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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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Wheel change = alignment issues?

So i just recently took my winters off and put my summer wheels/tires back on my 8. They had just over 5000 miles on em, so I rotated them (front to back). It seems as though I now have some alignment issues, as every now and then I get a pretty significant pull to the left.

Is this something I should expect?

I was under the impression I wouldn't have to get my alignment checked every time I changed the wheels? I checked the tire pressure (the only thing my noob mind could think of) and its equal on both sides.

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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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you guys suck.

No one even told me to search? wtf?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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it's probably just your tires tramlining if it's not continuous, summer tires have stiffer sidewalls and belts than winter tires which makes them less forgiving to pavement surface variations

I'm less concerned with your searching skills and more concerned with your username skills ...

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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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I'm less concerned with your searching skills and more concerned with your username skills ...
+1 ...a bit disturbing for me actually.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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could be tramlining you forgot about since you put on your winters...

what was the condition of the road (and your position on it) - also are these the stock potenza's?

you could always put your winter's back on to check the car's behavior (if the alignment is out of wack)

[edit: woah i missed all the replies -- forgot to refresh the page for like 2 hrs... oh well]
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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