Originally Posted by Oconnom

Apologies for raising this thread again, but I really need to get to the bottom of this as I feel my issue could be dangerous.
Ever since I've had my Crossfire, I noticed it has a tendency to 'tramline' (tendency to follow the ruts or worn part of a road and pulls the car to follow the surface) quite badly, on motorways and small roads, sometimes while travelling very slowly !
The technical dept. at Michelin (UK) said that sidewall stiffness has a major effect on this issue and suggested Pilot Sport 3s had a relatively supple side wall but couldn't confirm whether they would help my situation. When I spoke to my local suspension steering specialist, without a pause he suggested that if my geometry was OK, it was the tyres. Someone suggested on this forum - the Crossfire has a short wheel-base and wide tyres, the tramlining comes with the territory., but it seems some owners do not suffer from it or the effect is mild.
I posted on the UK Facebook group and out of 10 responses, 9 said they suffered from it !
I've come to the conclusion that all Crossfires suffer, the intensity/degree of tramlining is down to the particular tyre brand/model ?
Also, I guess different drivers have different sensitivities to the tramlining, maybe I'm on the sensitive side, but sometimes, it gives me the ******* !
Anyone recommend at tyre that has minimal or no tramlining tendencies ?


Thanks in advance


Mick