[V8] '91 V8 handling issues

[Joe Griffith]

Thanks for all of the feedback.
   
  I checked the lugs and all were tight. Driving last night I “played around a little” and decided that it was probably just the new snow tires.  For the last 2 years I had some Michelin snow tires with a much less aggressive tread pattern.  This year I went with the cheapest tires Tire Rack had, the Winterforce.  A friend of mine put them on his Taurus and has been very impressed.  They have a much more aggressive tread and I would guess a softer sidewall. I guess I’ll go back to a better tire next time.
   
  Again thanks for all the feedback.
   
  Joe


Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:   Joe,

What you are describing is very typical. As stated, snow tires are softer, 
both in tread and sidewall. This makes them much better at handling poor 
conditions. However, the squishyness is the tradeoff. Yes, more air will 
help. However, when you are in deep snow, or ice driving, you will notice 
better ahndling from less air. Once again, it's all a tradeoff. BTW, what 
brand of tire are you running?

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Griffith" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:06 PM
Subject: '91 V8 handling issues


>A few days ago I had some snow tires (195 65 R15) put on my 91 V8 and I 
>noticed that it was handling as if it had a low tire in the rear, sort of a 
>delayed reaction to a turn (under steer?) then turning more than I expected 
>(over steer?) as it caught up. So I checked the pressure 36psi all around. 
>I aired them up to 40 and it seamed to help. This morning I was driving 
>and noticed it again but more pronounced, I stopped to check tire pressure 
>and all were at 40psi.
>
> Anybody have any ideas what to look for or what could be causing the 
> problem.
>
> TIA
>
> Joe
>
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