Ok....brand new problem here...lol. We've been hit with a TON of snow over the past week or so and I quickly learned that even though Ive got winter tires on my car (brand new in the front - partly used in the rear), I feel like Im riding on skis!!
Yesterday it took me twice as long to get home from work because I was slipping and sliding all over the place. I was restricted to about 40 km/hr on the highway - and even then I felt I had no control - when MOST of the other cars were speeding past me! Im not used to being passed so often.
General opinion is because the car has been lowered, camber is messed up (especially on front wheels) and between that AND the fact that it badly needs an alignment (steering wheel isnt straight). I didnt go to work today because we got snow all day yesterday and then it turned to freezing rain last night and I was afraid of ending up in a ditch.
I am sending it for an alignment tomorrow. Hubby thinks it will need a camber kit as well and not sure if the dealer is going to have that. I just hope that they dont tell me that they CANT align it because *insert pricey suspension parts here* needs replacing first. Money is tight (and being so close to christmas doesnt help).
I love the look and power of this car but there seems to be problem after problem with it!
Im not asking for much....just not to die on my way to or from work.
Yesterday it took me twice as long to get home from work because I was slipping and sliding all over the place. I was restricted to about 40 km/hr on the highway - and even then I felt I had no control - when MOST of the other cars were speeding past me! Im not used to being passed so often.
General opinion is because the car has been lowered, camber is messed up (especially on front wheels) and between that AND the fact that it badly needs an alignment (steering wheel isnt straight). I didnt go to work today because we got snow all day yesterday and then it turned to freezing rain last night and I was afraid of ending up in a ditch.
I am sending it for an alignment tomorrow. Hubby thinks it will need a camber kit as well and not sure if the dealer is going to have that. I just hope that they dont tell me that they CANT align it because *insert pricey suspension parts here* needs replacing first. Money is tight (and being so close to christmas doesnt help).
I love the look and power of this car but there seems to be problem after problem with it!
Im not asking for much....just not to die on my way to or from work.
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