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Concrete Groove Wander

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Anyone notice it and how bad it is on these cars?
I mean REALLY bad! The car feels like it's all over the place on grooved concrete.

I went to grab dinner in the wife's '22 Traverse (1,300 miles on it) and was like "yikes!".....it just feels so sketchy.

If you're in southeast Michigan, I'm referring to the concrete on the newer part of I-96 (east of I-275) and also on I-275 just south of I-96/696 for example.

It really makes this car feel unstable and like it's in a death wobble or something, instead of planted.
My Pacifica doesn't remotely do it as bad as the Traverse.

I do wonder if it's the OEM Bridgestone (18") tires contributing though?

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snobrdrdan said:
Anyone notice it and how bad it is on these cars?
I mean REALLY bad! The car feels like it's all over the place on grooved concrete.
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It's grooved for better traction in the rain, helps with hydroplaning.

Most tires are affected by it when dry with the "wander" effect.

First time I felt it was in 1981 when I got my first new car, a Chevette and it was all over the road.

It has happened to me in every car/truck I have ever driven. I have even experienced a worse "wandering" effect on drawbridge steel open decks...
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