My babyIt may be pure coincedence, but since fitting genuine Pegasus 8x18 wheels onto my V70R, I have noticed quite a considerable amount of tramlining, especially on poor road surfaces.
Tyres on the front are Kuhmo 225 40 18 and have approx 5mm tread.
Has anyone else suffered similar when upsizing on their wheels and tyres, and what did you do to solve the problem.
Anyone experienced tramlining with Kuhmos.
Never had any problems with the Comets and 205 45 17 Pirellis P zero, Michelins Pilots or Vredesteins Ultracs. (all 4 wheels had the same make of tyre)
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Saturday 5th December 2009, 02:39 #1Senior Member
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Thanked 53 Times in 47 PostsTramlining with Pegasus 18s
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Thanked 84 Times in 63 PostsThe only time I've noticed tramlining has been when the tyre depth has been low. It was especially bad until today (tyre change time
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Interestingly I got them laser alligned and with a long talk with the mechanic he set it to the settings of the 2000 V70R which has 18" as std and on the drive home (allowing for bedding in and release agent on the tyres) it does feel better.LandRover Discovery 3 TDV6 six speed manual with Goodyear MT/Rs
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i have a p1 v70 with 215/35/18 tyres and it tramlines like mad. I have got used to it but am going to replace wishbones and all bushes when I can and also go down to a 17" wheel
1998 Toyota previa 2.4 LPG
7 seats and still room for my dog
Not as quick as my old t5 though!
God I miss her...
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Thanked 887 Times in 593 PostsGeneral consensus seems to be that the V70s handle best on 17"s. Certainly that was my experience...
Tramlining - people have complained with all makes of tyres (esp the Pirellis) so I wouldn't blame the Kumhos.Alastair
Current: 2009 Cayenne GTS and a 2016 Prius IV... yes.
Previous Volvos: 2009 V50 D5 R-Design, 2005 V70R, 2001 V70 T5, 2001 S40 T4, 2x 1999 S40 T4, 2003 V40 T4, 1999 V70 T5, 1996 854 T5 & 855 T5, 1995 855 T5, and a 480...
Previous other stuff: Saxo Turbo, 2004 996 C4S, 2008 Z4M, 2001 Yaris T-Sport, 2002 S2000 Mugen, and a 1999 Evo VI
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Thanked 313 Times in 273 PostsNever had a problem with 18 ins on an 850.
Might take a while to get your tracking set correctly.
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Thanked 53 Times in 47 PostsI had my 4 wheel laser alignment carried out when I fitted the Pegs, so had the camber and toe angles set correctly. These were camber = -0deg 30mins, toe = 0deg 10mins. Caster remained at 3deg 20mins
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Thanked 53 Times in 47 PostsI've found the cause of the tramlining.....my left lower wishbone forward mount is worn. Pretty frustrating really since I replaced both lower wishbones exactly 12 months ago.
Anyway, was given a replacement free of charge........
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