Car still pulling right after alignment
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Car still pulling right after alignment
Like the topic says the car is still pulling right after having it aligned I saw em do it, it was done correctly so either their machine is calibrated incorrectly or its something else, tech said it could be "radial tire pull" never heard of that before.
It pulled before but I was hoping the alignment would fix that.
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Car recently lowered on S-techs
new 18 x 9.5 wheels and 265/35/18 A/S Yokohama tires all around
Any insight would be great thanks in advance for the help.
It pulled before but I was hoping the alignment would fix that.
Background:
Car recently lowered on S-techs
new 18 x 9.5 wheels and 265/35/18 A/S Yokohama tires all around
Any insight would be great thanks in advance for the help.
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Check that all of your tire pressures are even. If one of your passenger side tires is low, It will pull right. Also check that your calipers aren't seized on the slides. If one of them is, especially the front passenger side, your brakes will drag and cause your car to pull.
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It pulls on pretty much every road, but its much more noticeable at highway speed say 60 + thanks for the input Ill check the tire pressure and the brakes
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To update the situation,
Tire pressure was high in every tire but they were all equal... I lowered the pressure to 34 PSI in each tire.
The wheels spin freely when I jacked the car up I dont think its catching but its hard to tell for sure.
maybe the tire pressure was the issue hopefully its fixed if not any one else got ideas?
Edit: after some research it seems radial tire pull is the most fitting culprit... which would be a manufacturer defect... guess Ill get started trying to figure out which tire it is
Tire pressure was high in every tire but they were all equal... I lowered the pressure to 34 PSI in each tire.
The wheels spin freely when I jacked the car up I dont think its catching but its hard to tell for sure.
maybe the tire pressure was the issue hopefully its fixed if not any one else got ideas?
Edit: after some research it seems radial tire pull is the most fitting culprit... which would be a manufacturer defect... guess Ill get started trying to figure out which tire it is
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Find a very flat surface, park the car on it with the steering wheel exactly straight and walk around it several times. A trained eye can see a 1mm toe in/toe out difference in the wheels. It's not hard but you have to look at it and for it again, again and again.
The other thing is ride height. Just because someone (maybe you?) installed new shocks doesn't mean the car is set at proper ride height. Setting proper ride height takes a LOT of time and is essential to a properly aligned car. A quick trick for this is to measure 4 points around the car. I'll suggest getting a simple tape measure and (for the rear) measure the two little boobies/***** in front of the rear suspension. They are curved with a hole in them. You can also measure the weld seam (which is just inboard of the side skirts). Measure the height of this on both sides and compare. They should be really close---within a 1/8".
Measure the front. The bolt heads on the front lower control arms are good for this. Compare.
If they are way off then your alignment can be way off.
Quick check.
The other thing is ride height. Just because someone (maybe you?) installed new shocks doesn't mean the car is set at proper ride height. Setting proper ride height takes a LOT of time and is essential to a properly aligned car. A quick trick for this is to measure 4 points around the car. I'll suggest getting a simple tape measure and (for the rear) measure the two little boobies/***** in front of the rear suspension. They are curved with a hole in them. You can also measure the weld seam (which is just inboard of the side skirts). Measure the height of this on both sides and compare. They should be really close---within a 1/8".
Measure the front. The bolt heads on the front lower control arms are good for this. Compare.
If they are way off then your alignment can be way off.
Quick check.
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will do Im going to do the check for tire pull today and while Im at it Ill check everything you pointed it out thanks again
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