Car Tramlining

[BigAlFeath]

Hi all

Had my car a month now (love it to bits) but it has an issue with "tramlining" it had a siezed caliper when i bought it so i fitted a new one, Tyre presures are 35psi all round, but i cant keep it in a straight line on uneven roads and its quite scary tbh, Then something last night really worried me i was doing 70mph on a motorway road was smooth (for a change), but then had to brake heavily and the car darted all over the road with a wobble through steering wheel this scared my wife to death.

Anyone any ideas please

[Connoisseur]

Almost certain to be your tyres needing changing. Had exactly same issue on my 450h soon after I bought it. Tyres looked to have life left in them measured by mm depth but we're in fact shot. As soon as most modern wide tyres get to 3 or 4mm ish then they can tramline like hell and under heavy braking take you all over the road. It's worth getting quality replacements to help avoid same in future.

hth

[scudney]

Have the four wheel geometry done on it as well

[BigAlFeath]

Cheers guys sorting tyres Monday then 4 wheel alignment Tuesday.

[andyk134]

what tyres are you going for as that may make a difference

[BigAlFeath]

I have put Avons on it and had laser alignment done front was out 2 degrees rear was spot on, it drives and steers 100% better.

Many thanks for your help and advice.