't be that low they don't even look it
You did say that it's wearing out on the outside.
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