Time for a set up??

Scott P · Post by **Scott P** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:03 am

Evening folks!

Just had my new tyres fitted onto the back of car today & went out for a wee jaunt to see what they were made of. To my horror the car has changed dramitically!

, & not in the good sense! When travelling at speed in a straight line the car feels as tho its snaking a bit at the back which is very alarming & I just don't feel as confident through the corners as I was previously. I went for Toyo T1-Rs which I thot may be a good choice previously having the original pots on.
Now I can't understand how there would be such a change as I took the wheels off the car myself to have the tyres fitted so the geo has not been altered in any way. The Bridgestones were well down but I can't see that effecting the handling in that way, ie snaking in a straight line now & it wasn't before with the pots on?

Any advice on the matter at all would be greatly appreciated, may just have to book it in & get the geo checked!

Cheers
Scott

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:08 am

Hi Scott

I have not used these tyres,but I believe they take a few hundred miles to come good,and behave as you have descibed until then.
I am sure this is not what you wanted to hear,but it seems to be the way.
They are good after that,so dont need a geo setup,just a few miles.

Stu

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:12 am

TADTS

A Toyo "feature", alarming isn't it? It does wear off quickly though (100-200 miles) and they get firmer with some more heat cycles IMHO. Don't worry it will get better and they are great in the wet.

Being a rubbish driver I don't know what they are like on the limit but I am informed they are very progressive in the dry but not overly grippy.

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:47 am

Apparently its called tread squirm.... (you should try driving on snow tyres there worse)

When you had your last set of tyres on you were prbly close to leagal minimum before changing them.. Virtualy no tread squirm on those, go to a set with 7-9mm depth and you will notice the difference. More so on the Elise because it is so bloody good at comunicating what the tyres are doing..

Im lucky enough to have a good set of Maxis on spare wheels and have changed between them and nearly new T1Rs a few times and the difference is staggering. Maxies have virtualy no tread squirm as they hardly have any tread.....

Blaque · Post by **Blaque** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:31 am

Hi scott,

Even if you had replaced the tyres with bridgestones, the effect would have been the same. As said, give them a couple of hundred miles.

dr al · Post by **dr al** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:21 pm

Are you running different tyres on the back from those on the front?? - perhaps not the best idea so i'm told!

I recently changed from bridgestones to T1Rs, and the first hundred miles or so were pretty dodgy!! - so squirmy at the back! - felt like crap!

then took the car to cornwall and back and they've been brilliant since!

so don't worry, it;ll just take time!

A.

Scott P · Post by **Scott P** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:07 am

Just want to say a big thankyou to everyone for posting up there points, it is much appreciated!

Will run the car all this week & see how I get on. Putting miles on them seems to be the answer so I don't have a problem with that!!

Thanks again folks!