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Old 01-11-2009, 11:09 AM
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Default Could worn tires make car swerve at high speed?

I know this may sound like a stupid question, but I'm trying to troubleshoot. My Thunder Tiger EB4 S2 swerves to right or left at higher speeds. The tires are pretty terrible. The tread is half-gone on one half, and they are bulging in corners and tearing. Could tires be causing the swerving, or something else?

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Old 01-11-2009, 12:23 PM
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Welcome to the thread and yes worn tires could cause this along with other things.
Old 01-11-2009, 02:14 PM
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Good to hear. One other odd thing: if I touch the glo plug igniter to the side of the heatsink on the engine, the servos twitch. Is that normal? Wondering if engine interference could be causing the problem (also)?
Old 01-11-2009, 02:28 PM
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ORIGINAL: voicofreason

Good to hear. One other odd thing: if I touch the glo plug igniter to the side of the heatsink on the engine, the servos twitch. Is that normal? Wondering if engine interference could be causing the problem (also)?
That used to happen to me when I ran stock servos, and a AM radio. I have sense upgraded to 2.4 and upgraded my servos and they no longer twitch. AM radios are weird. The servos can twitch at any givin moment.
Old 01-11-2009, 03:02 PM
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Default RE: Could worn tires make car swerve at high speed?

I'm using FM radio and digital servos and there is still that little twitch. Is normal, no problem at all
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Default RE: Could worn tires make car swerve at high speed?

Worn down tires can cuase a lot of issues.
Old 01-12-2009, 01:11 AM
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Default RE: Could worn tires make car swerve at high speed?

Would you drive your 'real' car with tires like you just described??[&:]
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New tires are on the way!

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