sloppy handling characteristics after tire change

10splaya22 · 07-19-2012, 01:45 AM

I would try getting an alignment and see what happens. Did they make sure to put the tires on correctly since they are directional?

edub370 · 07-19-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chops

are they mismatched tires? new tires definitely have a different feeling since thread blocks are newer.

i went from the stock yoko advan sport's all around, to continental extremecontact dw's in the rear. the car was unstable as **** and felt like it would dart off to the left or right at speeds over 50mph. i swapped out the front yoko's for matching extremecontact's and it instantly felt better, but still not as stable until about 1000 miles in.

same tires all around. nitto neogen's. me and my roommate were spittballing ideas this morning and thought that they may just need to break in. with the car being lowered, and these tires not being worn consistantly for the negative camber it might have something to do with the odd feeling at first

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Originally Posted by 10splaya22

I would try getting an alignment and see what happens. Did they make sure to put the tires on correctly since they are directional?

i thought of this, but nitto states that the tires are not directonal. but at the dealer we switched sides anyways just to make sure. felt a little better, but not a whole lot.

we are thinking they may be slightly slippery or greasy until properly scrubbed in. could that, combined with a perfectly square tire on a car with SLIGHT negative camber, make for some odd handling characteristics for the first couple hundred miles?

TypeOne · 07-19-2012, 10:03 AM

Neo gens have softer sidewalls than the Bridgestones, that is probably what you are feeling. That was my #1 complaint about the Hankooks, too damn soft.

Bridgestone RE050A is a great tire, only thing better is the RE11.

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07-19-2012, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
10splaya22 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Blacksburg, Va Posts: 64 Drives: 2009 370z PG 6MT Rep Power: 15	I would try getting an alignment and see what happens. Did they make sure to put the tires on correctly since they are directional?

07-19-2012, 10:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
TypeOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 2,682 Drives: BSM 370 Rep Power: 1853	Neo gens have softer sidewalls than the Bridgestones, that is probably what you are feeling. That was my #1 complaint about the Hankooks, too damn soft. Bridgestone RE050A is a great tire, only thing better is the RE11.