Sol-leks
01-25-2005, 02:42 AM
After reading a lot of online tutorials on how to change my evo brakes, I decided to change the brakes on my own. Not only that, I decided to swap out my tires/wheels with some Advan/Enkei's that I bought off another evo owner (~ 75% tread).
When I started driving, I noticed that the ride seemed wobbly, like it was pulling left and ride, riding the undulations of the road. After a few miles of this, I pulled over and checked the wheels, and I found that I had only hand-tightened the left rear wheel's lug nuts (doh). So I tightened these.
This morning, I dropped by the dealer and told them that my car was still wobbly, and they noticed that my tire pressure was way too high (my air pump's pressure gauge must be way off) so they brought the air pressure back to spec. They also noticed that my car was out of alignment so they aligned my car (at relatively great cost, I might add. :( ).
On the drive back, I noticed that the car was still wobbly, wandering here and there unless I put a firm grip to the wheel. The steering feels heavy initally in a slight turn but then somewhat quickly follows the turn. A tech test drove it but said he felt it rides like stock. I don't think so.. it feels like I driving a self-powered vacuum machine.
Anyway, any thoughts on what's wrong? Could it be the wheels, tires, or setup?
Thanks!
Sam
When I started driving, I noticed that the ride seemed wobbly, like it was pulling left and ride, riding the undulations of the road. After a few miles of this, I pulled over and checked the wheels, and I found that I had only hand-tightened the left rear wheel's lug nuts (doh). So I tightened these.
This morning, I dropped by the dealer and told them that my car was still wobbly, and they noticed that my tire pressure was way too high (my air pump's pressure gauge must be way off) so they brought the air pressure back to spec. They also noticed that my car was out of alignment so they aligned my car (at relatively great cost, I might add. :( ).
On the drive back, I noticed that the car was still wobbly, wandering here and there unless I put a firm grip to the wheel. The steering feels heavy initally in a slight turn but then somewhat quickly follows the turn. A tech test drove it but said he felt it rides like stock. I don't think so.. it feels like I driving a self-powered vacuum machine.
Anyway, any thoughts on what's wrong? Could it be the wheels, tires, or setup?
Thanks!
Sam