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will low tire pressure cause sliding?

I was driving on the interstate today and it felt like my car (which is a 1995 and has cheap tires on it) was sliding a little. When a truck passed, it felt like I had a hard time keeping control of car. When I went around a curve it felt like the back wheels were sliding out from behind me. I found later that one of my back tires was low. Could this have been the problem or is it cheap tires? The tires are only about 3 months old, but just cheap.

Answer:

My bet would be at the least 2 things. 1) A tire with much less air pressure would have extra grip 2) Tires with extraordinary air pressures would impact the steadiness of the automobile as good. When a vehicle starts off from a restart the air in the tire could also be bloodless and the strain may be too low for suitable handling. After a number of laps the air in the tires heats (hopefully to the suitable air stress) and your car begins to handle higher. If a tire is inflated to traditional air strain at the establishing of a restart then the tire will warmness up and construct up an excessive amount of pressure inflicting the tire to be rough and slide more. It is all a part of the equations.
Low tire pressure could very well be the reason,if your tire pressure is where it should be you'll have better handling and traction.It could also be that you have low tread,you may want to rotate the tires or check to see if you have bald tires.If you have the manual to your vehicle it'll tell you the right tire pressure for your vehicle also some tires may have it on the tire wall.

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