Today we are going to look at a problem that may prove to be unsafe. If you detect any handling or grip problems on your Kia Niro , it is necessary that you drive carefully and manage it quickly. Our team has written this article to help you fix them. First, we’ll quickly check out the principal elements that assure effective road handling, then we’ll check out why your Kia Niro doesn’t hold the road any more, and at last we’ll check out how to fix your grip problems.

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What are the main components that assure great road holding and handling on a Kia Niro?

We commence this article by quickly describing the main elements that will ensure good road holding for your Kia Niro. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will therefore rely upon many points, we will show you below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main elements of your road handling, they perpetually ensure the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will ensure the grip of your Kia Niro on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature impacts their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and therefore lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to control the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is therefore essential for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be carried out by professionals.

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There are many other elements to take into consideration such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Kia Niro having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the component that concerns you the most, why my Kia Niro has handling problems? As we explained earlier, there are quite a lot of components to take into consideration for your car to have a good grip, nevertheless there are few that can evolve over time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the automobile, we will find out right away those that can affect your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined earlier, the rubber of the tyres has a primordial function in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you may possibly have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road effectively and it will tend to “float”, which will result in a bad distribution of the masses on the vehicle and shift the centre of gravity of the vehicle. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering problem: Last but not least, the last essential part for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good state. The most classic circumstance is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The result will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you fix the handling problems?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding problems on your Kia Niro .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be simpler, just change your tyres, make sure to verify them carefully and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Kia Niro, please have a check out our article on this subject. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it solved, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Kia Niro because of your steering, there might be some components involved, in this case you will have to produce a whole check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Kia Niro, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Niro category.