tom_p_2000

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As per title as i think my car is tramlining but wanted to double check what it meant first!!

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Its when your car drives you instead of you driving the car
Specifically if you have an uneven road with ruts or grooves your car will follow them.
Many things can contribute to it, google it for a more detailed overview.

scoobynutta555

Go down lane 1 of most motorways in something with wide wheels and you'll experience tramlining.

tom_p_2000

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yea my car is tramlining then.

It feels like when you are driving straight the car is moving from left to right even tho i am holding the steering wheel straight. however when i'm corning it generally feels fine.

How can i get round this?

scoobydog

First thing would be to get a really good 4 wheel laser alignment plus get the tyre pressures spot on and then see how it goes.

The next (and more expensive!) thing would be different tyres all round as some are more prone to tramlining than others.

Hope this helps.

albob

is it tramlining all the time or only on bad bits of road?? Mine used to do it but only when going slowly (approaching junctions etc). cured mine by going on to goodyear tyres


alan

COLZO

If your tyre pressures are ok, get your alignment AND geometry checked.

Jay m A

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Also if your tyres are low on tread the car is more prone to tramlining

tom_p_2000

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the rear tyres are low on tread but fronts are ok. i checked the pressures and the were spot on according to the manuals (33front and 28rear) UK turbo model.

it seems to do it most of the time mainly cruising on motorways etc. notice it on country roads as well.

at first i blamed it on the wind and road conditions but seems to do it most times i drive it now

thanks tom

nooobyscoooby

The road surface is the most likely cause if the car is in good nick.

It happens when one layer of tarmac runs over the top of another such as when they put a layer of gravel top dressing down in the summer and you get a ridge, or where heavy trucks have put gullies in the motorway or road.

A taut car on wide low profiles will try to follow the ridge or gulley giving the impression that something is wrong with the car.

However, it can also be caused by uneven tyre pressures, worn bushes or other suspension components, or the tracking or alignment in that order.

So think about the roads you've been travelling first, then do the tyres, then the suspension components and, finally, the tracking/alignment. There's no point in going straight to alignment if the other things aren't in tip top condition.

GazTheHat

Take a standard 03/04/05 STi out for a drive.

Rips the wheel out your hand and heads for the kerbs/verges/oncoming traffic.

TimH

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Take an* AST-equipped '05 STi with Type 25 suspension setup out for a drive and you'll find it doesn't


*well, mine anyway

nooobyscoooby

I did - it didn't!

GazTheHat

Either the surface was flat or the tyres/wheels etc must've been changed. Nearly everyone commented on them having it.

My was pretty viscous. Funnily enough only noticed it when i got to scotland, driving it from Notts. Maybe the roads up here are more sh!te than elsewhere.

dantastic

This is a common problem, I bet you have bridgstone tyres, they give good grip but are prone to tramlining, when you change your tyres try yoko's, this seems to do the trick.