New Tires are swaying..

[rich2342]

I just installed 235/45/18 General uhp's on my car. After driving for a bit testing them out the car is swaying. It is not the suspension either.

I called tire rack and they said it's called Tire squirm. Tires will firm up after 500 miles of driving.

I cant tell if they are just not well designed or if he is giving me a load of crap to avoid my return?

Anyone experienced this?

[windhaven]

I just installed 235/45/18 General uhp's on my car. After driving for a bit testing them out the car is swaying. It is not the suspension either.

I called tire rack and they said it's called Tire squirm. Tires will firm up after 500 miles of driving.

I cant tell if they are just not well designed or if he is giving me a load of crap to avoid my return?

Anyone experienced this?

Rich,

I am now on my second set of General Exclaim UHP's. I experienced a little squirm on both sets, it goes away after a short time. Any tire which does not have a contiguous line pattern will have a little of this (If you look closely at the patter you'll see that about 2/3rds into the time tread there is an offset pattern.

My personal experience on the UHP's is that they are great tires. Running 255/35/19's.

Two cents,-- Wind
Modified by windhaven at 2:33 PM 4/17/2009

[rich2342]

Hi Wind,

Even when the car is parked, if i push the side of the car she will wiggle and felt looser than the stock 215/55/17's...

235/45/18's should have decent sidewall strength for a performance tire no?

[windhaven]

Rich,

That particular symptom, I do not experience. Mine sits solid, hardly flexes at all. BTW - My second set is literally 1 day old, brand new.

-- Wind

[eight3six]

Hi Wind,

Even when the car is parked, if i push the side of the car she will wiggle and felt looser than the stock 215/55/17's...

235/45/18's should have decent sidewall strength for a performance tire no?

Does that mean you stood there and pushed on the side of your car with the stock tires and no problems just to do it?

[rich2342]

Yes, to demenstrate the jelloness of the tires i pushed the side of the car and the newly installed 18's wiggle, which is what happens as i am driving as well, no good...

These tires are going back there simply isn't enough sidewall stiffness.