Well it's that time again. I've got more wheel and tire questions.
A few weeks ago I ended up getting a new set of tires. I opted out of getting another set of the OEM 215/45/18 Potenza's and went with a 225/45/18 Nitto Invo.
The Invo's consistently got pretty good reviews in both wet and dry conditions and were a reasonable price. The day after the tires were installed I got my 72k service and a 4 wheel alignment.
In the weeks following I've noticed that while the tires seem to handle really well in individual corners and braking but in a series of lefts and rights the car seems to have a lot more body roll than it used to and the car has more of a 'floaty' feeling when lane changing, etc. The steering wheel just seems like it needs more input than before and the car seems less 'snappy'. My gas mileage has also dropped significantly from 9.6-9.7 to 10.9-11.1L per 100k.
I called about getting the alignment redone and they said to wait a bit more as the tires may need more breaking in. They have about 1,500kms on them so far.
So with said said:
Does it seems like my alignment redone?
Are the 225's a bit wide for the 7" wide rims?
Are the new side walls just softer and thus make handling differences?
Thanks in advance!