hey guys

ive been noticing in my car, that when i go over, say, a rough road, bumps and such, they really control my car. as in, the steering wheel jerks and stuff, not like im out of control but u definatly gotta hold the wheel i bit firmer. is that because of the 17's and my tires? or is something wrong?

thanks

i guess that sounds normal. low profile tires and bad roads don't mix. just try to slow it down a lil if you know its gonna be rough.

i hate to say it, but bad roads and our cars don't mix very well. Even on stock wheel/tire size rough roads can be bad. If it gets really bad you may need new shocks/struts.

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ive got kybs and s-techs going in real quick, i was just wondering if i need to fix something else while im down there.

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in that case you will still feel it but in a good way

new suspension arms, new links, bigger sways, etc wouldnt hurt

Its the tire sizes, if your using 215/40/17 they tend to control ur car when u go over bumps and what not. Try switchin over to 205/45/17 the next time u get new tires. The 45 has an extra height of 5".

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the same thing happens to me. i noticed it after my new rims too. i got 215/45/17, so i dont think the 45 helps much. thats just my experience.

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this is crap advise....

a 45 series tire wall DOES NOT have and extra 5 inches of sidewall...

stick with a 215/40/17 its a perfectly fine tire (a 205/40/17) won't hurt either
personally i used a 35 series on my 17s and my 18s
the push and pull on your steering wheel your experiencing means your going too fast over something enough to make wat ever you hit push the car...slow down before you break something..

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it happens while driving normally. could it be becuz of no hubcentric rings?

This post has been edited by hashmaster52: Jul 16, 2006 - 3:04 PM

this action will not be cause by non hub centric rings...hub centric rings are needed when using wheels (other then stock) whose center piece is larger then the stock..this causes a vibration in the wheel (i'm not completely sure why i don't have a full understanding of this reason)
but using hub centric rings solves a vibration issue not a push/pull issue

push/pull is a external force of the car...IE you run into a curb which will push you back the other direction once you've hit it...or larger bumps which bounce the car back and worth jerking your wheel...its a matter of driving style