Driving Squirrely

[Keepinitstock]

I have a stock 08 4WD that drives squirrely at highway speeds. I have owned several toyotas and they have always driven like they are on rails. We have had an alignment done and it didn't fix anything. Any thoughts? Should we take it into the dealer while we still have the warranty?

 

[kobresia]

It could be one or more tires being worn badly or even defective, or a damaged rim.

If there wasn't much to correct in the alignment, then it might not be uneven wear, but if if it did need a lot of correction, the tires would have to be replaced in order to finish solving the issue.

A tire rotation might help minimize the issue or at least narrow it down to one defective tire if that's the case.

Then again, it could be the highways. I don't know about elsewhere, but Colorado DOT seems to be slacking on some highway resurfacing, resulting in some that have absurd ruts. One of the highways I travel on a daily basis has gotten so bad that I was certain my front tire on my motorcycle was punctured and losing air, but when I pulled over, it was just fine. It's just that a stretch of road a few miles long has such serious ruts that it messes with the handling, and even the T4R pulls around a bit too...just not as noticeably. But since I noticed it on the motorcycle, I'm a bit more aware of it in the truck too.

 

[knightsfs4]

I don't like your username, therefore I refuse to help!!










JK

 

[Gecko123]

I have a stock 08 4WD that drives squirrely at highway speeds. I have owned several toyotas and they have always driven like they are on rails. We have had an alignment done and it didn't fix anything. Any thoughts? Should we take it into the dealer while we still have the warranty?

how long have you had this vehicle?
Did it just started doing this?
Are these new tires?

when I had my winter tires on, it drives like im on ice. My buddy thinks it a wheel balance issue as the car has been aligned a couple times and its dead on. Try have the wheels balanced.

 

[Javelin]

Bad shocks can cause dead spots in tires which will make them unbalancable.

I believe its called cupping. This happened on my wrangler. Take it to a tire shop that has RoadForce balancing. They will be able to tell you instantly. They can also tell if the rim is bent.

Also make sure all your front end suspension components are tight and torqued.