Has anyone else ever felt this
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From: greer sc
Has anyone else ever felt this
A drift or wonder when driving? Always inside the lane or when I change lanes. If I change lanes it will stop so I think it is following the grooves in the road. This does not happen all the time. Most of the time it is at highway speeds. Thanks Bob
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You're "tracking" Bob. Basically, our tires are wider than the normal "groove" made by regular size car tires. So, when you encounter this groove in softer asphalt, heavely traveled roads, you're gonna wonder from side to side a bit.
Mostly it isn't anything to worry about. But, there are some roads around here that the groove is so pronounced, it will actually try to throw my car into the other lane.
Mostly it isn't anything to worry about. But, there are some roads around here that the groove is so pronounced, it will actually try to throw my car into the other lane.
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You are following the groves in the road - just be prepared and use the steering wheel to correct.
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I've noticed something similar. When on an open stretch on a 4-lane highway, I will lighten my grip on the wheel to check if my car is pulling either way. The 'vette seems to know it owns the road b/c it will drift over and straddle the two lanes! 
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Some people also call it "Tramlining". If its severe, then you might wish to have the alignment checked. Also, if the tires are wearing on the inside edges, this will tend to cause this tramlining or tracking to be worse.
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I had pretty bad tramlining on my 97 which got steadily worse as my old BFG tires wore -- when I replaced them with new Firestones and had a good alignment, the problem was GONE. The old tires were worn on the inside edge as mentioned above due to bad alignment (think prior owner may have had it set more for track use).. As others have said, this will always be a tendency with such wide and low profile tires but proper alignment helps a Lot.
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In my case the loose bolt was on the left side, and since tightening it, the drift is gone. I too originally thought it was merely a product of wide tires and road conditions, but when I had the wheels off for a thorough cleaning I discovered the loose bolt and tightened it. In the thousand plus miles since then I haven't felt the drift.