rumblebelly
NAXJA Forum User
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- FT COLLINS, CO
I just bought some 235/70/16 for my 2001 Classic XJ. We went down to Colo Springs yesterday and I'm a little alarmed with how spongy the steering is. Mild cornering and steering response seems to have a lot of sidewall roll to it.
Mind you, I used these tires to replace Firestone Wilderness ATs 255/70/16 (came with the vehicle when I bought it). The steering was way more solid with the oversized Firestones probably because there is more tread connecting with the pavement (1 inch wider than the Yokos) and the rubber compound is a little harder. I had some of those fantastic Dunlop Rover RVs 30x9.5x15 on my old 88 XJ, another soft compound AT tire, but I never had that soft steering response the Yokos have.
Maybe I'm just a little hypersenstive from going to a stiffer/larger tires to a softer/smaller one. Has anyone had this kind of experience with this tire? I wanted something fairly aggressive for looks as well as getting me around forest service roads. However, I do a lot of HWY driving and the handling has me a little nervous.
Mind you, I used these tires to replace Firestone Wilderness ATs 255/70/16 (came with the vehicle when I bought it). The steering was way more solid with the oversized Firestones probably because there is more tread connecting with the pavement (1 inch wider than the Yokos) and the rubber compound is a little harder. I had some of those fantastic Dunlop Rover RVs 30x9.5x15 on my old 88 XJ, another soft compound AT tire, but I never had that soft steering response the Yokos have.
Maybe I'm just a little hypersenstive from going to a stiffer/larger tires to a softer/smaller one. Has anyone had this kind of experience with this tire? I wanted something fairly aggressive for looks as well as getting me around forest service roads. However, I do a lot of HWY driving and the handling has me a little nervous.