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Old 10-11-2005, 07:35 PM
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Pulling to the left after alignment?

I had an alignment done a while back at a Firestone. At the time, my steering wheel had went off-center out of the blue (strangely enough after I rotated my tires). The steering is straight now, but I still notice the car does pull to the left consistently when I let go of the wheel. Is this an issue of a crappy alignment job, or are there other factors that contribute to pulling? BTW, both front tires do have even tread and inflation, so I dont think its a tire pull of any kind.
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Old 10-12-2005, 04:58 AM
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Post your alignment specs.

You could also have radial pull from one of the tires you just put up front. Rotate them back and see if it stops. A simple rotation of tires should have no effect on your alignemnt. The fact that your steering wheel went off center when you rotated your tires points to a tire problem.
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Old 10-12-2005, 06:10 AM
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If you rotated your tires after you got the alignment done then it is a tire off balance problem
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Old 10-12-2005, 07:50 AM
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CHeck tire pressure too it can cause pulling to one side.
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Old 10-12-2005, 08:07 AM
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They may have only adjusted the toe. Camber isn't officially adjustable on our cars, but a good tech will juggle the suspension bolts to at least get it even side-to-side. Even if the toe is correct, uneven camber can cause a pull.
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Old 10-12-2005, 10:23 AM
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Any time I have ever gotten an alignment it was never good...it always pulled to one side or the other. I gave up. Now I just do it when its really needed.
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Old 10-12-2005, 11:24 AM
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The reason it sometimes will pull even after alignment is because your tires will wear a certain way before the alingment and when it's done the inproper wear will cause a SMALL amount of pull to one side for a while...
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