Installed new tires and rims... pulling to sides? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

aaron7 · 10-06-2005, 01:51 PM

14" rims, and 195/60 tires. I was told they fit, and they seem to. But randomly my car pulls HARD to a side. It's random when it happens, and random side.

They are corectly inflated, and have been on for a week with no weird wear on the tread (unless it is scrubbing the inside of it.

Where is it rubbing??

***REN69*** · 10-06-2005, 05:06 PM

its because of the road, not the tires.. my car does the same thing with 195s but with 185's its fine.. remember you got more thread on the road now.

Flashmn · 10-06-2005, 05:12 PM

Tires are a part of your suspension geometry, so bigger tires alter it a bit.

fredk · 10-06-2005, 05:23 PM

is the offset different?

aaron7 · 10-06-2005, 06:47 PM

Really? There's nothing wrong?

The offset is unknown, but the rims are off my 1989 Toyota MR2.

TokyoRacer · 10-06-2005, 07:33 PM

My car does the same thing too occasionally, annoying, but you get used to it.

aaron7 · 10-06-2005, 09:13 PM

Ok, it's not the tires. It CAN'T be. It feels like one of my calipers clamps down for a second or two! I mean, it YANKS the car to the side! But it is random, and randomly one side or the other, never both.

fredk · 10-06-2005, 09:21 PM

what exactly are you doing when this happens?

aaron7 · 10-06-2005, 11:41 PM

Driving straight down a road! I don't have to steer or push the brakes. I'll check and see, but I think it's when I go over uneven pavement (such as a dip or something)

fredk · 10-07-2005, 05:34 AM

it shouldnt react, you better get things checked out

Flashmn · 10-07-2005, 07:21 AM

Does your car have modified suspension?..... bumpsteering.

aaron7 · 10-07-2005, 08:02 AM

No, it's all stock.

***REN69*** · 10-07-2005, 09:26 AM

Like I said.. it happens with the wider tires.. and yes when you go on uneven pavement, specially with groves from so many tires gone thru.