RE: 1995 90, aligned 5 times, still drifts???

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

>There's no nice way of putting this: those tires sucked like nothing has
>ever sucked before.

Hey, that's the same thing that Bob told Eugene Kanter about P210 Winter
tires!  You and Bob will need to get together and decide which of the two
(Eagles or P210s) suck the most, cause clearly you can't have two things
that hold the title of "suck like nothing has ever sucked before."

Sorry guys.  My office is incredibly tense today, I had to go for a laugh.
You guys crack me up.



Eugene Kanter wrote:
> Anybody ever used P 210 Winter tires? How are they compare to others?
>
> Thanks,

I had them on my UrQ. They suck more than anything that has ever sucked
before.  Save money, go get a set of bald sears retreads from a dumpster,
they are much better than the 210's.  Ask lister Chris Locke, they are
scary.

bob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
[mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Chris Newbold
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 3:00 PM
To: Armagan Ozkaya
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: 1995 90, aligned 5 times, still drifts???


Armagan Ozkaya wrote:

> I have a 1995 90 with 5 spoke alloy wheels and 195-65-15s (Goodyear
> Eagle craps). My previous car was a 944 (miss her). Since I bought the
> car last June, I have not been happy with the way car steers. It has

Run, don't walk, to your nearest city dump and heave those tires into the
deepest pit you can find.

There's no nice way of putting this: those tires sucked like nothing has
ever sucked before.

They are a very common cause of several handling problems in these cars,
pulling in particular. Even without any outward signs of uneven wear...

I started to notice pulling/drifting after about 10-15k miles on the tires.
Since switching to top-quality rubber, I've never had a problem.

> always pulled to right. If I keep the steering wheel slightly off to
> left (1/2 inch) it goes straight, so the steering wheel is not straight.

May just be your compensation for the tires. It isn't uncommon, though, for
shops to do an alignment without first centering the steering rack. This
results in a discrepancy between the front wheels and the steering wheel.

> - Is there a way to stiffen the steering a bit? It feels rather loose
> for my taste.

Nope. This is one common complaint about these cars; the power assist is
too powerful. Some people have suggested tightening the adjustment
screw on the rack to increase the preload; I haven't tried this, so I
can't vouch for the results.

-Chris
1993 90CS 5spd 73k miles