Chaya Eve wrote:
On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:55:24 -0400, wrote:

Take the word of a retired former Toyota Service Manager, who has also
had experience in Rallye driving. The firstand simplest thing to do is
AIR UP the tires by at least 5 PSI. The next SMART thing to do is get
the alignment verified. When the tires need replacement replace with a
heavier duty tire - an LT rated tire is recommended on that vehicle,
and if it has the 265 65 tires on it, fo to 245 70 instead. Reducing
the width of rubber on the road will reduce the instability of the
tread on hard turns.

It's not a race car - you don't need wide meats on it.

Thanks for the advice of harder pressure which I will certainly do!

For the most part this is true although I have a car that handles much
better when it's 2-5 psi below the number on the door. So try a bit more
air and feel what happens. It will likely help.... but make sure it does.

I agree with you on the lack of need for width.

It has 225s on there now, which is the OEM tire.
Nothing wider than that is needed I agree.

Also... let me point out that some people are very fond of putting all-terrain
tires with aggressive tread on SUVs, and then they wonder why the handling on
the road is poor. This happened to a friend of mine; the tire place sold her
some tires that would have been a very good choice offroad, and she wondered
why her rear-end was hopping so much off the line. Going back to proper road
tires helped a lot.
--sctt
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