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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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Whenever I get new tires installed (all four at once), I get them balanced (obviously) and I do my alignment. That should do the job.

There is a chance some of your control arms are shot. That can cause bad camber and other wheel issues.
 
Old Jul 11, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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Make sure they do a full 4 wheel alignment not just a front alignment.

Rear camber/ toe can cause some really weird handling in rain. They'll haveto adjust the eccentric bolts.

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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 08:15 PM
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So bottom line....Get the car aligned and check control arms Weird thing is that on dry road it behaves really good....and sometimes in the rain as well....like a month ago I had to go in a long trip and it was raining like hell...I was doing around 120-140 km and the handling was good. But 3 days ago when I wrote that post I couldn't go over 70. I am not going to say that I am a good driver etc....but hell my car was like a rear wheel drive with diff lock! Ill keep you guys updated! Thanks a ton for all your help!
 
Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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I mentioned the control arms because if they are worn out they will create too much clearance and you can experience looseness and rattle. I replaced my entire front control arm set, the rear I didn't replace cause its still tight.
 
Old Jul 16, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Solved! It was camper...it was 1 cm off....my rear left tire is destroyed....
 
Old Jul 16, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Thanks for the update! So many people post their problems but never follow up on what the fix was. It helps us diy's so much. Glad it's back to the wet weather machine it's supposed to be.
 
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Told ya
 
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