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Alex

I don't find mine hard to handle at all. I've felt it track the road a few times, but when I take mine to work (100 mile trip, 50 up 50 back) I find it a joy to drive. :confused:

Ah, they have way too many toys to drive to give an honest opinion, which is a good thing. I love my Jeep, even more so as a daily driver than my Vette. For instance, today I was on my way back from Culver, IN on 421(two lane road, fun to drive vs. the dreaded US 31 highway) and came upon a "high water" sign @ 100+...needless to say the brakes are amazing, so much more than my 03' vette! The whole road was engulfed with water, if I hit that @ a merely 40 m.p.h., all I can say is OUCH! Thank you Brembo brakes!
Cheers.

“It moves around all over the road and doesn’t want to hold its line, meaning you have to correct your path constantly.

I don't feel the problem is with the chassis. I have owned several cars with these run flats they all had the same problem, I all ways changed to a standard High Performance tire and it cured this issue. I plan on doing the same with the jeep.

I'm guessing they've had runs on below average road condition (crappy/bumpy/potholed roads). IMO on good roads the Jeep shoots straight, but on bumpy roads w/my foot on the load peddle it acts not like a puppy but like a rabbid firebreathing pitbull lurching a little less straight. Would this be any different if I was in any other 420+hp vehicle w/stiff suspension in the same conditions? IMO it would be similar. This thing is a blast as a DD.

I'm guessing they've had runs on below average road condition (crappy/bumpy/potholed roads). IMO on good roads the Jeep shoots straight, but on bumpy roads w/my foot on the load peddle it acts not like a puppy but like a rabbid firebreathing pitbull lurching a little less straight. Would this be any different if I was in any other 420+hp vehicle w/stiff suspension in the same conditions? IMO it would be similar. This thing is a blast as a DD.
I agree my roads arent the best either,I feel it the most when the steet buckles from the hot and cold conditions and forms a small like speed bump across the road and the back will kick out a little,but its no big deal for me and definatly not a problem,If it was such a major problem this forum would have found a fix for it by now,But I feel what they are talking about.

Ruff, Ruff!!!

“It moves around all over the road and doesn’t want to hold its line, meaning you have to correct your path constantly.

I don't feel the problem is with the chassis. I have owned several cars with these run flats they all had the same problem, I all ways changed to a standard High Performance tire and it cured this issue. I plan on doing the same with the jeep.

My Trans Am does the same thing, and it has performance street tires, but I always thought that the tires were just really responsive to road conditions. I never expect a performance vehicle to behave like a Buick. It sounds like Autoweek needed to find something to complain about.

despite a lil torque steer i cant come close to calling driving mine a chore, anything involving 420 horses and 0-60 in under 5 should never be called a chore.

I'm not sure where their article comes from either. Ours tracks really nice over all sorts of road conditions.

I do agree with the vehicle being pretty stout. Just like theirs, the we've had no problems other than the transmission leak, which I knew about ahead of time.

I wouldn't sweat it, this is a quality expected in a performance vehicle, and therefore a good thing (not bad). I wonder what they have to say about a the Enzo's handling? Nah, don't want it (an Enzo), its' too twitchy...or harsh, or abrupt, or quick....OK keep on driving your enthusiast Toyota Camry and enjoy.

I have to say that I see this in both my SRT8 and my GC laredo. For instance I was on I-75 today in My Laredo with the family coming back from shopping. We hit the entrance to the Clays Ferry bridge and the rear end squirreled a little. I have also noticed this on the SRT.

The Laredo squirrelly?? I never noticed that, heard that, or read that before. Compared to what? The SRT8 is understandable given the suspension configuration, and, again, this is a good thing.

There's always something to complain about.. 420hp all wheel drive sports SUV jeep that weighs 4700 lbs and is faster than 90-95% of the vehicles on the road today, costing nearly half as much as those that are quicker... :rolleyes:

Makes me wonder what I was thinking when I purchased my sexy BIT@h! :D

would like to revive discussion around this issue. have people found that changing the runflats for non runflats makes a big difference in torque steer? living in Boston where we have alot of irregular road surfaces, I have to be really careful to anticipate some squirrelyness when accelerating my srt8 hard.. do the bwoody end links or addco sway bars help at all with this? Any ideas/opinions on this wld be appreciated...

I want to know how they were able to get that kind of mileage! Mine is consistently in the low 12 mpg

I want to know how they were able to get that kind of mileage! Mine is consistently in the low 12 mpg

same here, i wish i could get that great of a mileage like they did.:D