It took me a while to figure out what wheel and tire combo I wanted to put on my 08 V8 Pathfinder. I remember pulling up to a guy in a 2007 Pathfinder that had 20's and asked how he liked them. He said he was taking them off because the vehicle felt squirrely at higher speeds. I dismissed that as someone with a bad balance and cheap wheels. Anyway, I finally landed on some Boss Chrome 20's with 285/50's. It looks awesome. I was going to go with an ATR tire, but decided instead to go with something more street/sport that weighed a little less.
And now the nightmare
....Anyone else running 20's on their vehicle? When I hit 60mph, I feel just about every little bump of the road in my steering wheel. It feels squirrely to the point of being distracting (sounds just like the guy I bumped into before buying). I brought it back to the guys I bought the wheels from thinking it was a balancing issue. They tried rebalancing 6 times and they agree as do I that it isn't a balancing problem. The dealer says there isn't anything wrong with the steering, that it has to be the wheels. The Director of Service at the dealership even drove it with me and agreed that the steering was too sensitive. I took it too another tire/wheel pro and they said it (the wheels) shouldn't have that kind of feedback at all.
I'm stumped not to mention pissed
for having to waste so much time (and money) on this. By the way, this isn't my first SUV with 20's. I had an Explorer and never had this kind of problem..even with lower profile tires than what I have on the Path.For those running 18's with big tires (31 + Diameter), do you have any problems at higher speeds?
Any ideas?
Thank you!!
S
...tracks perfectly and returns to center all of the time, smooths right out and feels like something way more expensive. 
