Sounds like how all season tires preform differently than summer specific sport tires.

 

I had no idea the difference would be so drastic. Live and learn, I guess.

 

Some may be in the alignment. I hardly trust a tire shop to do an actual alignment. Tires though are everything.

 

Where would you go for an alignment that you would trust?

 

Personally I go to either turn in concepts for my cars and por for my jeep.

 

yep, speaking from experience, that's the difference between a summer tire and A/S tire... on my 16 STI i changed to Michelin Pilot AS+3 from the stock Dunlops, and experienced the same thing. You will get used to it, and as the tires wear a bit it will improve. I bet the ride is quieter though. With that said, when it is time, i am going back to summer tires. My thought process at the time was i wanted to drive my STI in cold non snowy conditions and thought the AS+3 would be a good trade off.

 

I went through the same thought process. Would like to be able to take the rex into some chop every now and again, so I opted for the A/S. Was also hoping to get slightly better ride quality going to Michelin, which I would say it has improved marginally.

 

That’s surprising about the ride quality. I’d have expected a bigger improvement. The Michelins are very god for AS tyres though.

 

It's possible my assessment is incomplete--my driving frequency, distance, and type have changed since COVID-19, and I've only had them for a few days. I'll be doing a longer drive soon and can report back with results.

 

i agree, the ride quality of Pilot AS+3 is very good, the wear has been great. It is just that 10% of time when you push the car, the summer tires are missed. The trade off i suppose.....
my though process for getting them stemmed from an incident where i got my car sideways avoiding a squirrel on a cold winters morning at 6 degrees going 25 mph on the Dunlop summer tires. Scared the heck out of me in the interim i got a Forester for winter/snow driving...

 

Bumping this thread here, but ya that's a common problem with generic alignments. All the shops want to set your toe in to 0.1 degree. On some performance based vehicles this isn't enough so you end up lacking preload on the front bearings. The slack you feel when your cruising down the highway or going into a corner is the bearing loading up before the car responds. Having a little more toe in keeps the bearings loaded at all times so your response rate and steering firmness is instant and always there. The solution for this is easy, just adjust your tie rods in a very small amount on both sides the same (less is more here) and go for a cruise to feel it out. This should help. Also if your wheel is slightly off center, tighten in only the tie rod on the side opposite the steering wheel is pointing. This will increase your toe in slightly as well as straighten out your steering wheel. Hope this helps.

 

maybe they are directional and mounted incorrectly, makes them squirry for sure