I drove Jr's 2009 Mazda5 yesterday to pick up an oil filter for our Grand Caravan.
It felt terrible, with bad shimmy starting at fairly low speed, and pulled very badly to the left.
I suspected a bad tire, as even losing a weight will not show up at a speed that low.
I installed the all-seasons on the front, and was shocked (but relieved) to see how deformed the front winter tires were. The L one, particularly, was very concave in places, though fine in other places around the circumference. Pressure was fine at around 36 PSI.
The tires are Nokian Haakepeliittas, purchased new in 2013, and went 10 winters. I can't complain.
It felt terrible, with bad shimmy starting at fairly low speed, and pulled very badly to the left.
I suspected a bad tire, as even losing a weight will not show up at a speed that low.
I installed the all-seasons on the front, and was shocked (but relieved) to see how deformed the front winter tires were. The L one, particularly, was very concave in places, though fine in other places around the circumference. Pressure was fine at around 36 PSI.
The tires are Nokian Haakepeliittas, purchased new in 2013, and went 10 winters. I can't complain.