tie rod ends?

FoxHoss · September 3rd, 2008, 10:22 PM

ok so since i put my new tires on (only rear tires) my car has a wandering problem. i whent from 255's to 275's, while cruising at about 40mph + it tends to wander to the left, wander to the right, just whenever it wants. i have a few thoughts in my head right now

1. when they impounded my car a few weeks back they fucked up some front suspension
(i noticed the steering "felt" a little loose when i got her back, but that could have been in my head)

2. an old problem just exagerated by the new wider rear tires

3. no problem at all just being anal about my car

so right now all i can think is maybe i have a bad tie rod end or somthing, i havent hit any potholes or curbs however i did hit an opossum about a month and a half ago

any ideas? this thing makes me nervous when driving in trafic on the highway and whatnot

F8L GT · September 3rd, 2008, 10:24 PM

Directional front tires?

FoxHoss · September 3rd, 2008, 10:25 PM

yea front tires are directional but i havent touched them since ive had the car

i only put new rears on last week, and i didnt really notice this issue till i put them on

F8L GT · September 3rd, 2008, 10:26 PM

That sounds weird. I know that when my old tires were getting worn down they wanted to find every crack in the road and follow them.

FoxHoss · September 3rd, 2008, 10:48 PM

well it has always found the cracks and followed the dips in the road but now i feel like im constantly correcting the car even on smooth new pavement

00vabchgt · September 4th, 2008, 07:21 AM

check your tire pressure...

99mustanggtman · September 4th, 2008, 02:24 PM

Maybe you need an alignment, my car has no issues with steering and I have 275s up front

FoxHoss · September 4th, 2008, 04:44 PM

tire pressure is check.

as for an alignment how often does a vehicle go out of alignment with out hitting somthing?

casper gt · September 5th, 2008, 12:00 AM

it's the 275's when I had them on mine it did the same thing. I put the 245's back on no more wandering. since then I have talked to a ton of poeple around here with mustangs & everyone says the same thing. either put max pressure in tires & hope some of it goes away & live with the rest or go back to 245's. you can mess with alignments from now till christmas & it wouln't go away

F8L GT · September 5th, 2008, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by casper gt

it's the 275's when I had them on mine it did the same thing. I put the 245's back on no more wandering. since then I have talked to a ton of poeple around here with mustangs & everyone says the same thing. either put max pressure in tires & hope some of it goes away & live with the rest or go back to 245's. you can mess with alignments from now till christmas & it wouln't go away

He only put 275s in the rear.

99mustanggtman · September 5th, 2008, 12:17 AM

have it checked every 10k miles or atleast once a year.

UNFStang · September 5th, 2008, 12:20 AM

i got 275's all around and my car drives great. i even aligned it myself when i lowered it and put cc plates on it. drives great, got 30k+ out of my used toyos and got some cheap falkens that are wearing evenly too.

September 3rd, 2008, 10:22 PM	#1
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	tie rod ends? ok so since i put my new tires on (only rear tires) my car has a wandering problem. i whent from 255's to 275's, while cruising at about 40mph + it tends to wander to the left, wander to the right, just whenever it wants. i have a few thoughts in my head right now 1. when they impounded my car a few weeks back they fucked up some front suspension (i noticed the steering "felt" a little loose when i got her back, but that could have been in my head) 2. an old problem just exagerated by the new wider rear tires 3. no problem at all just being anal about my car so right now all i can think is maybe i have a bad tie rod end or somthing, i havent hit any potholes or curbs however i did hit an opossum about a month and a half ago any ideas? this thing makes me nervous when driving in trafic on the highway and whatnot __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

September 3rd, 2008, 10:24 PM	#2
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	Directional front tires? __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

September 3rd, 2008, 10:25 PM	#3
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea front tires are directional but i havent touched them since ive had the car i only put new rears on last week, and i didnt really notice this issue till i put them on __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

September 3rd, 2008, 10:26 PM	#4
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	That sounds weird. I know that when my old tires were getting worn down they wanted to find every crack in the road and follow them. __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

September 3rd, 2008, 10:48 PM	#5
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it has always found the cracks and followed the dips in the road but now i feel like im constantly correcting the car even on smooth new pavement __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

September 4th, 2008, 02:24 PM	#7
99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	Maybe you need an alignment, my car has no issues with steering and I have 275s up front __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

September 4th, 2008, 04:44 PM	#8
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	tire pressure is check. as for an alignment how often does a vehicle go out of alignment with out hitting somthing? __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

September 5th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#9
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	it's the 275's when I had them on mine it did the same thing. I put the 245's back on no more wandering. since then I have talked to a ton of poeple around here with mustangs & everyone says the same thing. either put max pressure in tires & hope some of it goes away & live with the rest or go back to 245's. you can mess with alignments from now till christmas & it wouln't go away __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

September 5th, 2008, 12:17 AM	#11
99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	have it checked every 10k miles or atleast once a year. __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

September 5th, 2008, 12:20 AM	#12
UNFStang Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	i got 275's all around and my car drives great. i even aligned it myself when i lowered it and put cc plates on it. drives great, got 30k+ out of my used toyos and got some cheap falkens that are wearing evenly too. __________________ 2002 Mustang GT Bilsteins, H&R race, MM CC plates Cobra brakes, O/R x, mac catback, CAI, tri-ax

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