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Originally Posted by Noah930 View Post
5. Have you ever run these tires before? I had a set of Nittos mebbe 15 years ago that wandered like crazy on our concrete SoCal hwys. Even passengers noticed the unsettling weaving the car would do on the highway. It wasn't my driving. It wasn't the alignment. I chalked it up to poor tread design.
That would be tracking. The tires follow the grooves in the concrete. You can let go of the wheel and the car will feel like it is going all over the place, but it'll just follow the "straight" groove lines. Common if you have tires that are not within manufacturers specs.
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