So I recently switched the MY OEM PUP 21" Uberturbines (wheels/tire/TPMs assemblies now for sale in parts section btw!) to 19" 8.5 Martian Wheels with the stock 255/45 19" tire size. Along with that I got the Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack tires. Unfortunately, my experience so far with these tires is less good. There are a number of concrete highways in the area that have small groves cut longitudinally into the road surface (I think it allegedly helps with preventing icing and hydroplane pooling), however riding highway speeds with these tires has resulted in several instances of the tires grabbing the groves and creating a shimmy or wobble at speed.
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this? And just to warn folks if they encounter these groves on concrete at speed (70-80mph) with these particular tires. I'm thinking of adjusting tire pressure to see if it improves and also I'm curious if anyone knows if the alignment settings change (camber, toe, etc.) would be different for the 19" wheels vs the staggered 21" OEM setup. I never experienced this with the Uberturbines and Pirelli P Zero tires. My hunch however is that the culprit is the particular longitudinal grooves on the QuietTracks that align too well with the road grooving. Also, I wish I had bought the Vredestein Quatrac Pro instead of the Bridgestone QuietTracks for the 19" wheel size--Oh well
"Tramlining"
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=47
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this? And just to warn folks if they encounter these groves on concrete at speed (70-80mph) with these particular tires. I'm thinking of adjusting tire pressure to see if it improves and also I'm curious if anyone knows if the alignment settings change (camber, toe, etc.) would be different for the 19" wheels vs the staggered 21" OEM setup. I never experienced this with the Uberturbines and Pirelli P Zero tires. My hunch however is that the culprit is the particular longitudinal grooves on the QuietTracks that align too well with the road grooving. Also, I wish I had bought the Vredestein Quatrac Pro instead of the Bridgestone QuietTracks for the 19" wheel size--Oh well
"Tramlining"
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=47