Re: 97 jeep wrangler mismatched tires causing steering problem??
 

Swap the tires front to rear and see if the handling changes, good or bad.


bspear78 proclaimed:
> Thing is too, that the steering was fine until I had the 2 new tires
> put on, so I am a little confused. If it was the ball joints wouldn't
> that have shown up awhile ago? Or would the new tires have compounded
> the ball joint problem without the alignment?
>
>
> bspear78 wrote:
>
>>Thanks Steve, makes sense. I'm also running at 25 PSI all around. Is
>>that a good pressure? I was trying to get more traction by lowering the
>>PSI.
>>
>>Steve Foley wrote:
>>
>>>"bspear78" <bspear78@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1163604960.249333.190820@k70g2000cwa.googl egroups.com...
>>>
>>>>Wondering if anyone could help me out here. I just got 2 new tires (BFG
>>>>AT 30 x 9.5) put on the back of my jeep. I kept the 2 old ones
>>>>(previously from the back) and put them on the front. also 30 x 9.5's.
>>>>even though there is some tread wear the tire guy said they should be
>>>>good for another 5-10,000 miles.
>>>>
>>>>In addition, when they went to do an alignment, they said I need new
>>>>ball joints.
>>>>
>>>>The problem now is that when I'm steering the jeep I feel like it is
>>>>wandering a little bit, and not taking corners well at all. feels like
>>>>the back end wants to slide out.
>>>>
>>>>So, my question is, is this a ball joint problem, alignment, or the
>>>>tires not being matched up or all of the above. What should I get done
>>>>first? I am on a budget, which is why I opted for only 2 tires, instead
>>>>of all 4.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ball Joints first. It's a safety item. Also, you cannot properly align the
>>>front end with bad ball joints.
>>>
>>>Alignment second.
>>>
>>>Tires third. No point in putting on new tires with bad ball joints or out of
>>>alignment.
>
>

Re: 97 jeep wrangler mismatched tires causing steering problem??
 

Swap the tires front to rear and see if the handling changes, good or bad.


bspear78 proclaimed:
> Thing is too, that the steering was fine until I had the 2 new tires
> put on, so I am a little confused. If it was the ball joints wouldn't
> that have shown up awhile ago? Or would the new tires have compounded
> the ball joint problem without the alignment?
>
>
> bspear78 wrote:
>
>>Thanks Steve, makes sense. I'm also running at 25 PSI all around. Is
>>that a good pressure? I was trying to get more traction by lowering the
>>PSI.
>>
>>Steve Foley wrote:
>>
>>>"bspear78" <bspear78@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1163604960.249333.190820@k70g2000cwa.googl egroups.com...
>>>
>>>>Wondering if anyone could help me out here. I just got 2 new tires (BFG
>>>>AT 30 x 9.5) put on the back of my jeep. I kept the 2 old ones
>>>>(previously from the back) and put them on the front. also 30 x 9.5's.
>>>>even though there is some tread wear the tire guy said they should be
>>>>good for another 5-10,000 miles.
>>>>
>>>>In addition, when they went to do an alignment, they said I need new
>>>>ball joints.
>>>>
>>>>The problem now is that when I'm steering the jeep I feel like it is
>>>>wandering a little bit, and not taking corners well at all. feels like
>>>>the back end wants to slide out.
>>>>
>>>>So, my question is, is this a ball joint problem, alignment, or the
>>>>tires not being matched up or all of the above. What should I get done
>>>>first? I am on a budget, which is why I opted for only 2 tires, instead
>>>>of all 4.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ball Joints first. It's a safety item. Also, you cannot properly align the
>>>front end with bad ball joints.
>>>
>>>Alignment second.
>>>
>>>Tires third. No point in putting on new tires with bad ball joints or out of
>>>alignment.
>
>

Re: 97 jeep wrangler mismatched tires causing steering problem??
 

Swap the tires front to rear and see if the handling changes, good or bad.


bspear78 proclaimed:
> Thing is too, that the steering was fine until I had the 2 new tires
> put on, so I am a little confused. If it was the ball joints wouldn't
> that have shown up awhile ago? Or would the new tires have compounded
> the ball joint problem without the alignment?
>
>
> bspear78 wrote:
>
>>Thanks Steve, makes sense. I'm also running at 25 PSI all around. Is
>>that a good pressure? I was trying to get more traction by lowering the
>>PSI.
>>
>>Steve Foley wrote:
>>
>>>"bspear78" <bspear78@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1163604960.249333.190820@k70g2000cwa.googl egroups.com...
>>>
>>>>Wondering if anyone could help me out here. I just got 2 new tires (BFG
>>>>AT 30 x 9.5) put on the back of my jeep. I kept the 2 old ones
>>>>(previously from the back) and put them on the front. also 30 x 9.5's.
>>>>even though there is some tread wear the tire guy said they should be
>>>>good for another 5-10,000 miles.
>>>>
>>>>In addition, when they went to do an alignment, they said I need new
>>>>ball joints.
>>>>
>>>>The problem now is that when I'm steering the jeep I feel like it is
>>>>wandering a little bit, and not taking corners well at all. feels like
>>>>the back end wants to slide out.
>>>>
>>>>So, my question is, is this a ball joint problem, alignment, or the
>>>>tires not being matched up or all of the above. What should I get done
>>>>first? I am on a budget, which is why I opted for only 2 tires, instead
>>>>of all 4.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ball Joints first. It's a safety item. Also, you cannot properly align the
>>>front end with bad ball joints.
>>>
>>>Alignment second.
>>>
>>>Tires third. No point in putting on new tires with bad ball joints or out of
>>>alignment.
>
>