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Why is the steering heavy on my T5? (Trimmed down repost) S70 1998

posted by  TimeToBakeTheDonuts on  Wed Dec 10 12:08 CST 2008
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My car has 56,000 miles on it, and I bought it with 215/45-17 tires on Voxx rims. The wheels seem to have the same offset as the OEM 16" - around 40mm.

The car steers like a truck more than a car. The car acts like it doesn't want to turn. It doesn't stick at all, it just takes more effort to turn the wheel than my '95 850 T5 did. It isn't at all like non-power steering - it just has a "heavy" feel to it. In comparison my '05 2.5T with 235/45-17 feels ultra sensitive and turns like a toy. I drove a couple other 850's and they all seemed around the same as my original car. I attributed the steering feel when I bought the car to the wheels/tires, thinking I would swap them out to the included stock rims. However, when I figured out the dimensions, the tires are only about 1/4" larger in diameter and 3/8" wider than the stock 205/55-16". Now I'm thinking it isn't the tires/wheels.

If the offsets are really the same (not sure they are), that would push the tire centerline in 5mm on each side, or around 1/4"

Any suggestions or advice?

Thanks in advance, Don

'98 S70 T5 56K
'05 V70 2.5T 47K






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