Anyone else notice this? Maybe it's just me, but around 70 mph the front end seems light.

It could just be the high wind speed we've been getting around here.

 

Are you on the gas when it happens?

 

Yes I believe it's just he high wind speeds though, just seeing if anyone else had this problem.

On a side not found a Ralliart front lip.
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What do you mean by "light"? Do you feel it through the wheel, or is it just that the car is getting pushed around?

 

That lip spoiler is purrdy.. I wouldn't mind the skid plate they got, either.

 

I find the front squirms a bit when accelerating hard with extremely poor traction (up here that means on sheer ice or deep snow), but then so does the rear end -- you just notice the front more because of the steering. You can see a record of the squirm in the tracks if you try accelerating too fast in snow, but it's really not a very significant effect (well, I suppose it would be if you were in deep slush and just floored it, but that would be foolish).

Are you driving on the crappy stock tires that come with the Ralliart in the US? That would certainly explain some lack of traction.

I definitely don't notice any issues under reasonable conditions, and personally I'm glad it squirms a bit, since it's a harmless signal for when I'm pushing the car too close to its limits.

 

Check the front end.....

 

Light as in it feels like it's getting pushed around to easily. I'm running on some snow tires right now.

 

Snow tires are meant to be softer for their traction. They could just be "rolling" a little at speed. I have snow tires on my Mazda and you definitely notice a looser handling characteristic.

 

Its those hard wind gust we have been getting. That and the wheel gaps will cause the front end to be lifting.

 

It sounds like your snow tires are the culprit. Mine do the same thing at speed when I'm driving over bridges with the grooved pavement.

 

what does squirm mean?

 

OT: I really want that front lip but $800 some-odd dollars is a lot...

 

seriously?

dictionary definitions (all relevant, aside from "show or feel embarrassment or shame"):

noun

• a wriggling movement.

verb

• wriggle or twist the body from side to side, esp. as a result of nervousness or discomfort : all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless.
• show or feel embarrassment or shame.

 

yeah seriously, not everyone on here is an english major or native