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Old 03-10-2002, 08:56 PM
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Question C230K Wheel package

Hello,

I'm a new C230K Sports Coupe owner. I added the optional 17 inch wheel package to my car. It pulls to the right often. I took it back to the dealer and they said it was within specs. They said it natuarally huggs the crown of the road and that it was supposed to pull. Any feedback?

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Old 03-10-2002, 10:25 PM
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I was told the same exact thing by an Acura dealer back when my 1990 Integra (with 60 series tires) was new and under warranty. The repair order came back marked "normal for Integra" or something similiar. I guess the thing to look for is: does it pull to the right all the time, or just on roads that have a noticeable crown? In other words, if you let go of the wheel at speed, does it pull to the right if you are driving on new flat pavement? Just my $0.02...
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Old 03-11-2002, 09:47 AM
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C230K Wheel package

I have a 2000 C230 Sport that followed every groove in the road and pulled to the right on crowned roads, It was almost like there was not enough castor to allow the wheels to self center. but the alignment checked in spec.
I finally replaced the Conti-sport tires 205/55/16
with some less aggressive Dunlop A2 Sports and it is a totally different car now. It will still follow a deap groove or pull on a high crown but is much easier to drive on a long stretch of bad
highway than before. I am sure that I gave up some high speed performance but I am getting old and don't drive that hard any more and I don't like fighting the wheel. So far <1K miles, the Dunlops are great.

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