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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
- Sgr74
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
I just changed my tyres to Avon zz5's. Before I changed them the car felt so sure and planted. Now it feels very loose above 60. Then the pressure warning light came on. Checked the pressures all were at 31 psi except the back drivers side. It was at 36 psi. Haven't had it back on the motorway again yet since I fixed it. My old tyres were slightly more worn on the inside edge on the fronts. Could it be a simple alignment problem?
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
Try pressures first, 31 seems a little low to me. Following that it's worth doing at least tracking. If none of the bushings have been done they're worth considering, drop links, ARBs etc.
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
I had ZZ5s on my old Mini and didn't like them. They would spin pulling away and slide around a lot more than the ZZ3s that they replaced.
A few people on here though have said that they like them.
A few people on here though have said that they like them.
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
That's why I went with them.Nictrix wrote:I had ZZ5s on my old Mini and didn't like them. They would spin pulling away and slide around a lot more than the ZZ3s that they replaced.
A few people on here though have said that they like them.
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
The book says 30 for the front and 33 for the rear. I do think the tracking is the problem. The old tyres were worn in. The new ones aren't. So not getting proper contact on the road.Scooba_Steve wrote:Try pressures first, 31 seems a little low to me. Following that it's worth doing at least tracking. If none of the bushings have been done they're worth considering, drop links, ARBs etc.
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
Also, do I have to initialise the system to get rid of the light?
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
Id try & get at least 3-400 miles done to scrub in the newness of the tyres but before then i would have them re-balanced at a different place to confirm if they have been done correctly (additionally check the coloured dot on sidewall is aligned with the tyre valve )
These cars are prone to feeling twitchy with the least bit of variation to tyre , tyre pressure , wheel balance & wear of suspension components but as your car was driving perfectly before id try the tyres , pressures or the balance before the next step
Id be looking at 33 psi fronts / 36psi rears
These cars are prone to feeling twitchy with the least bit of variation to tyre , tyre pressure , wheel balance & wear of suspension components but as your car was driving perfectly before id try the tyres , pressures or the balance before the next step
Id be looking at 33 psi fronts / 36psi rears
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
when was it last aligned? If it were me that's the first thing I'd be doing following a tyre change!
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
Don't know. Only had it for 3 weeks. It will be done at the earliest opertunity.Ed Doe wrote:when was it last aligned? If it were me that's the first thing I'd be doing following a tyre change!
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If you had 31 in one side and 36 in the other, then I would expect the lamp to come on after a while. It measures the wheel rotation speed, side to side. If one is rotating faster that the other then it assumes different pressure caused by a deflation and on comes the lamp.
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
That's the numbers for the 3L. Mines is the 2.5. Never knew about the dot and the valve.mr wilks wrote:Id try & get at least 3-400 miles done to scrub in the newness of the tyres but before then i would have them re-balanced at a different place to confirm if they have been done correctly (additionally check the coloured dot on sidewall is aligned with the tyre valve )
These cars are prone to feeling twitchy with the least bit of variation to tyre , tyre pressure , wheel balance & wear of suspension components but as your car was driving perfectly before id try the tyres , pressures or the balance before the next step
Id be looking at 33 psi fronts / 36psi rears
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Front end feels very squirmy at speed.
I hate when people do their job wrong. Tyre pressures is something simple to get right.buzyg wrote:If you had 31 in one side and 36 in the other, then I would expect the lamp to come on after a while. It measures the wheel rotation speed, side to side. If one is rotating faster that the other then it assumes different pressure caused by a deflation and on comes the lamp.
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Tyre pressures need to be played with a little to get to where the "feel" is right for youSgr74 wrote:That's the numbers for the 3L. Mines is the 2.5. Never knew about the dot and the valve.mr wilks wrote:Id try & get at least 3-400 miles done to scrub in the newness of the tyres but before then i would have them re-balanced at a different place to confirm if they have been done correctly (additionally check the coloured dot on sidewall is aligned with the tyre valve )
These cars are prone to feeling twitchy with the least bit of variation to tyre , tyre pressure , wheel balance & wear of suspension components but as your car was driving perfectly before id try the tyres , pressures or the balance before the next step
Id be looking at 33 psi fronts / 36psi rears
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Try at 32 F 34 R then 34 F 36 R , generally they should feel right around those numbers on staggered 18s
As you say the pressures should be a simple part of the job to get right so hardly instills confidence that the balance is correct
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Indeed. So hopefully nothing to worry about once the pressure's match and reset it should stay off.Sgr74 wrote:I hate when people do their job wrong. Tyre pressures is something simple to get right.buzyg wrote:If you had 31 in one side and 36 in the other, then I would expect the lamp to come on after a while. It measures the wheel rotation speed, side to side. If one is rotating faster that the other then it assumes different pressure caused by a deflation and on comes the lamp.
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Good point.mr wilks wrote:Tyre pressures need to be played with a little to get to where the "feel" is right for youSgr74 wrote:That's the numbers for the 3L. Mines is the 2.5. Never knew about the dot and the valve.mr wilks wrote:Id try & get at least 3-400 miles done to scrub in the newness of the tyres but before then i would have them re-balanced at a different place to confirm if they have been done correctly (additionally check the coloured dot on sidewall is aligned with the tyre valve )
These cars are prone to feeling twitchy with the least bit of variation to tyre , tyre pressure , wheel balance & wear of suspension components but as your car was driving perfectly before id try the tyres , pressures or the balance before the next step
Id be looking at 33 psi fronts / 36psi rears
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Try at 32 F 34 R then 34 F 36 R , generally they should feel right around those numbers on staggered 18s
As you say the pressures should be a simple part of the job to get right so hardly instills confidence that the balance is correct
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