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jkmadness 10-11-2012 02:00 PM

Bigger tires,now steering feels funny....
 
Let me start by saying i read the whole thing about caster and what not,but what i cannot understand is that all i did was swap my stock 17"moabs with 255/75/17....with 17x9 black addicts/295/70/17 nittos trailers.
I understand i went up on diameter and they are 2 inches wider.....does the toe need to be adjusted any thoughts would be appreciated.
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skibovr6 10-11-2012 02:03 PM

You need to tell us more, what's funny? With a wider or taller tire handling characteristics will change for sure.

jkmadness 10-11-2012 02:11 PM


Originally Posted by skibovr6 (Post 3248555)
You need to tell us more, what's funny? With a wider or taller tire handling characteristics will change for sure.

shifting lanes at highway speeds feels touchy (squirrelly),like i have to hold on to the wheel afraid im going to oversteer..

mattgt5 10-11-2012 02:16 PM

Wider tires can have a floaty feeling at highway speeds. If you didnt lift, i would start with tire pressure check and a balance check

c17loadmaster 10-11-2012 02:19 PM

Grab a tape measure and search project JK for the do it yourself alignment. I had a toe out condition and fixed the flighty feeling with an alignment

rinkishJK 10-11-2012 02:19 PM

I would check your toe, and tire psi. I run my 35's at 25 psi, and have played with it a lot and this is best for me.

jkmadness 10-11-2012 02:20 PM


Originally Posted by mattgt5 (Post 3248574)
Wider tires can have a floaty feeling at highway speeds. If you didnt lift, i would start with tire pressure check and a balance check

I didnt lift yet,but i have a TF 2.5 coil kit coming and i also bought the adjustable front lowers to dial the caster back to normal...

jkmadness 10-11-2012 02:23 PM


Originally Posted by rinkishJK (Post 3248578)
I would check your toe, and tire psi. I run my 35's at 25 psi, and have played with it a lot and this is best for me.

wow 25....mine have 32 psi...could that be it...

Opalgem 10-11-2012 02:53 PM

Probably air pressure if all you did was change tire size. I have had cars go like this and started changing idler arms, drag links, center links...ETC and all the while it was tire pressure. Just go down a couple lbs at a time. You would be surprised what a difference it makes sometimes.
Let us know how you make out?

jkmadness 10-11-2012 02:57 PM


Originally Posted by Opalgem (Post 3248620)
Probably air pressure if all you did was change tire size. I have had cars go like this and started changing idler arms, drag links, center links...ETC and all the while it was tire pressure. Just go down a couple lbs at a time. You would be surprised what a difference it makes sometimes.
Let us know how you make out?

I will do it tomorow and keep you posted...Thank you


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