hello all, i just got 2 new front tires, and car started to pull right, i have done alignment twice. Autoshop being very helpful, did second alignment for free. Any advice? thanks!

 

Could be radial pull. Swap the left and right tires and see if the pull follows the tires.

If you have the print out of the alignment specs, please post them.

 

Hey, I have a similiar problem but my max goes to the left and i got my alignment only 4 months ago. It vibrates a little after a certain speed too, any ideas on what I should check? I know I have to check my calipers and rotors.

Thanks for the info guys.

 

Was the car previously in an accident? Bent frame?

 

yeah, but only door , fender and bumper. No damage to frame.

 

here are the alignment report
Front
Caster
Left 2.5
Right 3.2

camber
Left 0.1
right -0.3

Toe
left 0.1
right 0.1
Total 0.2

Rear
Camber
Left -0.1
Right -1.3

Toe
Left 0.1
Right0.05
Total 0.15

 

Is it doing it only during braking? If so, it could be bent rotors or rusted caliper slider bolts...

 

nah, i have to keep steering wheel slightly left to keep vehicle straight, otherwise it drifts to right.

 

Related Problem:

My steering wheel is turned slightly to the right when I go straight. I would say if the center is 12:00 My wheel is pointing to 1:00 when I want to go straight.

Is there a specific problem or do I just need an alignment?

BTW: I had an alignment done as well and it didn't fix it. This was 2months ago.

Thanks.

 

I have a "pull" problem and the guy at the body shop I went to for an estimate said that my driver side outer and inner tie rods need replacing...

 

Yup, I have that problem.

 

Yeah its most likely your tie rods, or lower control arm ball joints

 

check tire pressure it could be something as simple as the shop doing not enough or too much air. just a thought since tires r new

 

For me it's the tie rods, but I thing frozen/sticking calipers could also cause a drag/pull to one side

 

well my call pulls too.. but the funny thing is when i turn the steering.. at a stand still i hear ... clanking.. and ding.. type sounds.. its weird.. and i had it on a lift and everything seemed okay..? suggestions.. did u guys use any particualr strut mounts after drops.. and any particualr alignment settings..?

 

are wheels gonna get loosed over time if i dont get it fixed soon?

 

you can score inner and outer rod ends and new control arms and sway links for under 250$. MY steering wheel is now centered but i still have a pull to the right

 

Are you sure the steering wheel simply isn't a bit off-center now? If so, that's all part of a proper alignment.

However, if your car had been in an accident and 'only' damaged the fender, I would begin to doubt the person who told you that.

Dave

 

Oh, I forgot. There's a good possiblilty that its your ball joints. I had that problem on my other car, replaced the ball joints and the problem went away. Get a second opinion first.

 

Those specs aren't bad, but your almost at the limit with Caster on the right front and also the differance between the left and right Caster readings is close to the limit as well. Your at a .7 diff, spec says no more then .75.
Try to swap left and right front tires and see if it improves or goes away.

 

thanks for all the valuable advices, by the way, how can you tell from alignment report that if tie rod and ball joint are bad? thanks again!

 

if your tires are directional make sure they are on the correct side. I also had a problem with my car pulling before I put my coilovers on...after I put my coilovers on and had it re aligned (I had already had it alligned about 4 times) the pull was gone...I am guessing a blown strut was to blame.

 

nah, steering wheel is perfectly at 12clock

 

they shouldnt have aligned ur car if u had bad ball-joints ot tie rods

 

I agree with this.

 

Your actual steering wheel is out of alignment. This would happen a lot in my old Acura Legend. You need to remove the steering wheel completely and put it back on so that it is aligned.

 

Yes, mine has a slight pull to the right also. I got an alignment done and it went away for maybe 50 miles, but it came back again. No idea how to get rid of it. Tire pressures are all good, etc, etc.. I just told myself it would be something I had to live with.

 

HA they don't care, they just strap it to the machine, have you ever seen them bother to check balljoints/tierods before they start

 

Your rear left camber is not within the range--the range is -1.8 to -0.3.

Based on everything that's been said on this thread, I think your power passenger seat motor is the problem.

Just kidding, to all of you out there, there's a diff. between the pull and the drift, just as there's a difference between a squeal and a groan when it comes to brakes.

I didn't believe it either until I drove a lot to Montreal, where the highway has no crown whatsoever. On the NYS side, my car drifted towards the shoulder, be it left or right, depending on which lane I was in. In Canada, right over the border, it went straight for a very long time with no hands on the wheel.

 

The meineke by my house didn't go thru with the alignment because of the ball joints. They were right about the ball joints, the car drove much better after it was done.

 

 

If anything with these specs, the car should pull left. If it you swap the front tires and it pulls left, it's the tire, otherwise it could be tire pressure being low on the right or a dragging brake caliper.