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Old 08-26-2009, 02:47 AM
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Tire problems with my 2009 GT 8

well I just recently put on eagle tires that measure 255/35/19 with enkei rp03s that measure 19 x 9.5

now today was my first day driving with them and I noticed that when i went to switch lanes i felt like the rear right tire was about to come off. Then the tire signal came on and then the signal with the little car sliding came on.

now I wanted to know what this meant. Was it just because the computer would sense my new wheels or is there something actually wrong with it.

any help would be greatly appreciated
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Originally Posted by NoWayOut
well I just recently put on eagle tires that measure 255/35/19 with enkei rp03s that measure 19 x 9.5

now today was my first day driving with them and I noticed that when i went to switch lanes i felt like the rear right tire was about to come off. Then the tire signal came on and then the signal with the little car sliding came on.

now I wanted to know what this meant. Was it just because the computer would sense my new wheels or is there something actually wrong with it.

any help would be greatly appreciated
maybe the owners manual might shed some light, or lights!

that stuff is smart..

but it only works if you read it..


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Old 08-26-2009, 06:17 AM
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Most likely your new tires aren't broken in yet (takes 300 - 500 miles) and therefore you're losing traction in a hard lane change and the DSC is reacting as it should. With that much tire-road contact surface area sudden steering inputs can have rather dramatic effects.
btw: RTFM
Old 08-26-2009, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by NoWayOut
well I just recently put on eagle tires that measure 255/35/19 with enkei rp03s that measure 19 x 9.5

now today was my first day driving with them and I noticed that when i went to switch lanes i felt like the rear right tire was about to come off. Then the tire signal came on and then the signal with the little car sliding came on.
This one means "low tire pressure"

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yea sorry about that guys but it was really late and I was way too lazy to pull out the manual for the lights.

anyways you all think that there should be nothing wrong and the tires just need to be broken in?
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Was it raining?
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Was it raining?
no it was not
Old 08-26-2009, 05:40 PM
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nah most likely not the tires but +1 on them not being broken in yet
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