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max_boost
09-18-2006, 12:03 PM
My 330 is lowered on H&R coilovers and running 19X8.5 wheels on 235/35/19 tires.

Every time I go over a rut on the roads, car pulls hard to one side, kind of like an unexpected jerk. I am use to it now. I know which lanes to avoid etc. :D

Is this normal?
rc2002
09-18-2006, 12:05 PM
Sounds like you're tracking because your tires are wider. It's quite normal.
Weapon_R
09-18-2006, 12:07 PM
Very normal with aftermarket wheels & tires.
Tuner1
09-18-2006, 12:13 PM
Alignment (toe) specs? Are the front tires worn?

Most likely extra bump-steer from being lowered and having lower offset wheels.

Rob
max_boost
09-18-2006, 01:37 PM
Not sure what the alignment specs are. Front tires are at about 45-50%. Wheel offset is +35mm.

Thanks Rob.

Come to think about it, I don't remember having any issues until I got my coilovers installed.

Good to know everything is OK.

My GF is too scared to drive the car now. haha
nismodrifter
09-18-2006, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by richardchan2002
Sounds like you're tracking because your tires are wider. It's quite normal.

:werd:
b_t
09-18-2006, 01:38 PM
sorry, everyone in this thread so far has a custom user title so I had to wreck the streak.

But it is normal, for the fifth time.
Evo prec
09-18-2006, 01:40 PM
its normal have the same size on my bmw lowered mostly because they are heavier to
nismodrifter
09-18-2006, 01:43 PM
Has nothing to do with weight.

Read and learn :)
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=47
GTS Jeff
09-18-2006, 01:43 PM
Stiff sidewalls will also cause this. Normal.
benyl
09-18-2006, 01:50 PM
Originally posted by nismodrifter
Has nothing to do with weight.

Read and learn :)
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=47

Not everything you read on the net is true. ;)
tirebob
09-23-2006, 09:42 AM
Lower profile tires and a stiff suspension definitely increase 'tracking" on rutted or rough roads. The flex in the sidewall of the tire and the stiff suspension do not absorb the abnormalities in the road as much as a stock set-up, so it ends up tugging on the entire vehicle more.

As pointed out, this combined with a less than perfect alignment can definitely magnify the issue.