*UPDATED* One for the motorheads....very possiby a daft question coming up!

Kurtis_Blue

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Not always true, tyres worn down to the limit often have much less grip than new tyres.

As i stated "less lateral dry grip"

focae

GoldenJill wrote: »

I can only describe this as when turning a corner or around a round a about the steering feels really easy to turn, like the car is sliding a bit on ice but wheels are still goign where I want them to - sorry, not great at descriptions!

Maybe ................. it was icy

flyingscotno1

Perhaps the new tyres have less sillica content which means in the cold temperatures they are harder and less grippy?

cyclonebri1

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Not always true, tyres worn down to the limit often have much less grip than new tyres.

Not in the dry as stated, wet yes, snow yes

wayne

covmutley wrote: »

Probably bad tyres and too high tyre pressure?

Also, i think if they put the tyres on the wheels the wrong way round this can make the tread hold rather than disperse the water?

took my car for m.o.t. on saturday and one of the tyres being the wrong way round was one of the things it failed on.:( didn,t even know you could put a tyre on wrong way.also failed on a broken spring on the front.damned speed bumps.:mad:

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focae wrote: »

Maybe ................. it was icy

um... yes it was but as mentioned not any more :wall:

DCodd

As previously stated, this sounds like the tyres have been over inflated. The higher the tyre pressure the less contact the tyre has with the road giving the effects you describe. This will also wear your tyres abnormally in the centre of the tyre.

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DCodd wrote: »

As previously stated, this sounds like the tyres have been over inflated. The higher the tyre pressure the less contact the tyre has with the road giving the effects you describe. This will also wear your tyres abnormally in the centre of the tyre.

yah - wasn't looking for more advice, just responding to the person who said perhaps the road was icy - obviously didnt' read my posts properly!

ta

cyclonebri1

GoldenJill wrote: »

yah - wasn't looking for more advice, just responding to the person who said perhaps the road was icy - obviously didnt' read my posts properly!

ta

It's still just new tyres

focae

GoldenJill wrote: »

um... yes it was but as mentioned not any more :wall:

Contrary to your later response, I have read the complete thread and I must say that I haven't heard such nonsense for a long time. Unless your old tyres were seriously worn so that they had no grip at all, I doubt if you should feel any difference in grip levels for normal road driving due to having new tyres fitted.

I was trying to suggest that you were slipping on the road due to road conditions and road conditions alone. I know that you said that it was no longer snowing...........but you don't need snow on the ground for black ice to be present. For the past few weeks I have felt the twitchy signs of ice on the road on several journeys. It seems to be more prevalent this year as they don't seem to be salting the roads as much as usual. As the weather improves and the roads become less greasy and/or icy I am sure you will notice a significant improvement in grip.