What's with the Longitudinal Grooves on highways?
Should I get different tires?
I just had a set of Continental TrueContact Tour 54's put on my '05bGolf and wow does it grab those groves and toss me around.
I've had cars do this before, but this is substantial. I've had 2 other models of tires on this car and didn't have this problem, so it's not the suspension.
The shop I bought them from has a 30 day policy, should I exchange? I travel 700mi a week (300 - 1 way and 100 in the town I stay at during the week). Of that 300mi stretch of highway/interstate probably 200 has those groves.
Driving on it feels like I'm tailgating a semi truck with turbulence, the entire time with those concrete groves. I feel tire manufacturers should test their tires on that.
Which tires do this and which ones don't?
-edited to get replies on the actual question of should i get different tires, i just hate that tire manufacturers don't pay attention to traction and such when highways have these groves everywhere.
-edit 2, added related article