Vague on-center steering feel - Kumho Ecsta 712

? ?" <grailer@yifan.net
Wed, 1 May 2002 19:23:21 -0500


<cowboydren@b15sentra.net> wrote:

  > when was the last time your car was on an alignment rack?

A few months back. I'll be double-checking this Friday, just to be sure. You
make a good point - the alignment *could* be out of whack. I had my winter
Blizzaks on until last week (it's Maine <g>) and didn't notice any problems, but
the Kumhos are much wider and that alone may expose alignment issues that the
narrower Blizzaks would mask.

  > DIY alignment on a Classic takes muscle, but not that much
  > skill.

I've thought about it, but haven't invested in the gear because my alignment
pretty much stays set once it is set and my track alignment works fine for the
street. If I was running an more radical autox alignment, with larger toe
settings to help (relatively) low-speed handling, I'd consider it.

Carson M. Hanrahan                        '91 Classic w/the usual stuff
"It is better to go into a corner slow and come out fast than to go
into a corner fast and come out dead" - Stirling Moss