Wheel Locks and rough ride?
#1
Wheel Locks and rough ride?
These may be stupid questions but this is my first new car.
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
#3
Re: Wheel Locks and rough ride?
Originally Posted by fobs
These may be stupid questions but this is my first new car.
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
2) Well, you're in the minority. The majority of tC owners want to stiffen the ride to give it more stable handling in the corners, less body roll, etc. Nonetheless, to soften the ride your only real choice at the moment is changing the tires since there are no softer springs or shocks available yet, that I know if . You may or may not need to replace the rims, it will depend on the tire you get. You'll want to find a tire with a much thicker sidewall, one that was designed for ride comfort over performance. A 215/55 should be able to fit. A 215/65 would make the tire's 3"s taller then stock and you might have rubbing issues. If you're willing to change the tires and rims, you could drop to a 16" rim and have a 195/65/16 sized tire, and that would only increase the diameter by 1.3"s. With the stock suspension setup, you shouldn’t have a problem with tires that tall.
#4
Re: Wheel Locks and rough ride?
Originally Posted by fobs
These may be stupid questions but this is my first new car.
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
Well if you live in a bad area or if you just don't want your rims stolen, then yes.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
You could by softer springs/struts or go with a 15" rim with a larger sidewall'd tire, but your handling would suffer a little.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
1. Is it a good idea to buy wheel locks? I've had the car maybe a month and a half.
Well if you live in a bad area or if you just don't want your rims stolen, then yes.
2. The ride on the tC seems a bit on the rough side, is there anything I can do to soften it? I used to drive around an older Avalon, I know those are a bit more upscale so they'd have better suspensions. Seems like I feel every crack / bump in the road.
You could by softer springs/struts or go with a 15" rim with a larger sidewall'd tire, but your handling would suffer a little.
So far I'm loving this car. Love the BSP hate to keep it clean .
#5
Ya, as jmiller suggested, it is likely the rim size with low pro tires. If you go with a 16" or 15" wheel with larger side walls, you'll get a softer ride... but whats the fun in that on a car like this?
#6
screw the oem 35 dallor locks, just go get yourself some 15 dallor gorrolla locks. Lets put it this way, if they really want your rims, they'll take it no matter what. Other wise save your money and get the cheaper ones..
#7
Originally Posted by BubbaNoy
screw the oem 35 dallor locks, just go get yourself some 15 dallor gorrolla locks. Lets put it this way, if they really want your rims, they'll take it no matter what. Other wise save your money and get the cheaper ones..
#8
Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by BubbaNoy
screw the oem 35 dallor locks, just go get yourself some 15 dallor gorrolla locks. Lets put it this way, if they really want your rims, they'll take it no matter what. Other wise save your money and get the cheaper ones..
#9
Originally Posted by burn6010
The only reason the Gorilla locks did not work properly is because the person who installed them did so incorrectly.
#11
This is plain common sense, use oem locking lugs on oem rims, use aftermarket lugs on aftermarket wheels.
oem wheels have a ball style seat, its rounded, aftermarket lugs use an accorn seat. If you use aftermarket lug on a oem rim the lug will not seat properly, you can damage the wheel stud, rim, and the lug it self might back off.
oem wheels have a ball style seat, its rounded, aftermarket lugs use an accorn seat. If you use aftermarket lug on a oem rim the lug will not seat properly, you can damage the wheel stud, rim, and the lug it self might back off.
#12
Am I the only person here that's thinking there's more than 1 Gorilla lock? Yeah, you could get the wrong one, but you could also get the right one. I mean, that's what I just put on my car, but damn if it didn't take the tire shop an hour to find the right locks (after looking thru 4 different catalogues). They ended up with some Toyota-styled locks which I thought was quite appropriate. Thoughts?
#13
Originally Posted by slowpoke
This is plain common sense, use oem locking lugs on oem rims, use aftermarket lugs on aftermarket wheels.
oem wheels have a ball style seat, its rounded, aftermarket lugs use an accorn seat. If you use aftermarket lug on a oem rim the lug will not seat properly, you can damage the wheel stud, rim, and the lug it self might back off.
oem wheels have a ball style seat, its rounded, aftermarket lugs use an accorn seat. If you use aftermarket lug on a oem rim the lug will not seat properly, you can damage the wheel stud, rim, and the lug it self might back off.
#14
Originally Posted by MBPharmD
Am I the only person here that's thinking there's more than 1 Gorilla lock? Yeah, you could get the wrong one, but you could also get the right one. I mean, that's what I just put on my car, but damn if it didn't take the tire shop an hour to find the right locks (after looking thru 4 different catalogues). They ended up with some Toyota-styled locks which I thought was quite appropriate. Thoughts?
You just need the right tool for the job.
And, BTW isn't this just a simple discussion, why are people getting worked up over this?
#16
The locks I bought are specific Gorilla Toyota Style locks with the washer. I work for Discount Tire, I think I know which lugs need to go on my car to be safe. Hell, if you keep arguing with me about it I will take a picture of the locks to show you they are the right ones.
Actually, go here: http://www.gorilla-auto.com/products...=259&sfID2=260
Scroll down to the bottom, left hand side. See the one that says Toyota Lock? That particular set, the set I have, come with a set of the washers that a mag seat wheel such as our needs. Now, back to my original statement, the person who destroyed his own studs did so by either using the wrong set of locks, or cross threading them when he was installing them.
Actually, go here: http://www.gorilla-auto.com/products...=259&sfID2=260
Scroll down to the bottom, left hand side. See the one that says Toyota Lock? That particular set, the set I have, come with a set of the washers that a mag seat wheel such as our needs. Now, back to my original statement, the person who destroyed his own studs did so by either using the wrong set of locks, or cross threading them when he was installing them.
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