[xk8] DIRECTIONAL TIRES AND SIZE INCREASE 99 XK8

I PUT ON SOME MICHLIN PILOT SPORT A/S 245/50ZR-17 TIRES AND HAVE A
PROBLEM W/THE STEERING PULLING TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE.AFTER TRYING
EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK I CROSSED THE FRONTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE.NOW
IT GO’S STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.ONLY THEY ARE RUNNING
BACKWARDS.ANYBODY HAD PROBLEMS W/DIRECTIONAL TIRES? I’M THINKING
ABOUT TRYING A SET OF NON DIRECTIONAL TYPE TIRES ONLY GOING ONE
SIZE UP TO 255/50-17.HAS ANYONE GONE THIS ROUTE.IF SO WERE THERE
ANY DRAWBACKS AS FAR AS HANDLING ETC. THANKS–
ERIC HEINZ
PHOENIX,AZ., United States
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In reply to a message from epheinz@earthlink.net sent Thu 21 Nov 2002:

epheinz@earthlink.net

surely if you change tyre size you need to change wheel size.

mine has 245 45 ZR 18 on the front ‘‘directional.’’

and 255 45 ZR 18 on the rear ‘‘assimetrico’’
as reccomended by JAGUAR no problems at all

when it bought it it had 17’’ 18’s made all the difference

BLEASIE–
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SIZE UP TO 255/50-17.HAS ANYONE GONE THIS ROUTE.IF SO WERE THERE
ERIC HEINZ
PHOENIX,AZ., United States


BLEASIE
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