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Originally Posted by aaronng
Very true aaronng but I only did this as a process of elimination cause everyone kept on about alignment, thats all...:thumbsup: I even played with my tire pressures to see if thta made any difference
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Originally Posted by aaronng
Very true aaronng but I only did this as a process of elimination cause everyone kept on about alignment, thats all...:thumbsup: I even played with my tire pressures to see if thta made any difference
Have just read some of this thread, so sorry if this has already been said: These symptoms are well known when running Bridgestones - tramlining starts after ~5,000kms and gets worse as the tyres wear. I've had 3 sets of Bridgestones and each has tramlined terribly. I've just replaced my Liberty's RE030s with Michelin Pilot Preceda 2s and the improvement in tracking is huge. On the Bridgestones my car tramlined like a hound dog on speed. Now it tracks straight and true. No more Bridgestones for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by V205
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I just had my car serviced and Honda did a wheel balance and wheel alignment (I suppose non-laser). Also swapped tyres around.
The car now seems to tramline even worse, and bump steer is even more apparent when one tyre is non-level to the other one, such as going through a pothole or a speed hump. Feels like the car could steer onto oncoming traffic by itself.... need to constantly fight the wheel.
Luckily, on a flat road I don't seem to have a drifting problem. Hmmm...
When people have the drift-to-right problem on the flat road - can I ask, if their foot is on the accelerator? Does it do the same when you're just letting it cruise or going downhill? I think we could work something from here? :(
Very interesting splashalot2000. Inspired me to do a google search for "Tramlining Bridgestones", try it, looks like a common problem with the amount of negative feedback you can find.Quote:
Originally Posted by splashalot2000
Also an interesting point about the downhill/acceleration issue Omotesando, as I was counting to 6sec, over and over, the drift to the right was worse while accelerating gently, not as noticable while cruising or going downhill.
Is this the same all round?
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Originally Posted by LXRY
this is exactly what happened when i had my alignment done last week... the fronts were off pretty much... and as soon as i drove out the tyre shop i found my steering wheel isn't staight up... its a bit to the right... took it back the next day.. they said they adjusted the steering rack and should be fine.. however i still find its not stright up... but CBF to go back again...
oh,,, and the pulling to the right thing is gone :P:P
If the alignment was "out by miles" the alignment was worth doing (but $110 sounds excessive!). As for the tracking problem - you cannot say alignment is not the problem if your tyres have worn uneven (that is what you said earlier). If your tyres look like / and \ no alignment in the world is going to fix tracking problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by LXRY
As you have your dealer on side ask them to fit the tyres/rims from a Euro demo in the yard. Take that for a drive. It will take less than 1 hour.
That's good that this was tested!Quote:
Originally Posted by cgspot
If that's really the case, I think we've eliminated that it is a Caster/Castor problem, where front-tyre to rear-tyre distance is longer on say the left side. Because otherwise it'll be apparent even when just rolling and not accelerating.
Also, it is proof that there seems to be a dynamic alignment problem that is not apparent during the static 4 wheel laser alignments, because accelerative forces manifest the problems!
My ride is fixed! Today, the new pair of Potenzas arrived and they were fitted by an external tyre dealership. They checked the wheel alignment and it was fine. The old tyres were not showing any signs of abnormal wear either.
As soon as I drove off with the new rubber fitted, the difference was immediately apparent. For the first time since I have owned the car, it actually tracked ever so slightly left with the camber of the road! And on flat roads it was steering neutral!
This confirms that it is the tyres. Guys, get to your dealer and demand a pair of new front Potenzas!!!! My dealer is in Tamworth if they want to call and confirm the story.
Remember, there was NO adjustment done, just a change of front tyres and it is fixed.
^^^^ very true experienced in my teg 2day, chucked on a pair of 17" with used tyres and went for a drive the car was drifting to the left heaps i had to pull it back/keep my arm tensed holding the stering wheel, went back home chcuked on the old rims with new tryes and the "drifting" was gone and the car can keep in a str8t line even without me holdin iT
So now we have the solution, and HA are obviously replacing the tyres, is it now necessary for us to go gang busters on the service line?
Only time will tell...Quote:
Originally Posted by Woogler
After my tyres were rotated, the problem diminished.
But now ... 1000K later the problem is back.
It's not like there is NOT a problem, it's just so hard to pin point what it is!
There seems to have been a few quick fixes, but I'm still not sure what the cause of the problem is. Replacing Bridgestone Potenza with new Potenza has fixed the problem for some, but for how long ... ?
So ... If we call ... will it really make any difference?
Wow guys.... looks like it is pretty much the tyres. Any chance of honda Australia changing all the dodgy RE040?????
As a worst case scenerio, I presume we only need to change the 2 front tyres and keep the old RE040 for use when the back ones wear out?
Edit: anyone using Yokohama A539 225/45/17 on their euro lux?