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Re: fishtailing at random [glhperformance]
by lisak824
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Aug 09, 2006 (5:04 am)
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Replying to: glhperformance (Aug 01, 2006 2:08 pm)
I have a 2005 liberty and I'm with the others on this, I have also had problems fishtailing. Not all the time, but when it does happen it is definitely serious enough to cause concern. It usually happens when I am doing a turn when I was initially at a stop. I am not accelerating at any large speed and my tires are not worn at all. Its something I definitely want to figure out because next time I could be in a serious accident! Does anyone have any solutions?
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Re: fishtailing at random [lisak824]
by jayrider
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Aug 09, 2006 (6:30 am)
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Replying to: lisak824 (Aug 09, 2006 5:04 am)
If the pavement is wet or slippery, then my rear end can break loose a bit taking off into a turn but only in 2wd. If you are fishtailing on dry surfaces, then who knows. Also, though your tires are not worn---they could be a problem depending on the brand. Some tires have poor traction irrespective of wear, while others seem to be much better. I don't drive my Liberty the way I drive my Chrysler Concorde. The Liberty drive train and suspension is compromised to allow for serious off-roading. I drive it like the chunky little truck it is and stay aware of the limitations and potential problems inherent in the design. So far so good.
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Re: fishtailing at random [lisak824]
by glhperformance
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Aug 09, 2006 (6:51 pm)
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Replying to: lisak824 (Aug 09, 2006 5:04 am)
I have the cheapest good year tires that come on the Liberty and I drive pretty hard, I have a manual transmision and first gear will throw you back in your seat and I have no fish tailing problems I drive it hard and only under slippery conditions would it fish tail remember it is short wheel base for an suv, I work with people that have an 02, 04,06 Liberts with automatics and they have no problems mine is an 05 and no problems
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