In this article we are going to examine a problem that may prove to be threatening. If you identify any handling or grip problems on your Scion tC , it is necessary that you drive cautiously and manage it fairly quickly. Our team has written and published this article to help you solve them. First, we’ll fairly quickly look at the main components that assure effective road handling, then we’ll look at why your Scion tC doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip problems.

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What are the main components that assure great road holding and handling on a Scion tC?

We begin this content by fairly quickly explaining the main components that will ensure good road holding for your Scion tC. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will consequently rely upon many elements, we will show you below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main components 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 Scion tC on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get damaged, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature impacts their wear. Their size will also 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 enables you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is therefore necessary for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be done by specialists.

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There are many other components to consider such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Scion tC having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the part that interests you the most, why my Scion tC has handling problems? As we outlined above, there are quite a lot of components to consider for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the vehicle, we will see right away those that can disturb your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined above, the rubber of the tyres has a crucial role 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 properly 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 necessary part for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good condition. The most traditional case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The consequence will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you solve the handling problems?

We now move on to the different solutions to solve your road holding problems on your Scion tC .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just change your tyres, remember to check them cautiously 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 Scion tC, please have a look at our content on this topic. 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 garage area to have it fixed, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Scion tC because of your steering, there may be several components concerned, in this case you will have to produce a whole check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

If you have any additional questions about the Scion tC, do not hesitate to consult our Scion tC category.